Tamoxifen alone discouraged as adjuvant Tx.(Gynecology)

OB GYN News | May 1, 2005| | Copyright

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. -- An aromatase inhibitor, either alone or after tamoxifen therapy, is better than tamoxifen alone for the long-term prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women with invasive breast cancer, according to updated treatment guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Several recent clinical trials have shown that adjuvant endocrine therapy with the aromatase inhibitors anastrozole (Arimidex), letrozole (Femara), and exemestane (Aromasin) can significantly improve disease-free survival in postmenopausal women, compared with ...

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