Aromasin
Active Ingredient(s): ExemestaneFDA Approved: * October 21, 1999
Pharm Company: * PHARMACIA AND UPJOHN
Category: Cancer
Exemestane, sold under the brand name Aromasin among others, is a medication used to treat breast cancer. It is a member of the class of antiestrogens known as aromatase inhibitors. Some breast cancers require estrogen to grow. Those cancers have estrogen receptors (ERs), and are called ER-positive. They may also be called estrogen-responsive, hormonally-responsive, or hormone-receptor-positive. Aromatase is an enzyme that synthesizes estrogen. Aromatase inhibitors block the synthesis of estr... [wikipedia]
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