anastrozole

British

/ əˈnæstrəˌzəʊl /

noun

Also called: Arimidex. an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women

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Research led by Queen Mary University of London's Wolfson Institute of Population Health has found that hormone levels, measured through blood tests, are an important indicator of whether post-menopausal women who are most at risk of developing breast cancer will benefit from aromatase inhibitors such as anastrozole.

From Science Daily

The study analysed data from the IBIS-II prevention trial, an international randomised controlled trial of anastrozole in high-risk post-menopausal women conducted from 2003 to 2012.

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It found that there was a 55% reduction of risk of developing cancer in three quarters of the women receiving anastrozole.

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Anastrozole, used for many years to treat the disease, has now been licensed as a preventative option.

From BBC

Anastrozole is off-patent, which means more than one company can make it and it can be distributed fairly cheaply.

From BBC

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