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aromatase

British  
/ əˈrəʊməˌteɪz /

noun

  1. an enzyme that converts testosterone into an oestrogen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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FDA approved Ibrance for breast cancer in 2015 after a study showed it slowed tumor progression for a full year longer than aromatase inhibitors, then the standard of care.

From Seattle Times Oct. 3, 2022

If that is the case, a low dose of an aromatase inhibitor may be needed.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2018

To aspiring scientists, she often recalled the 15 years of research she conducted in relative anonymity on aromatase inhibitors.

From Washington Post Jun. 8, 2017

But he said that a study published online in November in Annals of Oncology found a higher risk of death in younger women treated with an aromatase inhibitor.

From US News Dec. 11, 2014

For the new study, researchers surveyed 82 women who'd had breast cancer and were taking aromatase inhibitors or tamoxifen to prevent the cancer from coming back.

From Reuters Sep. 28, 2012

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