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aromatase inhibitor

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noun

  1. any of a class of drugs that inhibit the action of aromatase: used in the treatment of breast and ovarian cancer

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

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2018

However, the best results were seen when ovarian suppression was paired with the aromatase inhibitor, Francis said.

From US News • Dec. 11, 2014

"For postmenopausal women, the data still remain much stronger at this point for a switch to an aromatase inhibitor," said that study's leader, Dr. Paul Goss of Massachusetts General Hospital.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2012

The new indication allows it to be used in women receiving adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer and in men with prostate cancer who are being treated with hormone therapy.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2011

Tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, if they haven't already been used, for those tumors that respond to estrogen.

From Time Magazine Archive

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