aromatase
Britishnoun
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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
Her husband, Harry Brodie, a chemist, had synthesized the first aromatase inhibitors as part of his research into contraceptives.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2017
Aromasin -- part of a class of drugs known as aromatase inhibitors -- works by stopping other hormones from changing into estrogen, according to the American Cancer Society.
From US News • Jul. 9, 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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