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Name

Exemestane

Alternate Names

Aromasin
FEC 24304
FEC-24304
FEC24304
Nikidess
PNU 155971
PNU-155971
PNU155971

Abbreviations

None

Category

Hormones and hormonal mechanisms

Subcategory

Aromatase inhibitor

NSC Number

713563

Primary Site

Breast
other cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approved postmenopausal breast cancer; Phase II/III for other sites Steroidal aromatase inhibitor. Pharmacia, Pfizer. For adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with ER positive breast cancer who have completed 2-3 years of tamoxifen for completion of a total of 5 consecutive years of adjuvant hormonal therapy.

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