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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.
Coding
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