| Literature DB >> 22590484 |
Jennifer Keating Litton1, Therese B Bevers, Banu K Arun.
Abstract
Aromatase inhibitors are well-established therapies in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant and metastatic settings for breast cancer. In adjuvant trials, this class of drugs has shown preventative properties by decreasing the rate of contralateral breast cancer. Recently, the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group MAP.3 study evaluated exemestane as a breast cancer prevention agent for women with specified higher risks of developing breast cancer. We review the history of exemestane and evaluate the available evidence of its use for breast cancer prevention.Entities:
Keywords: aromatase inhibitors; breast cancer; exemestane; prevention
Year: 2012 PMID: 22590484 PMCID: PMC3349074 DOI: 10.1177/1758834012438214
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ther Adv Med Oncol ISSN: 1758-8340 Impact factor: 8.168