March 17 2004: New data presented today 1,2, indicate that preoperative (neoadjuvant) treatment with ARIMIDEX TM (anastrozole) results in clinically beneficial reductions in tumour volume ...

Anastrozole has clear long-term superior efficacy over tamoxifen, and the benefits of treatment with anastrozole are maintained long after treatment is completed, according to an article in the ...

In studies, taking Arimidex with tamoxifen was not a more effective treatment option than taking tamoxifen alone. And taking both drugs increased the risk of side effects from treatment.

Robertson, JF, Llombart-Cussac, A, Rolski, J, et al. Activity of fulvestrant 500 mg versus anastrozole 1 mg as first-line treatment for advanced breast cancer: results from the FIRST study.

Sept. 23, 2003 (Copenhagen) — The risk of bone fracture associated with the use of anastrozole for treatment of early breast cancer in postmenopausal women appears to reach a plateau and does ...

However, in rare cases, Arimidex can cause some side effects that are long term. For example, decreased bone density and carpal tunnel syndrome can be long-term conditions that require treatment.

The drug, anastrozole, has been available for years as a breast cancer treatment, and had already been recommended for prevention by the UK's health cost regulator. But it has become the first ...

Anastrozole is a hormone therapy medication ... cancer prevention rather than treatment. However, Britain's Medicines Repurposing Programme, which was set up in 2021 by the NHS, Government ...

At this time, 353 patients from 97 centers in North America and Canada were entered onto the study and randomized to one of the two treatment groups (anastrozole 1 mg, n = 171; tamoxifen 20 mg, n = ...

And at just 4p per pill, compared to the thousands of pounds that cancer treatment costs, anastrozole is a bargain for the NHS. You might think this is wholly wonderful news. But glancing at some ...

We report here our experience with the use of an aromatase inhibitor, anastrozole, in the treatment of gynecomastia in hypogonadal men receiving testosterone supplementation. A 61-y-old man ...

Like the better-known tamoxifen, anastrozole was first used to treat breast cancer. Then, because risk doesn’t end with treatment, the hormone-blocking drug was also prescribed to prevent cancer ...