anastrozole

/ əˈnæstrəˌzəʊl /

noun

1. an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women Also calledArimidex

Example Sentences

The study analysed data from the IBIS-II prevention trial, an international randomised controlled trial of anastrozole in high-risk post-menopausal women conducted from 2003 to 2012.

From Science Daily

Research led by Queen Mary University of London's Wolfson Institute of Population Health has found that hormone levels, measured through blood tests, are an important indicator of whether post-menopausal women who are most at risk of developing breast cancer will benefit from aromatase inhibitors such as anastrozole.

From Science Daily

It found that there was a 55% reduction of risk of developing cancer in three quarters of the women receiving anastrozole.

From Science Daily

Anastrozole is off-patent, which means more than one company can make it and it can be distributed fairly cheaply.

From BBC

"We've already seen the positive effect Anastrozole can have in treating the disease when it has been detected in post-menopausal women and now we can use it to stop it developing at all in some women," he added.

From BBC