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Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)Comment receiving replies
Tamoxifen is not an aromatase inhibitor.
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You are corect, I frequently, mistakenly lump them all together. I should refer to them as endocrine therapy.
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You're correct. There are 3 different types of hormonal therapy medicines used in the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers.:
1. aromatase inhibitors:
- Arimidex (anastrozole)
- Aromasin (exemestane)
- Femara (letrozole)
2. SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulators):
- tamoxifen
- Evista (raloxifene)
- Fareston (toremifene)
3. ERDs (estrogen receptor downregulators):
- Faslodex (fulvestrant)