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tamoxifen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | estrogen antagonist |
| Type of | antagonist |
Examples of tamoxifen
tamoxifen
A new finding is that tamoxifen had a greater protective effect than raloxifene.
From the nytimes.com
Regulation of ERBB2 by oestrogen receptor-PAX2 determines response to tamoxifen.
From the nature.com
Tamoxifen is in widespread use for treatment of hormone sensitive breast cancer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Last night, breast cancer charities said women should not stop taking tamoxifen.
From the express.co.uk
Triple negative tumors do not respond to targeted treatments such as tamoxifen.
From the upi.com
Evista slightly elevated the risk of uterine cancers, but less so than tamoxifen.
From the businessweek.com
Hawse found that tamoxifen had little effect on the growth of the cancer cells.
From the sciencedaily.com
Studies show that only 80% of women take tamoxifen for five years, Litton says.
From the freep.com
I've been taking tamoxifen, a hormonal tablet, and had no side-effects from it.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
- Estrogen antagonist: an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer
- An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antiestrogens. Tamoxifen blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the body. It is used to prevent or delay the return of breast cancer or to control its spread.
- An antihormonal agent that has been investigated alone and with other chemotherapy agents for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and found not to add benefit.
- Drug that blocks hormones from stimulating cell or tumor growth in the breast, reducing the risk of recurrence for women whose breast cancer is receptive to estrogen
- An estrogen-like drug with lower estrogenic activity than the native hormone. Binds to estrogen receptors, blocking binding and stimulation by estrogen (competitive inhibition). Confers benefits against osteoporosis and heart disease.
- A medicine that was the first SERM. It decreases breast cancer recurrence but has side effects of blood clots, hot flushes and endometrial cancer.
- This drug blocks the effects of estrogen on many organs, such as the breast. Blocking estrogen is desirable in some cases of breast cancer because estrogen promotes their growth. ...
- (SYN Nolvadex) an anti-estrogen agent used as an adjuvant therapy for node-negative breast cancer following total mastectomy, axillary dissection, and radiation therapy. Also used as an adjuvant therapy for the treatment of node positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. ...
- A hormonally related drug that has been used to treat breast cancer and is being tested as a possible preventive strategy. Women on this medication should have regular ultrasounds of the endometrium (lining of the uterus) because of potential changes there.
