What drugs are endocrine therapy?
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What drugs are endocrine therapy?
4. Hormone therapy drugs
- Tamoxifen.
- Aromatase inhibitors (letrozole, anastrozole and exemestane)
- Goserelin (Zoladex)
- Leuprorelin (Prostap)
- Fulvestrant (Faslodex)
What does tamoxifen do to the body?
Tamoxifen is a type of hormonal therapy known as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). The drug attaches to hormone receptors (specific proteins) in breast cancer cells. Once the medication is inside the cells, it stops the cancer from accessing the hormones they need to multiply and grow.
When is hormone therapy commonly used?
Hormone therapy is used to treat cancers that use hormones to grow, such as some prostate and breast cancers. Hormone therapy is a cancer treatment that slows or stops the growth of cancer that uses hormones to grow.
What is a common estrogen blocker?
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are drugs that stop most estrogen production in the body. Before menopause, most estrogen is made by the ovaries.
What is the success rate of hormone therapy?
Hormone replacement therapy users had a 100% survival rate at 6 years as opposed to 87% in nonusers. Both groups of tumors were detected by screening mammography, thus detected “early” by current convention. Yet, we observed a survival benefit for those women who had received HRT.
What cancers are treated with hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy is used to treat prostate and breast cancers that use hormones to grow. Hormone therapy is most often used along with other cancer treatments.
What are the risks of hormone therapy?
Stroke, blood clots, and heart attack. Women who took either combined hormone therapy or estrogen alone had an increased risk of stroke, blood clots, and heart attack (1, 2). For women in both groups, however, this risk returned to normal levels after they stopped taking the medication (3, 4).
What are side effects of hormone therapy?
Side effects of hormone therapy in women
- Tiredness. You may feel more tired when you are taking hormone therapy.
- Digestive system problems. Hormone therapy can cause a few problems with your digestive system.
- Menopausal symptoms.
- Hair thinning.
- Muscle and bone changes.
- Weight gain.
- Headaches.
- Memory problems.
