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High-Dose Fulvestrant Advantageous for Breast Cancer
High-Dose Fulvestrant Effective for Breast Cancer
B. Jancin
20080010
2008 Jan 10
Elsevier Global Medical News
High-Dose Fulvestrant Advantageous for Breast Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2008 Jan 10, B. Jancin
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - The estrogen receptor antagonist fulvestrant demonstrated enhanced efficacy and good tolerability at twice the approved 250-mg dose in the phase II Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Women with Estrogen-Sensitive Tumors (NEWEST) trial."This suggests that perhaps high-dose fulvestrant could offer additional benefits to postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive advanced breast cancer over the approved dose," study investigator Dr. Irene Kuter said at the San Antonio Breast...