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Switching Aromatase Inhibitors Often Effective for Joint Symptoms
Switching Aromatase Inhibitors Can Reduce Joint Pain
B. Jancin
20071124
2007 Dec 24
Elsevier Global Medical News
Switching Aromatase Inhibitors Often Effective for Joint Symptoms
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2007 Dec 24, B. Jancin
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - More than half of breast cancer patients who experience joint symptoms on one nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor don't experience them on the other, results of a randomized, prospective trial suggest.Moreover, at least three-quarters of patients who develop joint pain and/or stiffness on the nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors (AIs) anastrozole (Arimidex) or letrozole (Femara) no longer experience joint symptoms if they are switched to tamoxifen, study investigator Dr. J. Michael...