Letrozole (Femara) | Cancer information | Cancer Research UK
网页Letrozole lowers the levels of oestrogen in the body and stops or slows the growth of hormone sensitive breast cancers. It is a tablet that women take once a day for 5 years or until the cancer comes back.
Hormone therapy for breast cancer - Cancer Research UK
网页Hormone therapy can lower the risk of breast cancer coming back by blocking oestrogen or progesterone from reaching the cancer cells. Tamoxifen is one of the most common types of hormone therapy for pre and post menopausal women …
A trial looking at letrozole after hormone therapy for early breast ...
网页2018年1月29日 · And research had shown that having letrozole for another 5 years, after the first 5 years of hormone therapy, may further reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. The results of a small study had shown that having intermittent letrozole may be as good as, or even better than, having it continuously.
A study looking at why some breast cancers respond better than …
网页2016年11月21日 · 89 women who were taking letrozole took part in this study. Before starting letrozole, the women had a sample of their breast cancer tissue (a biopsy) taken. They had another biopsy 2 weeks and 3 months after starting treatment. Researchers looked at the changes in the genes of the cancer tissue. They identified changes in 4 genes.
A trial of camizestrant for breast cancer (SERENA 6)
网页2024年7月15日 · In step 1 everyone takes letrozole or anastrozole with either abemaciclib, palbociclib or ribociclib. You give a blood sample every 8 to 12 weeks. The team use the blood samples to look for the gene change (mutation) in ESR1. They do this by looking for small pieces of the cancer DNA (ctDNA) in the blood.
A trial of megestrol acetate and letrozole for ... - Cancer Research UK
网页Letrozole and megestrol acetate are tablets that you take every day, once a day. You swallow them whole, with or without food. You take letrozole, or letrozole and megestrol acetate, for up to 19 days until the morning of your operation. Then everyone has surgery to remove the breast cancer. This is the same as the standard treatment.
Targeted and immunotherapy drugs for breast cancer
网页Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets HER2 receptors on breast cancer cells. It can be used alone or with other treatments to shrink or prevent breast cancer. Learn more about trastuzumab and other targeted drugs for breast cancer.
Hormone therapy for women | Sexuality and cancer - Cancer …
网页2024年9月30日 · Hormone therapy for cancer can cause side effects such as lowered sexual interest, vaginal changes or early menopause. Learn how to cope with these and get support from Cancer Research UK.
Hormone therapy for womb cancer - Cancer Research UK
网页Learn about hormone therapy for womb cancer, which works by interfering with the hormone balance in the body. Find out the types, side effects and when to have hormone therapy, including tamoxifen and provera.
A study of MRI scans and tissue samples to learn more about …
网页2020年6月1日 · In a small number of women, having letrozole after surgery doesn’t work and the cancer comes back. The researchers in this study would like to understand why this happens. At the moment, it isn’t possible to predict who will benefit from letrozole and who won’t. So, researchers want to find ways to predict this.