| letrozole |
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors. Letrozole is used to decrease estrogen production and suppress the growth of estrogen-dependent tumors.
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| letrozole |
A nonsteroidal inhibitor of the enzyme aromatase, which is important in the conversion of androgen to estrogen in the peripheral tissues of postmenopausal women. Because hormone-dependent breast cancer progresses with estrogen, letrozole has been used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. (See Aromatase inhibitors)
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