Musculoskeletal events associated with the management of endocrine-responsive breast cancer

Musculoskeletal symptoms have been reported in patients treated with third generation aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and with blockers of hypothalamic–pituitary gonadal axis. AIs act by suppressing postmenopausal estrogen biosynthesis through inhibition of the enzyme aromatase, which is responsible for...

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Main Authors: Anas Al-Janadi, Borys Hrinczenko, Vijay Chaudhary, Shalini Chitneni, Sarah Ali, Jennifer Saultz, Nikolay V. Dimitrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-12-01
Series:Oncology Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/64