Fulvestrant
- Generic Name
- Fulvestrant
- Brand Names
- Faslodex, Fulvestrant Mylan
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C32H47F5O3S
- CAS Number
- 129453-61-8
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 22X328QOC4
- Background
Fulvestrant is a drug treatment of hormone receptor (HR)-positive metastatic breast cancer in post-menopausal women with disease progression following anti-estrogen therapy. It is an estrogen receptor antagonist with no agonist effects, which works both by down-regulating and by degrading the estrogen receptor. While it is used as monotherapy for the treatme...
- Indication
For the treatment of hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression following anti-estrogen therapy, as monotherapy or in combination with other antineoplastic agents.
- Associated Conditions
- Advanced Breast Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Associated Therapies
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