## BACKGROUND. Fadrozole hydrochloride (CGS-16949A) belongs to the class of aromatase inhibitors that lowers circulating estrogen levels by inhibiting the conversion of androgens to estrogens, thereby causing tumor regression in patients with breast carcinoma. METHODS. This was a prospective, ran
Ablative procedures in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma
โ Scribed by Samuel A. Wells Jr; Richard J. Santen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 337 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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