Femara Suppresses Estrogen more Completely than Arimidex
http://www.asco.org/ASCO/News/Cancer...eutersid=10447
Small study and there are no clinical implications to lowering estrogen alittle bit more with Femara versus Arimidex.
I think overall, you have to go with how you feel on the drug. Some of you have joint and muscle pain on one drug and switch to another and do well so you have to go by that.
The big (women wise) study will show if there are any long term implications between one drug or the other and I believe that there may not be any difference in clinical outcomes. Time will tell.
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Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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