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Lentaron     (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-4- hydroxy-10,13...

Synonyms: SaveCream, formestane, formestano, formestanum, Lentaron(R), ...
 
 
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  • Although treatment with 4-hydroxyandrostenedione did not significantly alter the uptake of 3H-androstenedione or 14C-oestrone into breast tissues, in situ formation of 3H-oestrone was only detected in one tumour sample after treatment [31].
  • Formestane has been generally well tolerated in the relatively small clinical trials conducted to date with adverse effects reported in approximately 13% of patients following intramuscular administration [2].
  • Local side effects due to intramuscular injection of formestane were mild and transient [32].
  • Time to treatment failure was 120 days in the formestane arm and 111 days in the MGA arm [4].
  • In a phase II study, 91 women with advanced breast cancer received formestane (Lentaron) 500 mg intramuscularly every 2 weeks for 6 weeks, and then 250 mg every 2 weeks thereafter; all were either postmenopausal or surgically oophorectomized, and most had received previous hormonal treatment and/or chemotherapy [33].

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