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Formestane

A steroidal aromatase inhibitor, an analogue of androstenedione, that irreversibly blocks oestrogen production; marketed from 1994 as an intramuscular injection for hormone-sensitive breast cancer after the menopause. This family brings together the active ingredient.

Did you know?It grew out of the work of researcher Angela Brodie: in 1982 it was first tested on 11 patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, with striking results in four of them.

FormestaneGo to the active ingredient →
FormestaneActive ingredientFormestaneCat. No. P-F114-001CAS 566-48-3

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