Description
Anastrozole is used to treat breast cancer. It’s used only in women who have gone through menopause. Specifically, it’s used for:
Treatment of early breast cancer.It’s given to women with hormone receptor-positive or unknown breast cancer after surgery or in addition to other therapies.
Initial or first treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized (spread to other parts of the body). It’s used in women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, or women in whom the hormone receptors aren’t known.
Treatment of advanced breast cancer. It’s given when your disease has progressed, even after early response with the cancer drug tamoxifen
