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An aromatase inhibitor used to treat breast cancer after surgery and for metastases in postmenopausal women.
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Anastrozole — drugbox IUPAC name = 2 [3 (1 cyano 1 methyl ethyl) 5 (1 H 1,2,4 triazol 1 ylmethyl)phenyl] 2 methyl propanenitrile CAS number = 120511 73 1 ChemSpiderID = 2102 ATC prefix = L02 ATC suffix = BG03 ATC supplemental = PubChem = 2187 DrugBank =… … Wikipedia
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