IM
Fulvestrant
Faslodex
Monthly injections
- Mechanism of Action
- Antagonises oestrogen receptors without agonist activity.
Clinical Use
- Indication
- Hormone receptor positive, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that does not respond to tamoxifen.
- Adverse Effects
- Elevated LFTs
- Nausea / vomiting / diarrhoea
- Hot flushes
- Headache
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