Administration of anastrozole in the absence of tamoxifen for treating post-menopausal women having early breast cancer

摘要

The use of anastrozole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the reduction of the rate of recurrence of cancer in a woman having early breast cancer is described. Further provided is the use of anastrozole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the reduction of the rate of a new contralateral primary tumour in a post-menopausal woman having early breast cancer.