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Are there effective adjunct therapies to relieve tumor flare pain from tamoxifen in the metastatic setting?

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Medical Oncology · UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

The current understanding of tamoxifen flare - could be explained by two mechanisms.

One simply induces the necrosis of the tumor by inducing a cytotoxic response. Two, it can actually induce the estrogen mimic phenomenon - which can enhance the metabolism of the tumor itself (or metastatic site). ...

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