Commentary Open Access
Volume 6 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/cancerimmunol.6.082
Aromatase Inhibitors and their Connection to Autoimmunity
Savannah Bowman1,2*, Carlos H Barcenas3, Huifang Lu1
- 1Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler St., Unit 1465 Houston, TX 77030, USA
- 2Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- 3Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1345, Houston TX, 77030, USA
Corresponding Author
Savannah Bowman, savannah.bowman@bcm.edu
Received Date: April 04, 2024
Accepted Date: May 07, 2024
Bowman S, Barcenas CH, Lu H. Aromatase Inhibitors and their Connection to Autoimmunity. J Cancer Immunol. 2024;6(1):40-43.
Keywords
Aromatase inhibitors, Autoimmune disease, Inflammatory myopathy, Rheumatoid arthritis
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