Symptomatic or Large Uterine Fibroids Clinical Trial
Official title:
Aromatase Inhibitors for the Prevention of the Growth of Uterine Leiomyomas in Perimenopausal Women: A Pilot Study
Fibroids are benign tumors that might results in bleeding. Surgery is their definitive treatment. Some medical therapies have been tried for women who wish to preserve their uterus. Recent reports have demonstrated a role for a new category of drugs called aromatase inhibitor (such as Femara) in the treatment of fibroids. This study is conducted to assess the effect of Femara (letrozole) on the size of fibroids in women around menopause.
Fibroids (leiomyomas) are benign tumors that originate in the musculature of the uterus.
They are the most common cause for removal of the uterus in women. Surgery is the final
definitive treatment of fibroids. However, surgery is relatively risky. Hence, a few medical
therapies have been tried for women who wish to preserve their uterus. However, most of
those therapies have side effects that prohibit their routine use. Recent reports have
demonstrated a role for a new category of drugs called aromatase inhibitor ( such as Femara)
in the treatment of fibroids. To the best of our knowledge, this drug has not been studied
yet in the management of fibroid of the uterus apart from one case report.
The objective of the current study is to assess the effect of aromatase inhibitors,
specifically Femara (letrozole) on the size of fibroids in women around menopause. We are
hoping that by decreasing their size, we could avoid having patients undergo surgery. The
data generated is invaluable in that sense.
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment