Fulvestrant with exemestane – pro
Both drugs are FDA approved for breast cancer. As far as using them together, there’s a phase II study that did NOT show improved clinical benefit. The proportion of free of progressive disease at 6 months after the initiation of treatment with exemestane and fulvestrant was 50%, a rate similar to that achieved with single-agent exemestane or fulvestrant in the first- or second-line setting.
Mrózek E, Layman R, Ramaswamy B, Schaaf L, Li X, Ottman S, Shapiro CL. Phase II trial of exemestane in combination with fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with advanced, hormone-responsive breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2012 Apr;12(2):151-6.