The use of aminoglutethimide in the treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the breast.

Adrenal Cortex/drug effects,metabolism Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/metabolism Aminoglutethimide/adverse effects,pharmacology,therapeutic use Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy,pathology Dexamethasone/metabolism,therapeutic use Drug Interactions Estrogen Antagonists/therapeutic use Estrogens/blood Female Humans Hydrocortisone/metabolism Menopause Neoplasm Metastasis Pituitary Gland/drug effects Receptors, Estrogen/analysis Thyroid Gland/drug effects

Antineoplastic Agents Estrogen Antagonists Estrogens Receptors, Estrogen Aminoglutethimide Dexamethasone Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Hydrocortisone