That placebo effect is fairly typical, by the way, and often happens in trials: it's thought to be a combination of the psychological boost of thinking you're being treated, plus a tendency to live more healthily and carefully if you know you're part of a study
Currently, fulvestrant, an anti-estrogen with pure antagonist activity, is the only SERD molecule approved for the treatment of breast cancer 128
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