Conjugated estrogen/bazedoxifene tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause

Womens Health (Lond). 2014 Mar;10(2):135-46. doi: 10.2217/whe.13.75.

Abstract

Conjugated estrogen/bazedoxifene (CE/BZA) therapy represents a new, progestin-free treatment in the management of postmenopausal health. CE/BZA pairs CE with the selective estrogen receptor modulator, BZA. The rationale for the development of CE/BZA was that BZA, acting primarily as a selective estrogen receptor degrader in uterine and breast tissue, would sufficiently inhibit the proliferative effects of CE on the endometrium. The absence of a progestin would reduce the incidence of uterine bleeding, breast pain and increased breast density associated with progestin-containing hormone therapy. CE/BZA has been evaluated in five multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and active-controlled Phase III trials known as the SMART trials. CE/BZA has been shown to maintain the established benefits of estrogen therapy for treatment of vasomotor symptoms and prevention of a loss in bone mineral density (bone mass), while minimizing certain estrogenic effects, particularly in the uterine endometrium and breast.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Estrogens / therapeutic use*
  • Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hot Flashes / drug therapy*
  • Hot Flashes / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Indoles / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Postmenopause / physiology*
  • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / therapeutic use*
  • Sweating / physiology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasomotor System / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Estrogens
  • Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
  • Indoles
  • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
  • bazedoxifene