Erbitux vs. Letrozole: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Erbitux and Letrozole. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 105,299 people who take Erbitux and Letrozole, and is updated regularly.
What is Erbitux?
Erbitux has active ingredients of cetuximab. It is often used in cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 19,276 Erbitux users. Check the latest studies of Erbitux.
What is Letrozole?
Letrozole has active ingredients of letrozole. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 54,125 Letrozole users. Check the latest studies of Letrozole.
105,299 people who take Erbitux and Letrozole are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Erbitux (cetuximab)
- Letrozole (letrozole)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Erbitux:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 33.33 %
- moderate: 16.67 %
- high: 25.0 %
- very high: 25.0 %
Letrozole:
- not at all: 2.92 %
- somewhat: 14.6 %
- moderate: 20.68 %
- high: 42.09 %
- very high: 19.71 %
Want to compare Erbitux with Letrozole?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Gupta D, Shukla P, Bisht SS, Bhatt ML, Pant MC, Srivastava K, "Deep vein and artery thrombosis associated with cetuximab-based chemoradiotherapy", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2011 Jan .
- Gupta D, Shukla P, Bisht SS, Bhatt ML, Pant MC, Srivastava K, "Deep vein and artery thrombosis associated with cetuximab-based chemoradiotherapy", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2011 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Erbitux:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Letrozole:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on cetuximab and letrozole (the active ingredients of Erbitux and Letrozole, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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