Adding Ovarian Suppression to Tamoxifen for Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase III Trial
PURPOSE The addition of ovarian function suppression (OFS) for 5 years to tamoxifen (TAM) for treatment of premenopausal patients with breast cancer after completion of chemotherapy has beneficial effects on disease-free survival (DFS). This study evaluated the efficacy of adding 2 years of OFS to T...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of clinical oncology 2020-02, Vol.38 (5), p.434-443 |
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Zusammenfassung: | PURPOSE The addition of ovarian function suppression (OFS) for 5 years to tamoxifen (TAM) for treatment of premenopausal patients with breast cancer after completion of chemotherapy has beneficial effects on disease-free survival (DFS). This study evaluated the efficacy of adding 2 years of OFS to TAM in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who remain in a premenopausal state or resume ovarian function after chemotherapy.
PATIENTS AND METHODS We enrolled 1,483 premenopausal women (age |
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ISSN: | 0732-183X 1527-7755 |
DOI: | 10.1200/JCO.19.00126 |