possible advantage of SERMs compared with estrogen therapy is the lack of early increase in coronary heart disease and a significant reduction in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Results of the ongoing STAR trial (Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene
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to the group of patients who had not been exposed to adjuvant tamoxifen. Dr. Gradishar questioned whether this outcome was clinically relevant. He stated that even though the SWOG trial may support administering combination therapy in first
Robert Swarm, Amy Pickar Abernethy, Doralina L. Anghelescu, Costantino Benedetti, Craig D. Blinderman, Barry Boston, Charles Cleeland, Nessa Coyle, Oscar A. deLeon-Casasola, June G. Eilers, Betty Ferrell, Nora A. Janjan, Sloan Beth Karver, Michael H. Levy, Maureen Lynch, Natalie Moryl, Barbara A. Murphy, Suzanne A. Nesbit, Linda Oakes, Eugenie A. Obbens, Judith A. Paice, Michael W. Rabow, Karen L. Syrjala, Susan Urba, and Sharon M. Weinstein
hepatic enzyme, CYP2D6. 29 , 30 Because data suggest that CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants increase risk of recurrence in patients with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen 31 , 32 (see Additional Therapies, page 1082), it is reasonable to assume that
predictor of breast cancer outcomes; however, several emerging biomarkers, such as the CYP 2D6 genotype to determine tamoxifen (Soltamox, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP) efficacy, are also being researched extensively. “The efficacy of tamoxifen therapy
Linda Overholser and Carlin Callaway
.2019) recommend that women taking tamoxifen for invasive breast cancer should have an annual gynecologic assessment every 12 months. However, recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) do not align with those from NCCN for
Jagar Jasem, Christine M. Fisher, Arya Amini, Elena Shagisultanova, Rachel Rabinovitch, Virginia F. Borges, Anthony Elias, and Peter Kabos
studies was based on the SWOG-8814 randomized clinical trial, the results of which were published in 2009 and showed that adjuvant treatment including both chemotherapy and tamoxifen yielded a longer survival benefit over tamoxifen alone in hormone
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advised. An example of a guideline based on risk threshold can be drawn from the Tamoxifen prevention trial that used a 1.67% 5-year risk of developing breast cancer for a 60-year-old woman enrolled in the trial. 6 Population-based mammogram screening
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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Survivorship define menopause as no menses for 1 year in the absence of prior chemotherapy or tamoxifen use, or no menses after surgical removal of all ovarian tissue. Healthy women
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