articleCancer Prevention ResearchApr 19, 2010BRONZE OA

Update of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) P-2 Trial: Preventing Breast Cancer

American Cancer Society · Fox Chase Cancer Center · +13 more institutions

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Abstract

The selective estrogen-receptor modulator (SERM) tamoxifen became the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved agent for reducing breast cancer risk but did not gain wide acceptance for prevention, largely because it increased endometrial cancer and thromboembolic events. The FDA approved the SERM raloxifene for breast cancer risk reduction following its demonstrated effectiveness in preventing invasive breast cancer in the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR). Raloxifene caused less toxicity (versus tamoxifen), including reduced thromboembolic events and endometrial cancer. In this report, we present an updated analysis with an 81-month median follow-up. STAR women were randomly assigned to…

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Keywords
  • Raloxifene
  • Tamoxifen
  • Medicine
  • Breast cancer
  • Selective estrogen receptor modulator
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Oncology
  • Gynecology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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