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Aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen in premenopausal women with oestrogen receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer treated with ovarian suppression: patient level meta-analysis of 7,030 women in four randomised trials

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Background: For women with early-stage oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, adjuvant tamoxifen reduces 15-year breast cancer mortality by a third. Aromatase inhibitors are more effective than tamoxifen in postmenopausal women but are ineffective in premenopausal women when used without ovarian suppression. We aimed to investigate whether premenopausal women treated with ovarian suppression benefit from aromatase inhibitors.

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00758-0

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Lancet Oncology More from this journal
Volume:
23
Issue:
3
Pages:
382-392
Publication date:
2022-02-28
Acceptance date:
2021-12-17
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EISSN:
1474-5488
ISSN:
1213-9432


Language:
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Pubs id:
1226833
Local pid:
pubs:1226833
Deposit date:
2021-12-23

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