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Study confirms benefits of 10 years of tamoxifen


 

AT THE ASCO ANNUAL MEETING 2013

Breast cancer deaths were reported in 404 patients on extended tamoxifen and 452 patients in the 5-year group (RR, 0.88; P = .06).

Tamoxifen had little effect on all-cause mortality in the extended and 5-year groups (885 vs. 939 deaths; P = .2).

The aTTom study was funded by Cancer Research UK and the UK Medical Research Council. Prof. Gray reported having no financial conflicts. Dr. Partridge said she had no relevant disclosures.

pwendling@frontlinemedcom.com

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