Factor V Leiden Mutation and Thromboembolism Risk in Women Receiving Adjuvant Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Garber JE, Halabi S, Tolaney SM, Kaplan E, Archer L, Atkins JN, Edge S, Shapiro CL, Dressler L, Paskett E, Kimmick G, Orcutt J, Scalzo A, Winer E, Levine E, Shahab N, Berliner N, B F. Factor V Leiden Mutation and Thromboembolism Risk in Women Receiving Adjuvant Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2010, 102: 942-949. PMID: 20554945, PMCID: PMC2897879, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantEstrogen Receptor ModulatorsFactor VFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMutationOdds RatioPrevalenceRisk FactorsSelective Estrogen Receptor ModulatorsSmokingTamoxifenThromboembolismConceptsFactor V LeidenEarly-stage breast cancerThromboembolic eventsAdjuvant tamoxifenFVL mutationBreast cancerTamoxifen useTE riskControl subjectsOdds ratioFactor V Leiden mutationCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionV Leiden mutationPostmenopausal womenThromboembolism riskThrombosis riskMultivariable modelTherapeutic decisionsV LeidenLeiden mutationHigh riskPositive testTamoxifenCancer