Extending Aromatase-Inhibitor Adjuvant Therapy to 10 Years
Goss PE, Ingle JN, Pritchard KI, Robert NJ, Muss H, Gralow J, Gelmon K, Whelan T, Strasser-Weippl K, Rubin S, Sturtz K, Wolff AC, Winer E, Hudis C, Stopeck A, Beck JT, Kaur JS, Whelan K, Tu D, Parulekar WR. Extending Aromatase-Inhibitor Adjuvant Therapy to 10 Years. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 209-219. PMID: 27264120, PMCID: PMC5024713, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1604700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerDisease-free survivalAromatase inhibitorsBreast cancerOverall survivalDisease-free survival ratesPositive early breast cancerAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsNew-onset osteoporosisPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary end pointEarly breast cancerAnnual incidence rateTreatment of choiceBreast cancer recurrenceExtension of treatmentQuality of lifeBone painLetrozole groupAdjuvant therapyPlacebo groupPostmenopausal womenDisease recurrenceIncidence rateLower incidence