The aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
Ligibel JA, Winer EP. The aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2003, 1: 215-21. PMID: 19768880, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2003.0020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant hormonal therapyAromatase inhibitorsAdjuvant settingBreast cancerATAC trialHormonal therapyThird-generation aromatase inhibitor anastrozoleMost postmenopausal womenNew hormonal agentsAromatase inhibitor anastrozoleEarly breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerUse of tamoxifenRelapse-free survivalBreast cancer recurrenceAdjuvant therapyPostmenopausal patientsPostmenopausal womenThromboembolic eventsOverall mortalityHormonal agentsPatient populationUterine cancerClinical differences among the aromatase inhibitors.
Ligibel JA, Winer EP. Clinical differences among the aromatase inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 473s-9s. PMID: 12538503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase inhibitorsAdjuvant settingLarge phase III trialsThird-generation aromatase inhibitorsFirst-line settingSecond-line therapyDisease-free survivalPhase III trialsMetastatic breast cancerMegesterol acetateATAC trialIII trialsMetastatic diseaseClinical differencesNonsteroidal agentsClinical significanceBreast cancerAromatase activityAnastrozoleLetrozoleStudy designTamoxifenTrialsExemestaneInhibitors