Exemestane versus anastrozole in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer: NCIC CTG MA.27--a randomized controlled phase III trial.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on January 28, 2013

Authors

Paul E Goss1, James N Ingle, Kathleen I Pritchard, Matthew J Ellis, George W Sledge, G Thomas Budd, Manuela Rabaglio, Rafat H Ansari, David B Johnson, Richard Tozer, David P D'Souza, Haji Chalchal, Silvana Spadafora, Vered Stearns, Edith A Perez, Pedro E R Liedke, Istvan Lang, Catherine Elliott, Karen A Gelmon, Judy-Anne W Chapman, Lois E Shepherd

Author Affiliations

1: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Lawrence House, 55 Fruit St, LRH-302, Boston, MA 02114, USA. pgoss@partners.org

Associated clinical trials:

Suppression of Ovarian Function With Either Tamoxifen or Exemestane Compared With Tamoxifen Alone in Treating Premenopausal Women With Hormone-Responsive Breast Cancer (SOFT) | NCT00066690

Exemestane or Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Primary Breast Cancer | NCT00066573

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