Tamoxifen Study

Summary

To assess the impact of tamoxifen on development of breast cancer, coronary heart disease, and bone fractures. The National Cancer Institute initiated the prevention trial under its National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provided support to obtain blood pressure and lipid measurements, and lipoprotein and selected coagulation factor measurements in a subsample.

Timeline

Start

1992-05

Primary completion

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Completion

1995-11

Publications

• Background Reis SE, Costantino JP, Wickerham DL, Tan-Chiu E, Wang J, Kavanah M. Cardiovascular effects of tamoxifen in women with and without heart disease: breast cancer prevention trial. National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Investigators. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2001 Jan 3;93(1):16-21. doi: 10.1093/jnci/93.1.16.
• Background Cushman M, Costantino JP, Tracy RP, Song K, Buckley L, Roberts JD, Krag DN. Tamoxifen and cardiac risk factors in healthy women: Suggestion of an anti-inflammatory effect. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2001 Feb;21(2):255-61. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.21.2.255.

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