Exemestane Versus Anastrozole as First Line Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Summary

This is a pivotal phase II, multicenter, open-label trial, designed to compare the efficacy of exemestane versus anastrozole as a first line treatment for advanced breast cancer. One hundred postmenopausal patients, with metastatic, positive hormone receptor breast cancer will be enrolled in this trial.

Timeline

Start

2001-08

Primary completion

2005-07

Completion

2014-10

Publications

• Results Llombart-Cussac A, Ruiz A, Anton A, Barnadas A, Antolin S, Ales-Martinez JE, Alvarez I, Andres R, Garcia Saenz JA, Lao J, Carrasco E, Camara C, Casas I, Martin M. Exemestane versus anastrozole as front-line endocrine therapy in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive, advanced breast cancer: final results from the Spanish Breast Cancer Group 2001-03 phase 2 randomized trial. Cancer. 2012 Jan 1;118(1):241-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26299. Epub 2011 Jun 29.

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