The Comparative Trial of UFT + TAM With CMF + TAM in Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer (CUBC)

Summary

This controlled study is designed to evaluate the relapse-free survival of UFT + TAM compared with CMF + TAM. Patients are randomly assigned to receive either CMF + TAM or UFT + TAM within 6 weeks after surgery. To assess treatment efficacy, data on recurrence and survival will be collected for 5 years after surgery. To evaluate the safety, data on adverse events will be collected during treatment. Patients'quality of life will be assessed by means of a questionnaire.

Timeline

Start

1996-07

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2008-08

Publications

• Results Park Y, Okamura K, Mitsuyama S, Saito T, Koh J, Kyono S, Higaki K, Ogita M, Asaga T, Inaji H, Komichi H, Kohno N, Yamazaki K, Tanaka F, Ito T, Nishikawa H, Osaki A, Koyama H, Suzuki T. Uracil-tegafur and tamoxifen vs cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil, and tamoxifen in post-operative adjuvant therapy for stage I, II, or IIIA lymph node-positive breast cancer: a comparative study. Br J Cancer. 2009 Aug 18;101(4):598-604. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605218. Epub 2009 Jul 28.

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