Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women With DCIS or Stage I-III Breast Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using anastrozole may fight breast cancer by lowering the amount of estrogen the body makes. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how anastrozole effects postmenopausal women who have undergone surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ or stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

2004-01

Primary completion

2007-09

Completion

2011-11

Publications

• Results Prowell TM, Blackford AL, Byrne C, Khouri NF, Dowsett M, Folkerd E, Tarpinian KS, Powers PP, Wright LA, Donehower MG, Jeter SC, Armstrong DK, Emens LA, Fetting JH, Wolff AC, Garrett-Mayer E, Skaar TC, Davidson NE, Stearns V. Changes in breast density and circulating estrogens in postmenopausal women receiving adjuvant anastrozole. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2011 Dec;4(12):1993-2001. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0154. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

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