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Sunday, March 06, 2011

10-year analysis of the ATAC trial: wrong conclusion? : The Lancet Oncology



"The 10-year analysis of the Arimidex, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination (ATAC) trial1 continues to show a difference in its primary endpoint of disease-free survival, which favours anastrozole as adjuvant treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone-responsive breast cancer. Ultimately, however, clinical trials have two aims: either to show improvement in survival, or in its quality.
Anastrozole has failed to meet these criteria when compared with tamoxifen."