Adjuvant Tamoxifen Plus Ovarian Function Suppression Versus Tamoxifen Alone in Premenopausal Women With Early Breast Cancer: Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial

Karin Ribi, Weixiu Luo, Jürg Bernhard, Prudence A. Francis, Harold J. Burstein, Eva Ciruelos, Meritxell Bellet, Lorenzo Pavesi, Aňa Lluch, M. Visini,

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2016 · 123 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Overall, OFS added to tamoxifen resulted in worse endocrine symptoms and sexual functioning during the first 2 years of treatment, with variable magnitudes of treatment differences. Short-term differences in symptom-specific QoL, treatment burden, and coping effort between treatment groups were less pronounced for patients with prior chemotherapy, the cohort that benefited most from OFS in terms of disease control.

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