Extract

RATIONALE: Estrogen can stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using exemestane or tamoxifen may fight cancer by blocking the uptake of estrogen. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II/III trial to compare the effectiveness of exemestane with that of tamoxifen in treating postmenopausal women who have locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.

Inclusion criteria

• Breast Cancer

Country

• Australia
• Belgium
• France
• Malaysia
• Netherlands
• Philippines
• Poland
• Russian Federation
• Slovenia
• Taiwan, Province of China
• Thailand
• United Kingdom

Links

• nct
• ictrp