Tamoxifen in Preventing Breast Cancer in Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2007-03-15
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the
development or recurrence of cancer. The use of tamoxifen may be effective in preventing
breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying tamoxifen to see how well it works
compared to placebo in preventing breast cancer in women who are at increased risk for the
disease.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Simmons Cancer Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center