A PHASE III RANDOMIZED STUDY OF EXEMESTANE PLUS PLACEBO VERSUS EXEMESTANE PLU

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 乳腺癌是西方女性最常见的恶性肿瘤。他莫昔芬是一种通常用于治疗乳腺癌的药物，它可以阻断雌激素对乳房和其他组织的一些作用。在随机试验中，他莫昔芬通过降低乳腺癌风险增加的女性的乳腺癌风险，为乳腺癌化学预防确立了“原则证据”。然而，他莫昔芬罕见但危及生命的副作用，包括子宫内膜癌、肺部和腿部血栓以及中风，严重限制了他莫昔芬用于降低风险的普遍使用。 目前的研究将评估依西美坦单独或与塞来昔布联合使用是否可以降低乳腺癌的风险，并根据年龄或乳房X光检查的乳房密度，在其他健康的绝经后妇女患乳腺癌风险增加的情况下，获得有利的风险与受益比。入选条件是，女性必须是绝经后，并且根据Gail风险评分计算得出的乳腺癌风险增加，其中包括家族史和生育史，年龄60岁或以上，以及先前的某些良性乳腺活检结果。同时使用非甾体抗炎药和最近接受更年期激素治疗或使用SERM的女性不符合条件。参与者将在基线时进行病史和体检、血液测试以及最近的乳房X光和骨密度测试(DEXA)。将收集生活质量调查问卷和其他药物的信息。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Western women. Tamoxifen is an agent commonly used to treat breast cancer which blocks some of estogen's actions on the breast and other tissues. In randomized trials, tamoxifen has established "proof of principle" for breast cancer chemoprevention by reducing breast cancer risk in women at increased risk of breast cancer. However, rare but life-threatening side effects of tamoxifen, including endometrial cancer, blood clots in lungs and legs and stroke have severely limited general use of tamoxifen for risk reduction. The current study will evaluate whether exemestane either alone or together with celecoxib can reduce the risk of breast cancer with a favorable risk to benefit ratio in otherwise healthy postmenopausal women at increased risk for developing breast cancer based on their age or mammogram breast density. For entry, women must be postmenopausal and be at increased breast cancer risk based on a calculated Gail risk score incorporating family and reproductive history, age 60 years or greater, a certain prior benign breast biopsy results. Women with concurrent NSAID use and those with recent menopausal hormone therapy or SERM use are not eligible. Participants will have a history and physical exam at baseline, blood tests and recent prior mammogram and bone density test (DEXA). A quality of life questionnaire and information on other medication will be collected.