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Publication Date
1-18-2024
Journal
NPJ Breast Cancer
Abstract
In a 3-arm presurgical trial, four-six weeks exemestane 25 mg three times/week (TIW) was non-inferior to 25 mg/day (QD) in suppressing circulating estradiol in postmenopausal women with ER-positive breast cancer. Since obesity may decrease exemestane efficacy, we analyzed changes in sex steroids, adipokines, Ki-67, and drug levels in relation to obesity. Postmenopausal women with early-stage ER-positive breast cancer were randomized to either exemestane 25 mg QD (n = 57), 25 mg TIW (n = 57), or 25 mg/week (QW, n = 62) for 4-6 weeks before breast surgery. Serum and tissue pre- and post-treatment biomarkers were stratified by body mass index (BMI)< or ≥30 kg/m
Keywords
Cancer prevention, Randomized controlled trials
DOI
10.1038/s41523-024-00616-8
PMID
38238336
PMCID
PMC10796398
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
January 2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
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Comments
Supplementary Materials
PMID: 38238336