There are different types of hormonal therapy medicines for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to determine the evolution of two types of hormonal treatment (the drug called "tamoxifen" and a group of medicines called "aromatase inhibitors") during two time periods of 12 months each, in years 2006 and 2008, in the northeast Italian regions. The study will include post-menopausal women who have initiated hormonal therapy medicines in 2006. The study will also verify the rate of implementation of the updated national and international recommendations for the use of adjuvant hormonal therapy in the hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
515
Research Site
Aviano, PN, Italy
Research Site
Trento, Italy
Research Site
Verona, Italy
Relative frequencies of the first adjuvant hormonal treatment (tamoxifen vs aromatase inhibitor) started during two time periods of 12 months each - the years 2006 and 2008
Time frame: May-July 2009
Relative frequencies of the type of initial treatment: upfront (a single drug - tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor) or early switch (planned sequence of tamoxifen and inhibitor)
Time frame: May-July 2009
Type of treatment and relative percentages of treatment undertaken by the patients after interruption of the first hormonal therapy
Time frame: May - July 2009
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.