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. 2010 Jun 22;11:130. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-130

Table 6.

Incidence of Breast- and Reproductive System-related AEs

Bazedoxifene Raloxifene Placebo
Subjects, n (%) 20 mg
(n = 1886)
40 mg
(n = 1872)
60 mg
(n = 1849)
(n = 1885)
Breast carcinoma 6 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 7 (0.4) 8 (0.4)
Breast cyst 8 (0.4) 10 (0.5) 17 (0.9) 11 (0.6)
Fibrocystic breast diseasea 6 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 15 (0.8) 9 (0.5)
Breast neoplasmb 12 (0.6) 14 (0.7) 11 (0.6) 22 (1.2)
Breast pain 53 (2.8) 45 (2.4) 56 (3.0) 48 (2.5)
Endometrial carcinoma 0 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.2)
Endometrial hyperplasia 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
Endometrial neoplasiac 9 (0.5) 12 (0.6) 12 (0.6) 10 (0.5)
Ovarian carcinoma 3 (0.2) 0 2 (0.1) 0
Ovarian cyst 16 (0.8) 8 (0.4) 13 (0.7) 14 (0.7)
Uterine hemorrhage 3 (0.2) 5 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.2)
Vaginal hemorrhage 16 (0.8) 18 (1.0) 22 (1.2) 23 (1.2)

AE, adverse event.

aP < 0.05; Chi-square test.

bEvents reported as breast neoplasm included breast mass, breast lump, solid formation, lipoma, fibroadenoma, tumor, nodule, microcalcification, intracanalar papilloma, and cyst.

cEvents reported as endometrial neoplasia included endometrial polyps, uterine polyps, thickening of endometrium due to polyps, hyperplastic endometrial polyps, accentuated cystocele and polyps, and endometrial polyps with cystic atrophy (benign).