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. 2014 May 27;32(21):2255–2269. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.2258

Table 3.

Key Adverse Events

Study, Author, Year Intervention/Comparison No. of Patients Evaluated Gynecologic/Endometrial Cancer
Cardiovascular
VTE/PE
Stroke
Ischemic HD
No. % No. % No. % No. %
ECOG, Tormey, 1996 Continue 100 2 ovarian 2
Stop (observation) 93 1 ovarian and 1 endometrial 0 DVT
NSABP B-14, Fisher, 2001 Continue 593 (583 for analysis) 12 2.1 Ischemic HD
6
2
Stop (placebo) 579 (569 for analysis) 6 first events 1.1 Other HD
0
1a
    Summary statistic RR = 2.0
    95% CI 0.7 to 6.6b (P NR)
Scottish Cancer Trials Breast Group, Stewart, 2001 Continue 173 7/295 (tamoxifen duration > 66 mos) NR
Stop 169 f
ATLAS, Davies, 2012 Continue 6,454 116 (17 deaths) 3.1 (0.4% mortality) 41 0.5g 130 127 (178 deaths)
Stop 6,440
(12,894c)
63 (11 deaths) 1.6 (0.2%)
Cumulative risk per year 5-14
21 PE
PE incidence
Years 5-9
0.10 (28/28,307)
0.04 = (11/27,924)
Years 10-14 11/16,930
7/16,422e
0.9 PE
PE incidence rates %/yr.
119 163 (205 deaths)
Years 10+ RR 0.62 (0.46 to 0.85), P = .02
Ischemic HD
By year
5-9
0.23 (65/28,312)
0.24 (67/27,856)
RR
0.95 SE 0.17
−1.5/33.0
Years 10-14 0.28 (47/16,948)
0.45 (74/16,280)
RR 0.61 SE 0.14
−14.8/30.2
15+ RR 0.66 SE 0.27
−3.9/9.2
    Summary statistic Incidence ERR 1.74 ERR 1.87
PE
Years 5-9 RR 2.36
Years 10+ RR 1.25
ERR 1.06 ERR 0.76
Incidence all ER Years 5-9 RR 0.95
Years 10+ RR 0.62
ERR 0.85 (death)
    95% CI 1.30 to 2.34 ERR 1.13 to 3.07
Years 5-9 RR 1.26 to 4.42
Years 10+ RR 0.55 to 2.83
0.83 to 1.36 ERR 0.60 to 0.96
Years 5-9 RR 0.68 to 1.34
Years 10+ RR 0.46 to 0.85
0.69 to 1.03 (death)
    P < .0012
Incidence ERR
Death
0.29
ERR 0.01 0.63 ERR 0.02
Years 5-9 RR
Years 10+ RR 0.02
0.10 (death)
aTTom, Gray, 2013 Continue 6,953 (note 40% ER+, 60% ER unknown) 102 2.9 NR
Stop 45 cases
37
20 deaths
1.3
1.1
0.6 deaths
    Summary statistic 2.20 RR cases
1.83 RR deaths
    95% CI 1.31 to 2.34 RR cases
RR 1.09 to 3.09 deaths
    P P < .0001
(AH 0.5%, 0.02) deaths
(source: abstract)

Abbreviations: AH, absolute hazard; ATLAS, Adjuvant Tamoxifen Longer Against Shorter; aTTom, Adjuvant Tamoxifen—to Offer More?; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; ER, estrogen receptor; ERR: event rate ratio; HD, heart disease; NSABP, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project; PE, pulmonary embolism; RR, rate ratio; VTE, venous thromboembolism.

a

Causes of death as first events.

b

Summary statistic and/or CI and/or P value not provided.

c

Regardless of ER status.

d

Second primary other than breast cancer occurring as 1st events through 10 years post-randomization incidence.

e

See p 21 of Davies, Lancet, Appendix, 2013.

f

Second randomization after 5 years of adjuvant tamoxifen.

g

Events without prior recurrence, any ER status, 48,064 versus 46,959 woman-years of recurrence-free follow-up.