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. 2016 Aug 10;2:16024. doi: 10.1038/npjbcancer.2016.24

Table 2. Adverse outcomes by treatment arm in eligible randomized patients.

Outcome variable Arm 1 Arm 2
  Tamoxifen alone N=149 Tamoxifen+MPA N=147
Breast cancer progression or death 23 (15%) 14 (10%)
Removal from protocol owing to toxicity or worsening illness 16 (11%) 20 (14%)
Positive EMB 5 (3%) 3 (2%)
Total (any event) 40 (27%) 35 (24%)
Total (Positive EMB, progression, or death) 27 (18%) 17 (12%)

Abbreviations: EMB, endometrial biopsy; MPA, medroxyprogesterone acetate.

Patients may have experienced more than one adverse outcome.