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. 2020 Aug 24;27(12):1388–1395. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001631

TABLE 4.

Incidence of breast-related adverse events of interest

1 mg E2/100 mg P4 (n = 415) 0.5 mg E2/100 mg P4 (n = 424) 0.5 mg E2/50 mg P4 (n = 421) 0.25 mg E2/50 mg P4 (n = 424) Placebo (n = 151)
AEs, n (%)
 Breast cancera 2 (0.5) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [0.1-1.7] [0.1-1.7] [0.0-1.3] [0.0-1.3] [0.0-2.4]
  P valueb >0.9999 >0.9999 >0.9999 >0.9999
 Benign breast neoplasm 4 (1.0) 5 (1.2) 4 (1.0) 3 (0.7) 1 (0.7)
  [95% CI] [0.3-2.4] [0.4-2.7] [0.3-2.4] [0.1-2.1] [0.0-3.6]
  P-valueb >0.9999 >0.9999 >0.9999 >0.9999
 Breast calcifications 3 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [0.1-2.1] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-1.3] [0.0-2.4]
  P valueb 0.5685 >0.9999
 Breast cyst 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [0.0-1.3] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-2.4]
  P valueb >0.9999
 Breast mass 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-1.3] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-2.4]
  P valueb >0.9999
TEAEs, n (%)
 Breast tenderness 45 (10.8) 19 (4.5) 25 (5.9) 10 (2.4) 1 (0.7)
  [95% CI] [8.0-14.2] [2.7-6.9] [3.9-8.6] [1.1-4.3] [0.0-3.6]
  P-valueb <0.0001 0.0348 0.0052 0.3035
 Breast pain 9 (2.2) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.2) 2 (0.5) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [1.0-4.1] [0.1-1.7] [0.0-1.3] [0.1-1.7] [0.0-2.4]
  P-valueb 0.1215 >0.9999 >0.9999 >0.9999
 Breast discomfort 3 (0.7) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [0.1-2.1] [0.0-1.3] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-2.4]
  P valueb 0.5685 >0.9999
 Breast swelling 2 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
  [95% CI] [0.1-1.7] [0.0-0.9] [0.1-1.7] [0.0-0.9] [0.0-2.4]
  P valueb >0.9999 >0.9999

AE, adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event; E2, 17β-estradiol; P4, progesterone.

a

Breast cancer includes invasive ductal breast carcinoma.

b

P value was calculated for active dose versus placebo.