Tamoxifen to Prevent Bone Loss and Heart Disease in Premenopausal Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis

In brief

RATIONALE: Tamoxifen may be able to increase bone density and decrease cholesterol in women who are undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the effectiveness of tamoxifen in preventing bone loss and heart disease caused by chemotherapy treatment in premenopausal women who have stage I or stage II breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00005605
Run by
Northwestern University
People needed
79
Starts
2000-02-01
Expected to finish
2005-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2011-02-21

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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