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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 86, No. 7, 527-537, April 6, 1994
© 1994 Oxford University Press

Endometrial Cancer in Tamoxifen-Treated Breast Cancer Patients: Findings From the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-14*

Bernard Fisher, Joseph P. Costantino, Carol K. Redmond, Edwin R. Fisher, D. Lawrence Wickerham, Walter M. Cronin, Other NSABP Contributors

Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Pa
Department of Biostatics, University of Pittsburgh Pa
Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh

Correspondence to: Bernard Fisher, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

BACKGROUND: Tamoxifen is advantageous in treating all stages of breast cancer. However, studies have suggested that incidence and severity of endometrial cancer increase in women treated with tamoxifen.

PURPOSE: We compared rates of endometrial and other cancers in tamoxifen- and non-tamoxifen-treated patients and described the pathologic characteristics of the endometrial cancers.

METHODS: Data were analyzed on 2843 patients with node-negative, estrogen receptor-positive, invasive breast cancer randomly assigned to placebo or tamoxifen (20 mg/d) and on 1220 tamoxifen-treated patients registered in NSABP B-14 subsequent to randomization. Average time on study is 8 years for randomly assigned patients and 5 years for registered patients.

RESULTS: The incidence rates of liver, gastrointestinal, urinary tract, and nonuterine genital tumors were not increased by tamoxifen treatment. Twenty-five endometrial cancers were originally reported, one of which was reclassified after subsequent review. Two cases occurred in the placebo group in patients whose medical status subsequent to random assignment had required tamoxifen treatment. Twenty-three occurred in the tamoxifen groups. Twenty-one of the 24 originally reported endometrial cancers were FIGO stage 1; 18 of 23 gradable cases were of good to moderate histologic grade. Four tamoxifen-treated women died of uterine cancer. The average annual hazard rate of endometrial cancer as a first event within the first 5 years of follow-up in the randomized, tamoxifen-treated group was 1.2/1000 patient-years; the cumulative hazard rate was 6.3/1000. Findings for the registered, tamoxifen-treated group were similar. Including all originally reported endometrial cancers, the annual hazard rate through all follow-up was 0.2/1000 in the placebo group and 1.6/1000 in the randomized, tamoxifen-treated group; the relative risk of endometrial cancer for the latter versus the former group was 7.5. Again for the latter group, using population-based rates of endometrial cancer from SEER data and information from another NSABP (B-06) trial, relative risks were 2.2 and 2.3, respectively. The 5-year cumulative hazard rate for disease-free survival in the randomized tamoxifen group was 38% less than that in the placebo group. Some data in this paper were provided by an investigator who submitted fraudulent data to the NSABP [see the "News" section]; therefore, the reader must read the entire text including Table 10 and the Editor‘s notes. In brief, data on 182 of the 2843 randomly assigned patients and 37 of the 1220 registered patients were provided by the investigator in question. After review, 24 of the 182 records showed falsification, all involving characteristics of patients prior to random assignment. Of the 37 registered-patient records, 8 showed falsification.

CONCLUSIONS: Risk of endometrial cancer increases following tamoxifen therapy for invasive breast cancer; however, net benefit greatly outweighs risk. Endometrial cancers occurring after tamoxifen therapy do not appear to be of a different type with a worse prognosis than are such tumors in non-tamoxifen-treated patients.

IMPLICATIONS: Tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer should continue. In addition, the relative risk of endometrial cancer observed in B-14 tamoxifen-treated patients is consistent with the twofold relative risk used in the initial risk-benefit computation for the NSABP breast cancer prevention trial. [J Natl Cancer Inst 86: 527–537, 1994]



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PNAS, January 31, 2002; (2002) 251667098.
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J Natl Cancer Inst MonogrHome page
J. Bryant, B. Fisher, and J. Dignam
Duration of Adjuvant Tamoxifen Therapy
J Natl Cancer Inst Monographs, December 1, 2001; 2001(30): 56 - 61.
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R. C. Dardes, D. Bentrem, R. M. O'Regan, J. M. Schafer, and V. C. Jordan
Effects of the New Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator LY353381.HCl (Arzoxifene) on Human Endometrial Cancer Growth in Athymic Mice
Clin. Cancer Res., December 1, 2001; 7(12): 4149 - 4155.
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J Natl Cancer Inst MonogrHome page
P. A. Ganz
Impact of Tamoxifen Adjuvant Therapy on Symptoms, Functioning, and Quality of Life
J Natl Cancer Inst Monographs, December 1, 2001; 2001(30): 130 - 134.
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JNCI J Natl Cancer InstHome page
V. C. Jordan, S. Gapstur, and M. Morrow
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulation and Reduction in Risk of Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis, and Coronary Heart Disease
J Natl Cancer Inst, October 3, 2001; 93(19): 1449 - 1457.
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Clin. Cancer Res.Home page
L. M. Greenberger, T. Annable, K. I. Collins, B. S. Komm, C. R. Lyttle, C. P. Miller, P. G. Satyaswaroop, Y. Zhang, and P. Frost
A New Antiestrogen, 2-(4-Hydroxy-phenyl)-3-methyl-1-[4-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethoxy)-benzyl]-1H-indol-5-ol hydrochloride (ERA-923), Inhibits the Growth of Tamoxifen-sensitive and -resistant Tumors and Is Devoid of Uterotropic Effects in Mice and Rats
Clin. Cancer Res., October 1, 2001; 7(10): 3166 - 3177.
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JCOHome page
V. G. Vogel
Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer With Tamoxifen in Women at Increased Risk
J. Clin. Oncol., September 15, 2001; 19(90001): 87s - 92.
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Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev.Home page
A. Guerrieri-Gonzaga, L. Baglietto, H. Johansson, B. Bonanni, C. Robertson, M.-T. Sandri, L. Canigiula, C. Lampreda, S. Diani, E. A. Lien, et al.
Correlation between Tamoxifen Elimination and Biomarker Recovery in a Primary Prevention Trial
Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., September 1, 2001; 10(9): 967 - 970.
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J. F. Robertson, R. I. Nicholson, N. J. Bundred, E. Anderson, Z. Rayter, M. Dowsett, J. N. Fox, J. M. W. Gee, A. Webster, A. E. Wakeling, et al.
Comparison of the Short-Term Biological Effects of 7{alpha}-[9-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentylsulfinyl)-nonyl]estra-1,3,5, (10)-triene-3,17{beta}-diol (Faslodex) versus Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women with Primary Breast Cancer
Cancer Res., September 1, 2001; 61(18): 6739 - 6746.
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RadiologyHome page
K. Fong, R. Kung, A. Lytwyn, M. Trudeau, W. Chapman, P. Nugent, P. Glanc, L. Manchul, D. Szabunio, and T. Myhr
Endometrial Evaluation with Transvaginal US and Hysterosonography in Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Tamoxifen
Radiology, September 1, 2001; 220(3): 765 - 773.
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L. E. Hann, E. M. Gretz, A. M. Bach, and S. M. Francis
Sonohysterography for Evaluation of the Endometrium in Women Treated with Tamoxifen
Am. J. Roentgenol., August 1, 2001; 177(2): 337 - 342.
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NEJMHome page
C. L. Shapiro and A. Recht
Side Effects of Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer
N. Engl. J. Med., June 28, 2001; 344(26): 1997 - 2008.
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Drug Metab. Dispos.Home page
P. W. Fan and J. L. Bolton
Bioactivation of Tamoxifen to Metabolite E Quinone Methide: Reaction with Glutathione and DNA
Drug Metab. Dispos., June 1, 2001; 29(6): 891 - 896.
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CarcinogenesisHome page
D. H. Phillips
Understanding the genotoxicity of tamoxifen?
Carcinogenesis, June 1, 2001; 22(6): 839 - 849.
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J. S. Abrams
Tamoxifen: Five Versus Ten Years--Is the End in Sight?
J Natl Cancer Inst, May 2, 2001; 93(9): 662 - 664.
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A. McDougal, M. Wormke, J. Calvin, and S. Safe
Tamoxifen-induced Antitumorigenic/Antiestrogenic Action Synergized by a Selective Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Modulator
Cancer Res., May 1, 2001; 61(10): 3902 - 3907.
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S. Shibutani, A. Ravindernath, I. Terashima, N. Suzuki, Y. R. Santosh Laxmi, Y. Kanno, M. Suzuki, T. I. Apak, J. J. Sheng, and M. W. Duffel
Mechanism of Lower Genotoxicity of Toremifene Compared with Tamoxifen
Cancer Res., May 1, 2001; 61(10): 3925 - 3931.
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CarcinogenesisHome page
I. N.H. White, P. Carthew, R. Davies, J. Styles, K. Brown, J. E. Brown, L. L. Smith, and E. A. Martin
Short-term dosing of {{alpha}}-hydroxytamoxifen results in DNA damage but does not lead to liver tumours in female Wistar/Han rats
Carcinogenesis, April 1, 2001; 22(4): 553 - 557.
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M. Zhong, Z. Lu, T. Abbas, A. Hornia, K. Chatakondu, N. Barile, P. Kaplan, and D. A. Foster
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Cell Growth Differ., April 1, 2001; 12(4): 187 - 192.
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CA Cancer J ClinHome page
R. A. Smith, A. C. von Eschenbach, R. Wender, B. Levin, T. Byers, D. Rothenberger, D. Brooks, W. Creasman, C. Cohen, C. Runowicz, et al.
American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer: Update of Early Detection Guidelines for Prostate, Colorectal, and Endometrial Cancers: ALSO: Update 2001--Testing for Early Lung Cancer Detection
CA Cancer J Clin, January 1, 2001; 51(1): 38 - 75.
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R. R. Barakat, T. A. Gilewski, L. Almadrones, P. E. Saigo, E. Venkatraman, C. Hudis, and W. J. Hoskins
Effect of Adjuvant Tamoxifen on the Endometrium in Women With Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study Using Office Endometrial Biopsy
J. Clin. Oncol., October 20, 2000; 18(20): 3459 - 3463.
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B. Gerber, A. Krause, H. Muller, T. Reimer, T. Kulz, J. Makovitzky, G. Kundt, and K. Friese
Effects of Adjuvant Tamoxifen on the Endometrium in Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer: A Prospective Long-Term Study Using Transvaginal Ultrasound
J. Clin. Oncol., October 20, 2000; 18(20): 3464 - 3470.
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K. Holli, R. Valavaara, G. Blanco, V. Kataja, P. Hietanen, M. Flander, E. Pukkala, and H. Joensuu
Safety and Efficacy Results of a Randomized Trial Comparing Adjuvant Toremifene and Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer
J. Clin. Oncol., October 20, 2000; 18(20): 3487 - 3494.
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H. J. Burstein and E. P. Winer
Primary Care for Survivors of Breast Cancer
N. Engl. J. Med., October 12, 2000; 343(15): 1086 - 1094.
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C. K. Osborne and S. A. W. Fuqua
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: Structure, Function, and Clinical Use
J. Clin. Oncol., September 17, 2000; 18(17): 3172 - 3186.
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A. U. Buzdar
Tamoxifen's Clinical Applications: Old and New
Arch Fam Med, September 1, 2000; 9(9): 906 - 912.
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A. Umemoto, Y. Monden, M. Suwa, Y. Kanno, M. Suzuki, C.-X. Lin, Y. Ueyama, Md.A. Momen, A. Ravindernath, S. Shibutani, et al.
Identification of hepatic tamoxifen-DNA adducts in mice: {alpha}-(N2-deoxyguanosinyl)tamoxifen and {alpha}-(N2-deoxyguanosinyl)tamoxifen N-oxide
Carcinogenesis, September 1, 2000; 21(9): 1737 - 1744.
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CarcinogenesisHome page
S. Shibutani, A. Ravindernath, N. Suzuki, I. Terashima, S. M. Sugarman, A. P. Grollman, and M. L. Pearl
Identification of tamoxifen-DNA adducts in the endometrium of women treated with tamoxifen
Carcinogenesis, August 1, 2000; 21(8): 1461 - 1467.
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C. L. Walker, K. D. Burroughs, B. Davis, K. Sowell, J. I. Everitt, and R. Fuchs-Young
Preclinical Evidence for Therapeutic Efficacy of Selective Estrogen receptor Modulators for Uterine Leiomyoma
Reproductive Sciences, July 1, 2000; 7(4): 249 - 256.
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M. Extermann, L. Balducci, and G. H. Lyman
What Threshold for Adjuvant Therapy in Older Breast Cancer Patients?
J. Clin. Oncol., April 1, 2000; 18(8): 1709 - 1717.
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RadiologyHome page
S. M. Ascher, I. Imaoka, and J. M. Lage
Tamoxifen-induced Uterine Abnormalities: The Role of Imaging1
Radiology, January 1, 2000; 214(1): 29 - 38.
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Reproductive SciencesHome page
L. louffe Jr.
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) in Clinical Practice
Reproductive Sciences, January 1, 2000; 7(1_suppl): S38 - S46.
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L. Bernstein, D. Deapen, J. R. Cerhan, S. M. Schwartz, J. Liff, E. McGann-Maloney, J. A. Perlman, and L. Ford
Tamoxifen Therapy for Breast Cancer and Endometrial Cancer Risk
J Natl Cancer Inst, October 6, 1999; 91(19): 1654 - 1662.
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