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Diffusion of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy between 1996 and 2003 in the Cancer Research Network.

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PURPOSE:Clinical trials demonstrated adjuvant aromatase inhibitor treatment is superior for decreasing breast cancer recurrence risk over adjuvant tamoxifen treatment as early as 2001. Yet clinical use for adjuvant treatment was not recommended by the American Society of Clinical Oncology until 2004. Aromatase inhibitor uptake after the first public presentation of randomized trial results but before the release of national guidelines is unclear. We evaluated diffusion of aromatase inhibitor dispensings for breast cancer treatment in integrated healthcare delivery systems across the United States. METHODS:We collected automated data for 13,245 women enrolled at seven integrated healthcare delivery systems in the Cancer Research Network. All women were aged >55 and diagnosed with estrogen receptor positive, invasive breast cancer between 1996 and 2003. We used electronic pharmacy data to identify aromatase inhibitor and tamoxifen dispensings through 2004. We evaluated the proportions of women who received hormone dispensings in two ways: (1) at any point after diagnosis to capture all use, and (2) in the two-year period following diagnosis to approximate adjuvant use. RESULTS:Over time, adjuvant aromatase inhibitor use increased whereas tamoxifen use decreased. Aromatase inhibitor dispensings within 2 years of diagnosis increased from 4.1% among women diagnosed in 2000 to 13% in 2001, 24% in 2002, and 40% in 2003. Tamoxifen use declined starting in 2001 at every system. CONCLUSION:Aromatase inhibitor use rose dramatically after 2001 while tamoxifen use decreased. It appears results from early clinical trials changed practice in these integrated healthcare systems before formal changes in national guidelines.

journal_name

Breast Cancer Res Treat

journal_title

Breast cancer research and treatment

authors

Aiello EJ,Buist DS,Wagner EH,Tuzzio L,Greene SM,Lamerato LE,Field TS,Herrinton LJ,Haque R,Hart G,Bischoff KJ,Geiger AM

doi

10.1007/s10549-007-9558-z

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-02-01 00:00:00

pages

397-403

issue

eissn

0167-6806

issn

1573-7217

journal_volume

107

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Diffusion of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy between 1996 and 2003 in the Cancer Research Network.