Assessment of Quality of Life in MA.17: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Letrozole After 5 Years of Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women

作者: Timothy J. Whelan , Paul E. Goss , James N. Ingle , Joseph L. Pater , Dongsheng Tu

DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.11.181

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摘要: Purpose To evaluate the impact of letrozole compared with placebo after adjuvant tamoxifen on quality life (QOL) in MA.17 trial. Methods Patients completed Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36) and Menopause Specific Quality Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) at baseline, 6 months, annually. Mean change scores from baseline were between groups for summary measures domains. A response analysis proportion patients who demonstrated an important QOL.

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