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To the Editor: In her discussion of Case 24-2005 (Aug. 11 issue),¹ Dr. Ryan recommended adjuvant therapy with anastrozole (Arimidex) for a postmenopausal woman with hormone-receptor–positive breast cancer. Although the Arimidex, Tamoxifen Alone or in Combination (ATAC) trial showed a disease-free survival advantage of 2.4 percent favoring anastrozole, there was no benefit in overall survival, and the risk of fracture with anastrozole was 7.1 percent, as compared with 4.4 percent with tamoxifen (hazard ratio, 1.61; P<0.001).²

The patient's medical problems included osteopenia, which was being treated with calcium and vitamin D. Therapy with anastrozole for five years will probably place . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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