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A trial comparing two hormone therapies for breast cancer (FALCON)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared fulvestrant and anastrozole for breast cancer in women who had been through the menopause. It was for women whose breast cancer could not be removed with surgery or had spread to another part of the body.

Recruitment start: 17 October 2012

Recruitment end: 21 July 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr John Robertson

Supported by

AstraZeneca

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 18 Apr 2018

CRUK internal database number: 9718

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