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A trial to see if tamoxifen can prevent breast cancer (IBIS 1)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at whether the hormone therapy drug tamoxifen could reduce the risk of breast cancer developing in women who are at a high risk of getting it.

This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 14 April 1992

Recruitment end: 30 March 2001

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

Professor Jack Cuzick

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/04/026.

Last reviewed: 12 Dec 2014

CRUK internal database number: 160

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