Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene

The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) is a clinical trial designed determine how the drug raloxifene compares with the drug tamoxifen in reducing the incidence of breast cancer in women who are at increased risk of the disease.[1]

Research

One of the largest breast cancer prevention studies ever,[2] it included 22,000 women in 400 medical centers in the United States and Canada.[3][4][5]

The study concluded that raloxifene caused fewer side-effects and less endometrial cancer than tamoxifen.[6][7] Raloxifene was found to be more effective at preventing noninvasive breast cancer but less effective at preventing invasive breast cancer.[8]

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