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Table 1 Randomized controlled trials of chemoprevention

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Drug

First author

Year

Prevention drug

Study design

Patient characteristics

Total patient number

Number of patients given drug

Number of patients given placebo

Follow up(months)

Development of BC

Development of IDC

Development of DCIS

TAM

Bernard Fisher

2005

Placebo vs TAM 20mg(5years)

Randomized controlled trial

>60 years or between 35 and 59 years with high risk of BC, or a history of LCIS or atypical hyperplasia

13388

6681

6707

74

 

RR; 0.57 (95% CI: 0.46-0.7)

RR 0.63 (95% CI; 0.45-0.89)

Jack Cuzick

2014

Placebo vs TAM 20mg(5years)

Randomized controlled trial

35–70 years with high risk of BC

7154

3579

3575

192

HR; 0.71 (95% CI: 0.6-0.83)

  

Powles TJ

2007

Placebo vs TAM 20mg(8years)

Randomized controlled trial

30-70 years with high risk of BC

2471

1238

1233

158

HR 0.84 (95% CI; 0.64-1.1)

HR 0.78 (95% CI; 0.58-1.04)

-

Umberto Veronesi

2007

Placebo vs TAM 20mg(5years)

Randomized controlled trial

35–70 years with high risk of BC

5408

2708

2700

109

HR; 0.84 (95% CI: 0.6-1.17)

  

Raloxifene

J A Cauley

2001

Placebo vs Raloxifene 60mg vs 120mg

Randomized controlled trial

postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and no history of BC

7705

2557(60mg), 2572(120mg)

2576

40

 

RR 0.28 (95% CI; 0.17-0.46)

 

Silvana Mrtino

2004

Placebo vs Raloxifene 60mg

Randomized controlled trial

postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and no history of BC

4011

2725

1286

96

HR 0.42 (95% CI; 0.29-0.6)

HR 0.34 (95% CI; 0.22-0.5)

 

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

2006

Placebo vs Raloxifene 60mg

Randomized controlled trial

postmenopausal women with CHD or multiple risk factors for CHD

10101

5044

5057

66

HR 0.67 (95% CI; 0.47-0.89)

HR 0.56 (95% CI; 0.38-0.83)

HR 2.17 (95% CI; 0.75-6.24)

Exemestane

Paul E. Goss

2011

Placebo vs Exemestane

Randomized controlled trial

>60 years with high risk of BC, or a history of DCIS, LCIS, atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia

4560

2285

2275

35

HR 0.47 (95% CI; 0.27-0.79)

HR 0.35 (95% CI; 0.18-0.7)

HR 0.65 (95% CI; 0.28-1.51)

Anastrozole

Jack Cuzick

2014

Placebo vs Anastrozole

Randomized controlled trial

40–70 years with high risk of BC

3851

1914

1937

60

HR 0.47 (95% CI; 0.32-0.68)

HR 0.5 (95% CI; 0.32-0.76)

HR 0.3 (95% CI; 0.12-0.74)