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Register:	ISRCTN
Last refreshed on:	13 January 2015
Main ID:	ISRCTN72493595
Date of registration:	01/07/2001
Prospective Registration:	No
Primary sponsor:	UK Co-ordinating Committee for Cancer Research (UKCCCR)
Public title:	A trial to study the place of surgery in elderly women with breast cancer treated by tamoxifen
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Date of first enrolment:	01/01/1995
Target sample size:	0
Recruitment status:	Completed
URL:	http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN72493595
Study type:	Interventional
Study design:	Randomised controlled trial (Not Specified)
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom

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Address:	UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator MRC Clinical Trials Unit 222 Euston Road NW1 2DA London United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >70 years
2. Histological, cytological or unequivocal mammographic confirmation of carcinoma of the breast
3. Operable breast cancer
4. No metastases
5. No previous malignancy, except skin cancer or adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix
6. Fit and willing to receive either treatment
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with bilateral breast cancer are excluded
2. Patients with Paget's disease without a palpable lump, in situ carcinoma or an impalpable lesion shown on mammograph alone are excluded

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Gender: Female

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Breast
Cancer
Breast

Intervention(s)

1. Group A: Optimal surgery plus tamoxifen, 20 mg twice daily
2. Group B: Tamoxifen, 20 mg twice daily

All patients receive tamoxifen until there is evidence of progressive disease.

Primary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary Outcome(s)

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary ID(s)

CRCBCTG6

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Not provided at time of registration

Secondary Sponsor(s)

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