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Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Patient Version   Health Professional Version   En español   Last Modified: 09/25/2008
Table 2: Adjuvant Systemic Treatment Options for Women With Axillary Node-Negative Breast Cancer

Patient group  Low risk   Intermediate risk  High risk 
* Note: This treatment option is under clinical evaluation.
Premenopausal, ER-positive or PR-positive None or tamoxifen Tamoxifen plus chemotherapy, tamoxifen alone, ovarian ablation, GnRH analog* Chemotherapy plus tamoxifen, chemotherapy plus ablation or GnRH analog*, chemotherapy plus tamoxifen plus ovarian ablation or GnRH*, or ovarian ablation alone or with tamoxifen or GnRH alone or with tamoxifen
Premenopausal, ER-negative or PR-negative Chemotherapy
Postmenopausal, ER-positive or PR-positive None or tamoxifen Tamoxifen plus chemotherapy, tamoxifen alone Tamoxifen plus chemotherapy, tamoxifen alone
Postmenopausal, ER-negative or PR-negative Chemotherapy
Older than 70 years None or tamoxifen Tamoxifen alone, tamoxifen plus chemotherapy Tamoxifen; consider chemotherapy if ER-negative or PR-negative


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