Introduction
Links to NCI Materials
BCPT Publications
Introduction
The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) was designed to see whether taking
the drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) could prevent breast cancer in women who are
at an increased risk of developing the disease. The BCPT was also looking at
whether taking tamoxifen decreases the number of heart attacks and reduces the
number of bone fractures in these women (see
the protocol summary).
The study began recruiting participants in April 1992 and closed enrollment
in September 1997; 13,388 women ages 35 and older were enrolled. Researchers
with the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
conducted the study at more than 300 centers across the United States and Canada.
The study (also called the P-1 trial) was funded by the National Cancer Institute
(NCI), the United States' primary agency for cancer research.
Links to NCI Materials
Final Results from the NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Reported
(Posted: 11/15/2005) - Researchers from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project who conducted the landmark Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, report a seven-year and final update of the trial results. In this final report, reductions in breast cancer incidence among participants taking tamoxifen were found to be very similar compared to those reported in 1998 when initial findings were released.
No Link Between Tamoxifen and Depression
(Posted: 11/09/2001, Reviewed: 11/14/2005) - Treatment with tamoxifen does not increase the risk of depression, according to the November 6, 2001, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Breast Cancer Prevention Studies
(Reviewed: 07/23/2008) - A fact sheet about three clinical trials studying methods of preventing breast cancer. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 4.18
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BCPT Publications
The following citations are of reports that have been published in the scientific
literature concerning the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT). The citations
are listed in reverse chronological order.
2008 Publications
Symptom measurement
in the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) (P-1): psychometric properties
of a new measure of symptoms for midlife women.
" Authors: D Cella, SR Land, CH Chang, R Day, JP Costantino, N Wolmark,
PA Ganz.
" Journal: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 109(3):515-26. (2008).
2007 Publications
Symptom measurement
in the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) (P-1): psychometric properties
of a new measure of symptoms for midlife women.
" Authors: D Cella, SR Land, CH Chang, R Day, JP Costantino, N Wolmark,
PA Ganz.
" Journal: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 109(3):515-26. (2007).
2006 Publications
Effect of Factor V
Leiden and prothrombin G20210-->A mutations on thromboembolic risk in the
national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel project breast cancer prevention
trial.
" Authors: N Abramson, JP Costantino, JE Garber, N Berliner, DL Wickerham,
N Wolmark.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 98(13):904-10. (2006).
Endogenous sex hormones,
breast cancer risk, and tamoxifen response: an ancillary study in the NSABP
Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (P-1).
" Authors: MS Beattie, JP Costantino, SR Cummings, DL Wickerham, VG Vogel,
M Dowsett, EJ Folkerd, WC Willett, N Wolmark, SE Hankinson.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 98(2):110-5. (2006).
2005 Publications
Benign gynecologic
conditions among participants in the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial.
" Authors: E Chalas, JP Costantino, DL Wickerham, N Wolmark, GC Lewis,
C Bergman, CD Runowicz.
" Journal: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 192(4):1230-7;
discussion 1237-9. (2005).
Tamoxifen for the
prevention of breast cancer: current status of the National Surgical Adjuvant
Breast and Bowel Project P-1 study.
" Authors: B Fisher, JP Costantino, DL Wickerham, RS Cecchini, WM Cronin,
A Robidoux, TB Bevers, MT Kavanah, JN Atkins, RG Margolese, CD Runowicz, JM
James, LG Ford, N Wolmark.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 97(22):1652-62. (2005).
2003 Publications
Effect of tamoxifen
on venous thrombosis risk factors in women without cancer: the Breast Cancer
Prevention Trial.
" Authors: M Cushman, JP Costantino, EG Bovill, DL Wickerham, L Buckley,
JD Roberts, DN Krag.
" Journal: British Journal of Haematology 120(1):109-16. (2003).
Effects of tamoxifen
on benign breast disease in women at high risk for breast cancer.
" Authors: E Tan-Chiu, J Wang, JP Costantino, S Paik, C Butch, DL Wickerham,
B Fisher, N Wolmark.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 95(4):302-7. (2003).
2002 Publications
Factor V Leiden (FVL) and prothrombin G20210A (PTG) mutations and risk of
thromboembolic events (TE) in NSABP P-1, the breast cancer prevention trial
(BCPT). (Abstract not available online)
" Authors: JE Garber, JP Costantino, DL Wickerham, N Berliner, N Wolmark.
" Journal: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 76(Suppl 1):A-413. (2002).
2001 Publications
Tamoxifen and depression:
more evidence from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project's
Breast Cancer Prevention (P-1) Randomized Study.
" Authors: R Day, PA Ganz, JP Costantino.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 93(21):1615-23. (2001).
Quality of life and
tamoxifen in a breast cancer prevention trial: a summary of findings from the
NSABP P-1 study. National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
" Authors: R Day; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
P-1 study (NSABP-1).
" Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 949:143-50. (2001).
Tamoxifen and breast
cancer incidence among women with inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2: National
Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP-P1) Breast Cancer Prevention
Trial.
" Authors: MC King, S Wieand, K Hale, M Lee, T Walsh, K Owens, J Tait,
L Ford, BK Dunn, J Costantino, L Wickerham, N Wolmark, B Fisher; National Surgical
Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
" Journal: Journal of the American Medical Association 286(18):2251-6.
(2001).
Cardiovascular effects
of tamoxifen in women with and without heart disease: breast cancer prevention
trial. National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention
Trial Investigators.
" Authors: SE Reis, JP Costantino, DL Wickerham, E Tan-Chiu, J Wang, M
Kavanah.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 93(1):16-21. (2001).
The role of tamoxifen
in breast cancer prevention: issues sparked by the NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention
Trial (P-1).
" Authors: N Wolmark, BK Dunn.
" Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 949:99-108. (2001).
1999 Publications
Validation studies
for models projecting the risk of invasive and total breast cancer incidence.
" Authors: JP Costantino, MH Gail, D Pee, S Anderson, CK Redmond, J Benichou,
HS Wieand.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 91(18):1541-8. (1999).
Health-related quality
of life and tamoxifen in breast cancer prevention: a report from the National
Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project P-1 Study.
" Authors: R Day, PA Ganz, JP Costantino, WM Cronin, DL Wickerham, B Fisher.
" Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology 17(9):2659-69. (1999).
1998 Publications
Tamoxifen for prevention
of breast cancer: report of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel
Project P-1 Study.
" Authors: B Fisher, JP Costantino, DL Wickerham, CK Redmond, M Kavanah,
WM Cronin, V Vogel, A Robidoux, N Dimitrov, J Atkins, M Daly, S Wieand, E Tan-Chiu,
L Ford, N Wolmark.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 90(18):1371-88. (1998).
1995 Publications
Base-line quality-of-life
assessment in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast
Cancer Prevention Trial.
" Authors: PA Ganz, R Day, JE Ware Jr, C Redmond, B Fisher.
" Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 87(18):1372-82. (1995).
1993 Publications
The NSABP breast cancer prevention trial (BCPT): a progress report. (Abstract
not available online)
" Authors: CK Redmond, DL Wickerham, W Cronin, et al.
" Journal: Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 12:A-78,
69. (1993).
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