Studies have shown aromatase inhibitors to be superior to tamoxifen in breast cancer recurrence and mortality in postmenopausal women
The TailoRx trial showed no difference in disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS) in women with a low or intermediate oncotype score when comparing chemotherapy plus endocrine therapy to endocrine therapy alone
Both tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors have been shown to significantly improve breast cancer recurrence and survival rates in women with HR+ breast cancer.
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