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Could Tamoxifen Dose Be Slashed Down to 2.5 mg? – Medscape
Adherence to tamoxifen is notoriously low because of troublesome side effects. Could a substantially lower dose be used instead?
Tamoxifen has long been used in breast cancer, both in the adjuvant and preventive setting, but uptake and adherence are notoriously low, mainly because of adverse events.
Using a much lower dose to reduce the incidence of side effects would be a “way forward,” reasoned Swedish researchers. They report that a substantially lower dose of tamoxifen (2.5 mg) may be as effective as the standard dose (20 mg), but reduced by half the incidence of severe vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes, cold…
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