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The patient’s anastrozole compliance to therapy (PACT) program: a randomized, in-practice study on the impact of a standardized information program on persistence and compliance to adjuvant endocrine therapy in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer

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Hadji, P., Blettner, M., Harbeck, N., Jackisch, C., Lück, H.-J., Windemuth-Kieselbach, C., Zaun, S., Kreienberg, R.·2013·Annals of Oncology

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Background Compliance and persistence are often overlooked in adjuvant breast cancer treatment.Patients and methods PACT was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, open, parallel-group study assessing whether educational materials (EMs) enhanced compliance with aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy in postmenopausal women with early, hormone-receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer. The primary end points were compliance (proportion taking ≥ 80% anastrozole) at 12 months and persistence (proportion reporting anastrozole intake during the study period).Results Four thousand eight hundred and forty-four patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive standard therapy or standard therapy with EMs. There was no difference between arms in compliance (N = 2740; 88.5%/88.8%, respectively, P = 0.81) or persistence rates (N = 2740; 40.5%/43.0%, respectively, P = 0.18). Modified end point analyses found no differences in compliance between arms based on the classification of: (i) patients with missing documentation or follow-up visit <9 months as non-compliant (N = 4397, P = 0.15); (ii) patients with early (≤ 292 days) 12-month follow-up documentation excluded (N = 4091, P = 0.19); (iii) patients reaching ≥ 80% compliance during individual follow-up as compliant (N = 4397, P = 0.26). Modified persistence analyses found no difference between arms (N = 4397, P = 0.37).Conclusions Addition of EMs to standard therapy did not significantly affect compliance and persistence with adjuvant anastrozole. CLINICALTRIALS ID: NCT00555867.

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Authors
Hadji, P., Blettner, M., Harbeck, N., Jackisch, C., Lück, H.-J., Windemuth-Kieselbach, C., Zaun, S., & Kreienberg, R.
Affiliations
  • Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
  • Sana Klinikum Offenbach (DE)
  • AstraZeneca (Germany) (DE)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
Corresponding author
Hadji, P.
Venue
Annals of Oncology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-06
Volume
24
Issue
6
Pages
1505-1512
ISSN
0923-7534 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2133428293
Cited by
122
References
28
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FWCI
10.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annals of Oncology (publishedVersion)
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  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
AstraZeneca
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
Keywords
anastrozole, medication adherence, treatment persistence, adjuvant endocrine therapy, aromatase inhibitors, early breast cancer, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, postmenopausal women, patient education materials
MeSH terms
Anastrozole, Aged, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Nitriles, Patient Compliance, Prospective Studies, Triazoles, Postmenopause, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal, Early Detection of Cancer, Medication Adherence

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