VIDEO: Consider cost in anastrozole vs. tamoxifen for DCIS

CHICAGO – Anastrozole may top tamoxifen in reducing the risk of disease recurrence in postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in younger women, but which drug holds a cost advantage?

“How much do you want to pay in dollars or in side effects to achieve the extra benefit is an individual decision that a woman has to make with her physician,” said Dr. Richard Margolese, professor of surgical oncology at Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal.

In a video interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Margolese discussed the cost and side effect considerations that could determine a decision between anastrozole and tamoxifen.

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CHICAGO – Anastrozole may top tamoxifen in reducing the risk of disease recurrence in postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in younger women, but which drug holds a cost advantage?

“How much do you want to pay in dollars or in side effects to achieve the extra benefit is an individual decision that a woman has to make with her physician,” said Dr. Richard Margolese, professor of surgical oncology at Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal.

In a video interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Margolese discussed the cost and side effect considerations that could determine a decision between anastrozole and tamoxifen.

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CHICAGO – Anastrozole may top tamoxifen in reducing the risk of disease recurrence in postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in younger women, but which drug holds a cost advantage?

“How much do you want to pay in dollars or in side effects to achieve the extra benefit is an individual decision that a woman has to make with her physician,” said Dr. Richard Margolese, professor of surgical oncology at Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal.

In a video interview at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Margolese discussed the cost and side effect considerations that could determine a decision between anastrozole and tamoxifen.

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