Adherence and discontinuation of oral hormonal therapy in patients with hormone receptor positive breast cancer

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-54

  Ayres, Lorena Rocha ^a   Baldoni, André De Oliveira ^a   De Sá Borges, Anna Paula ^a   Pereira, Leonardo Régis Leira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitors; Breast cancer; Hormonal therapy; Medication adherence; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; EXEMESTANE; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR;

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR POSITIVE BREAST CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS;

EID: 84899489834     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9833-5     Document Type: Review

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