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NCT00066573 · ADVERSE EVENTS

Adverse events

Exemestane or Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Primary Breast Cancer · Source last updated 2023-08-25

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Adverse events occurred during the study; they are not necessarily caused by treatment. Serious events are not interchangeable with severe/grade 3–4 events. These safety populations may differ from efficacy populations.

Collection time frame
8 years
Other-event reporting threshold
5%

Participants at Risk of Adverse Event or SAE were those who received at least one dose of protocol therapy.

Participants affected / participants at risk, as reported
Safety groupSerious eventsOther eventsDeaths
Exemestane

Patients receive oral exemestane (25 mg) once daily for 5 years. exemestane: Given orally

19 / 37613556 / 3761Not reported / Not reported
Anastrozole

Patients receive oral anastrozole (1 mg) once daily for 5 years. anastrozole: Given orally

7 / 37593543 / 3759Not reported / Not reported

Group identifiers: EG000: Exemestane · EG001: Anastrozole

Serious adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Cardiac ischemia/infarction
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Left ventricular systolic dysfunction
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Restrictive cardiomyopathy
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Supraven.arrhyth. Atrial flutter
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Ventric.arrhyth. Trigeminy
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Endocrine disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Hypothyroidism
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Blurred vision
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Nyctalopia
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Ocular - Other
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Retinopathy
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Fatigue
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Immune system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Allergic reaction

Other reported adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      614
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      606
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Constipation
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      464
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      414
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Diarrhea
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      399
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      363
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Flatulence
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      574
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      556
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Heartburn
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      436
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      442
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Nausea
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      202
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      220
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Pain Abdomen NOS
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      749
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      760
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Edema: limb
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1697
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1749
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Fatigue
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      290
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      292
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Fracture
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      591
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      677
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Cholesterol
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      257
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      286
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Weight gain
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      229
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      218
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Weight loss
Complete source fields
description
Participants at Risk of Adverse Event or SAE were those who received at least one dose of protocol therapy.
event Groups
  1. description
    Patients receive oral exemestane (25 mg) once daily for 5 years. exemestane: Given orally
    id
    EG000
    other Num Affected
    3556
    other Num At Risk
    3761
    serious Num Affected
    19
    serious Num At Risk
    3761
    title
    Exemestane
  2. description
    Patients receive oral anastrozole (1 mg) once daily for 5 years. anastrozole: Given orally
    id
    EG001
    other Num Affected
    3543
    other Num At Risk
    3759
    serious Num Affected
    7
    serious Num At Risk
    3759
    title
    Anastrozole
frequency Threshold
5
other Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      614
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      606
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Constipation
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      464
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      414
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Diarrhea
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      399
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      363
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Flatulence
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      574
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      556
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Heartburn
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      436
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      442
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Nausea
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      202
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      220
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Pain Abdomen NOS
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      749
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      760
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Edema: limb
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1697
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1749
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Fatigue
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      290
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      292
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Fracture
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      591
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      677
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Cholesterol
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      257
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      286
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Weight gain
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Investigations
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      229
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      218
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Weight loss
serious Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      3
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Cardiac ischemia/infarction
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Left ventricular systolic dysfunction
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Restrictive cardiomyopathy
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Supraven.arrhyth. Atrial flutter
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Ventric.arrhyth. Trigeminy
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Endocrine disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Hypothyroidism
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Blurred vision
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Nyctalopia
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Ocular - Other
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Eye disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Retinopathy
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Fatigue
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Immune system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    CTCAE (3.0)
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      3761
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      3759
    term
    Allergic reaction
time Frame
8 years

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