10 Years of Tamoxifen for DCIS?

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MaryF2
MaryF2 Member Posts: 51
edited June 2014 in DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)

I recently had my five year check up with my rad onc. At that time I completed my five years of tamoxifen. I was diagnosed stage 0 4 mm in 2008 at age 46. He told me that two new trials came out (aTTOM and ATLAS) that confer benefits to continue tamoxifen for 5 more years and to see a med onc.

I looked at the trials and they don't address DCIS. I was wondering what other people are hearing from their doctors about this.

Mary

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  • redsox
    redsox Member Posts: 523
    edited September 2013

    As you noted, these studies do not include DCIS and the balance of benefits and risks may be different. My med onc said that 5 years would still be the limit for me.

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  • Jelson
    Jelson Member Posts: 1,535
    edited September 2013

    my med onc said 5 years tamoxifen for me until there are studies which support increasing the number of years specifically for   DCIS.

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  • Annette47
    Annette47 Member Posts: 957
    edited September 2013

    My MO hasn't said anything about how long I'll be on it ... he is just prescribing 6 months at a time.   I think he feels there's a good chance that I'll go into menopause and need to be switched during the next 5 years anyway (I doubt it though - if I am like my mom, I have another 10 years 'til menopause).

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  • MaryF2
    MaryF2 Member Posts: 51
    edited September 2013

    I talked to a med onc who told me there is no benefit for more tamoxifen beyond 5 years in DCIS. She told me to come see her after I' m through with menopause to discuss aromatase inhibitors for prevention.

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  • Natters
    Natters Member Posts: 361
    edited September 2013

    I brought the article to my MO and got the same response- those studies do boy include women with DCIS. So just 5 years for me. 2 down, 3 to go.

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  • kca66027
    kca66027 Member Posts: 4
    edited October 2013


    When I was done with my five years I asked my Oncologist and she said since my mammograms were clear there was no reason to take Tamoxefin for another five. I am kind of concerned if the medical community says there is benefit from another five years even the mammograms were clear. I don't like the fact I should take Tamoxefin only when I have the cancer. The first five was preventive because my dx was stage 0. So why not?

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