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When would you offer ovarian suppression in addition to endocrine therapy for premenopausal women who omit adjuvant chemotherapy?

How do clinical risk and Mammaprint/Oncotype scores affect your decision?
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Medical Oncology · Duke University
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If a premenopausal woman has a hormone receptor positive breast cancer for which chemotherapy is recommended, but chooses to omit the chemotherapy, I would recommend ovarian suppression or oophorectomy in addition to endocrine therapy.

I also typically describe the added benefits of ovarian suppress...

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