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eligibility_criteria_changeEligibility criteria changes can alter the studied population.
Before
<p>DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:</p><ul><li><p>Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast</p><ul><li>Stage III (locally advanced), metastatic, or recurrent disease</li><li>Deemed not resectable</li></ul></li><li>Estrogen-receptor and/or progesterone-receptor positive disease</li><li>Measurable or non-measurable disease</li><li><p>History of CNS metastasis allowed provided it has been treated (surgery, radiotherapy, or radiosurgery) within the past 4 weeks and does not require medications to control symptoms</p><ul><li>No leptomeningeal disease allowed</li></ul></li></ul><p>PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:</p><ul><li>ECOG performance status 0-2</li><li>Menopausal status not specified</li><li>Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)</li><li>ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times ULN</li><li>Not pregnant or nursing</li><li>Negative pregnancy test</li><li>Fertile patients must use effective nonhormonal contraception</li><li>No medical or psychiatric conditions that would interfere with protocol compliance, the ability to provide informed consent, assessment of response, or anticipated toxicities</li><li>More than 5 years since prior invasive malignancies except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix</li></ul><p>PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:</p><ul><li>See Disease Characteristics</li><li><p>No prior investigational agents in the metastatic setting</p><ul><li>Prior investigational agents in the adjuvant setting must be discussed with the principal investigator</li></ul></li><li>No prior tamoxifen or other agents that modulate or downregulate the estrogen receptor (e.g., raloxifene, fulvestrant)</li><li><p>No prior chemotherapy or trastuzumab (Herceptin) for metastatic disease</p><ul><li>Prior chemotherapy, trastuzumab, or bevacizumab in the adjuvant setting allowed provided it has been completed ≥ 6 weeks before study therapy</li></ul></li><li>Prior aromatase inhibitors (≤ 2 agents) (e.g., anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane, aminoglutethimide) allowed in the adjuvant or metastatic setting</li><li><p>At least 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent medications that are strong to moderate inhibitors of CYP2D6 and may alter tamoxifen citrate metabolism including, but not limited to, any of the following:</p><ul><li>Paroxetine (Paxil)</li><li>Fluoxetine (Prozac)</li><li>Bupropion (Wellbutrin)</li><li>Quinidine (Cardioquin)</li></ul></li><li><p>Concurrent radiotherapy to painful sites of bone disease or areas of impending fractures allowed provided the following criteria are met:</p><ul><li>Radiotherapy was initiated before study entry</li><li>Sites of measurable or non-measurable disease are outside the radiotherapy port</li><li>Recovered from prior radiotherapy</li></ul></li><li>No other concurrent hormonal therapy</li><li>No concurrent chemotherapy</li></ul>
After
<p>DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:</p><ul><li><p>Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast</p><ul><li>Stage III (locally advanced), metastatic, or recurrent disease</li><li>Deemed not resectable</li></ul></li><li>Estrogen-receptor and/or progesterone-receptor positive disease</li><li>Measurable or non-measurable disease</li><li><p>History of CNS metastasis allowed provided it has been treated (surgery, radiotherapy, or radiosurgery) within the past 4 weeks and does not require medications to control symptoms</p><ul><li>No known leptomeningeal disease allowed</li></ul></li></ul><p>PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:</p><ul><li>ECOG performance status 0-2</li><li>Menopausal status not specified</li><li>Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)</li><li>ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times ULN</li><li>Not pregnant or nursing</li><li>Negative pregnancy test</li><li>Fertile patients must use effective nonhormonal contraception</li><li>No medical or psychiatric conditions that would interfere with protocol compliance, the ability to provide informed consent, assessment of response, or anticipated toxicities</li><li>More than 5 years since prior invasive malignancies except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix</li></ul><p>PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:</p><ul><li>See Disease Characteristics</li><li><p>No prior investigational agents in the metastatic setting</p><ul><li>Other prior investigational agents in the adjuvant setting must have been completed at least 6 weeks prior to study registration and should be discussed with the study PI</li></ul></li><li>No prior tamoxifen or other agents that modulate or downregulate the estrogen receptor (e.g., raloxifene, fulvestrant)</li><li><p>No prior chemotherapy or trastuzumab (Herceptin) for metastatic disease</p><ul><li>Prior chemotherapy, trastuzumab, or bevacizumab in the adjuvant setting allowed provided it has been completed ≥ 6 weeks before study therapy</li></ul></li><li>Prior aromatase inhibitors (≤ 2 agents) (e.g., anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane, aminoglutethimide) allowed in the adjuvant or metastatic setting and must be discontinued at study registration</li><li><p>At least 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent medications that are strong to moderate inhibitors of CYP2D6 and may alter tamoxifen citrate metabolism including, but not limited to, any of the following:</p><ul><li>Paroxetine (Paxil)</li><li>Fluoxetine (Prozac)</li><li>Bupropion (Wellbutrin)</li><li>Quinidine (Cardioquin)</li></ul></li><li><p>Patients may not initiate bisphosphonate therapy while receiving treatment on this study</p><ul><li>Patients who have begun receiving bisphosphonate therapy prior to registration may continue at the same intervals used prior to study registration</li></ul></li><li><p>Concurrent radiotherapy to painful sites of bone disease or areas of impending fractures allowed provided the following criteria are met:</p><ul><li>Radiotherapy was initiated before study entry</li><li>Sites of measurable or non-measurable disease are outside the radiotherapy port</li><li>Recovered from prior radiotherapy</li></ul></li><li>No other concurrent hormonal therapy</li><li>No concurrent chemotherapy</li></ul>