Oncologists have become increasingly leery about the effects of nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors on bone since investigators in the Arimidex, Tamoxifen Alone or in Combination (ATAC) trial, the world's largest-ever breast cancer treatment study, reported that anastrozole-treated patients had a significantly higher fracture rate than those randomized to tamoxifen.
What does ATAC stand for?
ATAC stands for Arimidex, Tamoxifen Alone or in Combination (cancer study)
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- American Teens Against Crime (Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers book series)
- Anti Terrorism Alert Center (US)
- Anti-Terrorism Advisory Committee
- Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
- Antiterrorism Alert Center (Navy) (US DoD)
- Antiterrorist Alert Center
- Apparel Textile Action Committee (Canada)
- Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club (Florida)
- Arizona Transfer Articulation Committee (Phoenix, AZ)
- Army Tank-Automotive Center (US Army; predecessor to TACOM)
- Art Talks Artists' Collective
- Artelisys Technical Assistance Center (Ewa Beach, HI)
- Asociación Tecnológica Amateur de Comunicaciones
- Asset Tracking and Accountability Control System
- Association of Theatrical Artists and Craftspeople (Bloomfield, NJ)
- Association Technique pour l'Action Culturelle (French: Technical Association for Cultural Action)
- Association Terre d'Aragon en Cabardès (French: Land Association of Aragon Cabardès; Aragon, France)
- Atrial Tachycardia (medical)
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Houghton and colleagues of the Arimidex, Tamoxifen Alone or in Combination (ATAC) Trialists' Group, London.