Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Service Executive.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved tamoxifen for reimbursement as a treatment option for estrogen receptor positive advanced breast cancer in pre- or post-menopausal women.

This is written in the approval document as:

Treatment of oestrogen receptor positive advanced breast cancer in pre- or post-menopausal women.

Citation

Tamoxifen Monotherapy, 2020, version number 4, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 21/07/2024, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/chemoprotocols/breast/253tamoxifen.pdf

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) ER positive Invasive Breast Carcinoma Tamoxifen