Lilly announces review of data on long term raloxifene treatment

Eli Lilly and Company announced that data on EVISTA (raloxifene HCl tablets) therapy for more than three years was published online in Current Medical Research & Opinion. The review includes summaries of previously published information; new, previously unpublished observations; and new data on EVISTA use. EVISTA is indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and reduction in risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

The majority of available data came from the Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation (MORE) trial and the Continued Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation (CORE) trial. In these trials, patients were evaluated for up to eight years. While available information is supportive of EVISTA use for more than three years, the optimum duration of EVISTA therapy is not known.

"Because of the chronic nature of postmenopausal osteoporosis and the risk of invasive breast cancer associated with the disease in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, it is critical to evaluate medications that treat these conditions that require therapy over a prolonged period of time," said lead author Robert Recker, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Director, Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University School of Medicine.