- Patients receiving a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist for ovarian suppression must remain on such therapy throughout the course of protocol treatment; patients must discontinue other endocrine treatments, including systemic hormone-replacement therapy and intravaginal estrogens prior to study entry; patients must have concluded radiation therapy prior to study entry; patients must be at least 1 week from prior chemotherapy or 3 weeks from prior trastuzumab therapy, with adequate recovery of bone marrow function and performance status