Effects of Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy on Muscle Function

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Unwilling to co-enroll into the FIT core study
• •2. Diagnosis of severe osteopenia or osteoporosis, defined as a bone mineral density of ≥ 2.0 standard deviations below the young adult female reference mean (T score)
• •3. Diagnosis of other disorder affecting bone function or turnover, such as Paget's disease, renal osteodystrophy, parathyroid disorders, or vitamin D deficiency/osteomalacia
• •4. Prior history of non-traumatic, fragility bone fracture
• •5. Any muscle or neuromuscular disorder affecting muscle function, such as muscular dystrophy, myositis, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• •6. Any condition precluding power protocol participation (i.e. exertion on a stationary bicycle), including: New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina, myocardial infarction in the prior 12 months, orthopedic surgery in the previous 6 months or plans for orthopedic surgery during the study period, chronic uncontrolled pulmonary conditions such as uncontrolled asthma (symptoms \> 2 days/week) or dyspnea requiring oxygen, symptomatic peripheral vascular disease, or any other comorbidity that would interfere with the ability to complete and comply with the protocol in the opinion of the investigator
• •7. Need for daily anticoagulation use
• •8. Allergy to local anesthetic
• •9. Locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer a. History of prior treated malignancies, other than breast cancer, that are now stable, are in remission, and do not require active therapy, are acceptable.