Letrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00014638

Last Updated: 2013-02-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-01-31

Study Completion Date

2002-03-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Estrogen can stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Letrozole may fight breast cancer by reducing the production of estrogen.

PURPOSE: Phase IV trial to study the effectiveness of letrozole in treating postmenopausal women who have metastatic breast cancer that has been previously treated with tamoxifen.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the time to progression of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer treated with letrozole (Femara) as first-line therapy. II. Determine the objective response rate, time to treatment failure, survival rate, and changes in symptom distress in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to time to diagnosis of metastatic disease. Patients receive oral letrozole (Femara) daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 590 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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letrozole

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer Measurable or evaluable disease Postmenopausal No spontaneous menses for at least 5 years (including chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea) Spontaneous menses within the past 5 years allowed if amenorrheic for at least 12 months and LH and FSH in postmenopausal normal range (including chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea) Bilateral oophorectomy Radiotherapy castration and amenorrheic for at least 3 months Hormone receptor status: Estrogen-receptor (ER) and/or progesterone-receptor (PR) positive No ER and PR negative or unknown tumors

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: See Disease Characteristics Performance status: Karnofsky 50-100% WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Corrected serum calcium less than 11.6 mg/dL Other: No known hypersensitivity to any of the constituents of the study drug No history of noncompliance to medical regimens No unreliability Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent anticancer immunotherapy or biological response modifiers Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy with adjuvant tamoxifen allowed No concurrent anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: See Chemotherapy No other concurrent anticancer endocrine therapy (including steroids) Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent radiotherapy to sole site of disease Concurrent radiotherapy to a limited area (e.g., for painful disease) allowed Surgery: See Disease Characteristics No prior adrenalectomy or hypophysectomy Other: At least 30 days since prior systemic investigational drugs At least 7 days since prior topical investigational drugs No other concurrent investigational drugs Concurrent bisphosphonates (e.g., zoledronic acid) for bone metastasis allowed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Stephanie Petrone, SCRS

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center

Berkeley, California, United States

Site Status

Long Beach Memorial Breast Center

Long Beach, California, United States

Site Status

Cancer Research Network, Inc.

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Site Status

Oncology-Hematology Group of South Florida

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Pharm Research

Pinecrest, Florida, United States

Site Status

Cancer Research Network Inc.

Plantation, Florida, United States

Site Status

Good Samaritan Medical Center

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Illinois Oncology, Ltd.

Belleville, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Joliet Oncology/Hematology Associates, Ltd.

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Memorial Medical Center

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Southwest Oncology Association

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

New Mexico Oncology-Hematology

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Oncology Partnership Network

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Memphis Cancer Center

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Dial Research Associates, Inc.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Center for Oncology Research and Treatment, Medical City Hospital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Intermountain Hematology/Oncology Associates, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Cascade Cancer Center

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NOVARTIS-CFEM345A-US10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068583

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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