A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Herceptin® (Trastuzumab) in Combination With Arimidex® (Anastrozole) an Aromatase Inhibitor Compared to Arimidex® Alone in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00022672

Last Updated: 2013-06-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

208 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-10-31

Brief Summary

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This 2 arm study assessed the safety and efficacy of adding intravenous trastuzumab (Herceptin®) to daily oral anastrozole (Arimidex®) tablets as first- and second-line treatment in postmenopausal patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (ER+ve and/or PR+ve). Patients were randomized to receive either anastrazole 1 mg per os (po) daily, or anastrazole 1 mg po daily + a loading dose of Herceptin® 4 mg/kg intravenous (iv) followed by weekly doses of Herceptin® 2 mg/kg iv. The anticipated time on study treatment was until disease progression, and the target sample size was 100-500 individuals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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trastuzumab + anastrozole

Trastuzumab 4 mg/kg loading dose intravenous (iv) over 90 minutes, followed by weekly doses of 2 mg/kg iv over 30 minutes plus 1 mg oral dose of anastrozole every day for 24 Months in the Main phase and in the Extension Phase.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

trastuzumab (Herceptin®)

Intervention Type DRUG

4mg/kg iv loading dose, followed by 2mg/kg iv weekly

anastrazole (Arimidex®)

Intervention Type DRUG

1 mg tablet taken orally daily

anastrozole

1 mg oral dose of anastrozole every day for 24 Months in the Main phase. In the Extension Phase participants could cross-over to also receive trastuzumab 4 mg/kg initial loading dose intravenous (iv) over 90 minutes, followed by weekly doses of 2 mg/kg iv over 30 minutes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

anastrazole (Arimidex®)

Intervention Type DRUG

1 mg tablet taken orally daily

Interventions

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trastuzumab (Herceptin®)

4mg/kg iv loading dose, followed by 2mg/kg iv weekly

Intervention Type DRUG

anastrazole (Arimidex®)

1 mg tablet taken orally daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Herceptin® Arimidex®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* postmenopausal women;
* metastatic breast cancer suitable for endocrine therapy;
* positive hormone receptor status;
* Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression.

Exclusion Criteria

* patients on hormone replacement therapy;
* previous chemotherapy for metastatic disease;
* uncontrolled cardiac disease and history of cardiac failure.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Genentech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Vallejo, California, United States

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Gainsville, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Plantation, Florida, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Scarborough, Maine, United States

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Box Hill, , Australia

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Darlinghurst, , Australia

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Waratah, , Australia

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Porto Alegre, , Brazil

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Plovdiv, , Bulgaria

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Sofia, , Bulgaria

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Stara Zagora, , Bulgaria

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Québec, Quebec, Canada

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Beijing, , China

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Beijing, , China

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Shanghai, , China

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Shanghai, , China

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Wuhan, , China

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Avignon, , France

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Nice, , France

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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Kiel, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Trier, , Germany

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Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Ahmedabad, , India

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Bangalore, , India

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Chennai, , India

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Cuttack, , India

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Ludhiana, , India

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Mumbai, , India

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New Delhi, , India

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New Delhi, , India

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New Delhi, , India

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Haifa, , Israel

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Haifa, , Israel

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Petah Tikva, , Israel

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Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Rehovot, , Israel

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Tel Aviv, , Israel

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Genova, , Italy

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Vilnius, , Lithuania

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Guadalajara, , Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Trondheim, , Norway

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Gliwice, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Barnaul, , Russia

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Izhevsk, , Russia

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Kazan', , Russia

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Krasnodar, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Ufa, , Russia

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Floracliffe, , South Africa

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Pretoria, , South Africa

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Córdoba, , Spain

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Girona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Mataró, , Spain

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Reus, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Borås, , Sweden

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Gaelve, , Sweden

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Örebro, , Sweden

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taoyuan District, , Taiwan

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Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Shhiye, Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Lviv, , Ukraine

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Odesa, , Ukraine

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Sumy, , Ukraine

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Zaporizhzhya, , Ukraine

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Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

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Guildford, , United Kingdom

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Ipswich, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Merseyside, , United Kingdom

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Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

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Southampton, , United Kingdom

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Swansea, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Brazil Bulgaria Canada China France Germany Hong Kong Hungary India Israel Italy Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Norway Poland Russia South Africa Spain Sweden Taiwan Turkey (Türkiye) Ukraine United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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BO16216

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00112450

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Identifier Source: nct_alias

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