A Study of Zoledronic Acid in the Prevention of Cancer Therapy-induced Bone Loss

NCT ID: NCT00333229

Last Updated: 2014-11-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

11 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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Breast cancer and osteoporosis are two of the most frequent diseases in women. Estrogen may be associated with bone loss and the risk of breast cancer because of its potent effects on the mitotic activity of breast epithelium and on bone turnover.

This study is will assess the safety and efficacy of Zoledronic acid 4 mg, given every 3 months over 24 months, in improving bone mineral density in premenopausal women with hormone receptor negative breast cancer and adjuvant chemotherapeutic treatment compared to placebo.

This study is not recruiting patients in the United States.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Primary Hormone Receptor Negative Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Zoledronic Acid

Patients randomized into the Zometa arm received a total of 8 study drug infusions which were applied every 3 months. Patients received treatment for 24 months every 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zoledronic Acid

Intervention Type DRUG

4 mg zoledronic acid in 5 mL concentrate solution. Plastic vials.

Placebo

Patients randomized into the Placebo Arm received a total of 8 placebo infusions which were applied every 3 months. Patients received treatment for 24 months every 3 months.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo

Interventions

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Zoledronic Acid

4 mg zoledronic acid in 5 mL concentrate solution. Plastic vials.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

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Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female patients with histologically confirmed incident invasive breast cancer (T1-4) with no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis (N0) or distant metastasis (M0) and after complete primary tumor resection and axillary lymph node dissection less than 90 days before start of study drug treatment.
* Hormone receptor status is negative
* Patient is premenopausal (spontaneous and regular menses with premenopausal estradiol levels (\>10ng/dL)
* Patient receives adjuvant standard chemotherapy with approved cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs (e.g. AC 4-6 cycles) (prior neoadjuvant CT is allowed)
* Bone density at study entry \> -2.5 T-Score

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior treatment with bisphosphonates and estrogens or treatments for osteoporosis in addition to calcium and vitamin D
* Severe physical or psychological concomitant diseases and other known concurrent, severe medical disorder jeopardizing the life of the patient in the immediate future (e.g., myocardial infarction in previous six months, angina pectoris despite treatment, uncontrolled severe arterial hypertension, progressive cardiac or respiratory failure)
* Known hypersensitivity to bisphosphonates
* Abnormal renal function
* Current active dental problems including infection of the teeth or jawbone (maxilla or mandibular); dental or fixture trauma, or a current or prior diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), of exposed bone in the mouth, or of slow healing after dental procedures and recent (within 6 weeks) or planned dental or jaw surgery (e.g. extraction, implants)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmeceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Investigative Site

Marburg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Adams A, Jakob T, Huth A, Monsef I, Ernst M, Kopp M, Caro-Valenzuela J, Wockel A, Skoetz N. Bone-modifying agents for reducing bone loss in women with early and locally advanced breast cancer: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jul 9;7(7):CD013451. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013451.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38979716 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.novartisclinicaltrials.com/etrials/searchTrial.do?trialID=717

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Other Identifiers

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2004-002831-14

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CZOL446GDE13

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id