Thyroid Dysfunction in Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Compared to Healthy Volunteers

NCT ID: NCT00336102

Last Updated: 2015-07-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

541 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-04-30

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Learning about thyroid dysfunction in patients with breast cancer may help plan treatment and may help patients live more comfortably.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how often thyroid dysfunction happens in women with newly diagnosed stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer who are planning to undergo chemotherapy compared to how often it happens in healthy volunteers.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the proportion of hypothyroidism in women with newly diagnosed stage I-IIIB breast cancer (prior to chemotherapy) vs in cancer-free, age-matched healthy volunteers.
* Compare the magnitude of change in thyroid function in these patients from baseline to 24 months vs in cancer-free, age-matched healthy volunteers.

Secondary

* Correlate variation in thyroid function with fatigue symptom scores.
* Correlate variation in thyroid function with anthropometric measurements.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.

Patients and age-matched healthy volunteers undergo blood collection at baseline and at 12 and 24 months after enrollment. They also undergo anthropometric measurements and complete the Fatigue Symptom Inventory at baseline and at 12 and 24 months after enrollment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 270 patients and 280 healthy volunteers will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer Fatigue Hypothyroidism

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1 Breast Cancer Patient Cases

Patients between the ages of 25 and 75, diagnosed with primary, operable, stage I-III B breast cancer with planned chemotherapy regimen Adriamycin / Cytoxan (AC) plus a taxane are trial candidates.

Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.

physiologic testing

Intervention Type OTHER

Markers of thyroid function including thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Free thyroxine (free T4) and Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab). These will be performed at baseline, in 12 months and again 24 months after enrollment. All thyroid function marker assays will be performed by LabCorp.

fatigue assessment and management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Fatigue Symptoms Inventory (FSI) survey

management of therapy complications

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

If baseline testing results suggest hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, the enrolling center will give test results to participants for follow-up with their primary healthcare provider. Participants with hypothyroidism, who are not started on thyroid hormone, will continue on study, given the TSH level is below 10. Those with hypothyroidism who have treatment initiated will not continue on study. Participants who develop hypothyroidism during the study will not continue on-study if replacement therapy is initiated or if the TSH level is 10 or higher. Work up the next control nominated by the patient or contact the patient for the name of another control

Group 2 Healthy Controls

Controls will be women from the same general demographic area as Group 1 Cases, have no prior history of cancer and be within 5 years of the Group 1 case's age (+/- 5 years).

Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.

physiologic testing

Intervention Type OTHER

Markers of thyroid function including thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Free thyroxine (free T4) and Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab). These will be performed at baseline, in 12 months and again 24 months after enrollment. All thyroid function marker assays will be performed by LabCorp.

fatigue assessment and management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Fatigue Symptoms Inventory (FSI) survey

management of therapy complications

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

If baseline testing results suggest hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, the enrolling center will give test results to participants for follow-up with their primary healthcare provider. Participants with hypothyroidism, who are not started on thyroid hormone, will continue on study, given the TSH level is below 10. Those with hypothyroidism who have treatment initiated will not continue on study. Participants who develop hypothyroidism during the study will not continue on-study if replacement therapy is initiated or if the TSH level is 10 or higher. Work up the next control nominated by the patient or contact the patient for the name of another control

Interventions

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physiologic testing

Markers of thyroid function including thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Free thyroxine (free T4) and Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab). These will be performed at baseline, in 12 months and again 24 months after enrollment. All thyroid function marker assays will be performed by LabCorp.

Intervention Type OTHER

fatigue assessment and management

Fatigue Symptoms Inventory (FSI) survey

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

If baseline testing results suggest hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, the enrolling center will give test results to participants for follow-up with their primary healthcare provider. Participants with hypothyroidism, who are not started on thyroid hormone, will continue on study, given the TSH level is below 10. Those with hypothyroidism who have treatment initiated will not continue on study. Participants who develop hypothyroidism during the study will not continue on-study if replacement therapy is initiated or if the TSH level is 10 or higher. Work up the next control nominated by the patient or contact the patient for the name of another control

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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thyroid function tests FSI Fatigue Symptoms Inventory

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women between the ages of 25 and 75
* Diagnosed with primary and operable Stage I - IIIB breast cancer
* Scheduled to receive neoadjuvant or adjuvant Adriamycin and Cytoxan (AC) plus a taxane (taxane may be given with AC or follow AC)
* No chemotherapy prior to baseline sample collection
* No prior history of other cancers (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
* Preoperative radiation therapy is permitted
* No diagnosis of hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.
* Cannot be a blood relative of the case. They can be friends, neighbors, women from social activities, local business, doctors' offices, etc.
* Must live near or in the town of the case
* Women between the ages of 20 and 80 (age-matched to cases +/- 5 years)
* No prior history of cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
* Women ages 40 and older should have had a mammogram within 2 years of study entry, showing no evidence of breast cancer.
* The friend control may bring their mammogram report or send a release and have records faxed to the enrolling center.
* Women under the age of 40 should have had a clinical breast examination within 2 years of study entry, showing no need for diagnostic mammography. If a mammogram was required, it should show no evidence of breast cancer.
* The friend control may bring their mammogram / breast exam report or send a release and have records faxed to the enrolling center.

Exclusion Criteria

* Stage IV breast cancer
* Scheduled to receive neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (patients who will receive adjuvant hormonal therapy may participate)
* Received adjuvant hormonal therapy or chemotherapy prior to sample collection
* On chemotherapeutic regimen other than Adriamycin and Cytoxan plus a taxane.
* Patients receiving monoclonal antibodies or other biologic therapy may not participate
* Patients scheduled to receive Herceptin may not participate
* Diagnosed with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. (Women being treated for hypothyroidism are not eligible)
* Women with a baseline TSH of 10 or higher will not continue on study
* Women who are pregnant or lactating are not eligible. (Women of childbearing potential who are planning to become pregnant within the next 24 months should not enroll in this study)

CONTROL SELECTION:
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of South Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nagi B. Kumar, PhD RD FADA

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Locations

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CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

North Colorado Medical Center

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Site Status

McKee Medical Center

Loveland, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Cancer Centers of Central Florida, PA

Leesburg, Florida, United States

Site Status

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Northeast Georgia Cancer Care, LLC - Medical Oncology

Athens, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Saint Anthony's Hospital at Saint Anthony's Health Center

Alton, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center

Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Beaumont

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Site Status

William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Site Status

William Beaumont Hospital - Troy Campus

Troy, Michigan, United States

Site Status

MeritCare Bemidji

Bemidji, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Southeast Cancer Center

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Saint Francis Medical Center

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Site Status

St. John's Regional Health Center

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Our Lady of Mercy Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Rutherford Internal Medicine Associates, PA

Forest City, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Goldsboro

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Pardee Memorial Hospital

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Iredell Memorial Hospital

Statesville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Wilson

Wilson, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

CCOP - MeritCare Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

AnMed Cancer Center

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

Site Status

Scott and White Cancer Institute

Temple, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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SCUSF-0502

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

5U10CA081920-11

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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SCUSF 0502

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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