Trial of Endocrine Against Locoregional Therapy First in Postmenopausal Women With Early Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00908531

Last Updated: 2019-04-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

123 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-01

Brief Summary

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The hypothesis to be addressed in this randomized phase III trial is that 4 months of letrozole may be superior to surgery as primary therapy for early stage hormone receptor positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women, provided that these patients will receive definitive and radical surgery and adjuvant therapies as otherwise indicated at the completion of preoperative letrozole.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Operable Breast Neoplasms

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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Postoperative letrozole

Definitive surgery without preoperative AI treatment

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

letrozole (Femara)

Intervention Type DRUG

tablet 2.5 mg daily

Preoperative letrozole

Treatment with letrozole for 4 months before definitive surgery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

letrozole (Femara)

Intervention Type DRUG

tablet 2.5 mg daily

Interventions

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letrozole (Femara)

tablet 2.5 mg daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Femara

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent
* Age 60 years or older
* Measurable non-metastatic and non-inflammatory breast cancer
* Tumor of 2 cm or larger
* ER and/or PgR positive tumor
* Co-morbidity index 0 - 3, e.g., no other serious medical condition

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior medical therapy for a malignant disease, including aromatase inhibitors
* Distant metastasis
* Need for chemotherapy
* Past or current history of other neoplasms (except for curative treated basal skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri)
* Treatment with a non-approved drug within 30 days
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Danish Medical Research Council

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Danish Cancer Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bent Ejlertsen

Professor, MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bent Ejlertsen, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

DBCG

Locations

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Dept. of Breast Surgery; Aalborg Sygehus

Aalborg, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Surgery; Ã…rhus Sygehus

Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Breast Surgery; Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Surgery; Sydvestjysk Sygehus Esbjerg

Esbjerg, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Breast Surgery; Herlev Hospital

Herlev, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Oncology; Odense University Hospital

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status

Depart. of Breast Surgery, Ringsted Sygehus

Ringsted, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Breast Surgery; Vejle Sygehus

Vejle, , Denmark

Site Status

Dept. of Breast Surgery; Regionshospitalet Viborg

Viborg, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Skriver SK, Laenkholm AV, Rasmussen BB, Handler J, Grundtmann B, Tvedskov TF, Christiansen P, Knoop AS, Jensen MB, Ejlertsen B. Neoadjuvant letrozole for postmenopausal estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients, a study from the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG). Acta Oncol. 2018 Jan;57(1):31-37. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2017.1401228. Epub 2017 Nov 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29168427 (View on PubMed)

Skriver SK, Jensen MB, Knoop AS, Ejlertsen B, Laenkholm AV. Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes and response to neoadjuvant letrozole in patients with early oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: analysis from a nationwide phase II DBCG trial. Breast Cancer Res. 2020 May 14;22(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13058-020-01285-8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32410705 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DBCG 07-REAL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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