Neoadjuvant Letrozole Plus Metformin vs Letrozole Plus Placebo for ER-positive Postmenopausal Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01589367

Last Updated: 2018-09-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

208 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2018-08-31

Brief Summary

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Preoperative letrozole versus letrozole with metformin in postmenopausal Estrogen receptor positive breast cancer patients

Phase II multicenter 1:1 randomized clinical trial Total 208 patients

Primary endpoint Clinical response rate

Secondary endpoint Pathologic complete response rate Breast conserving surgery rate Percent mammographic density change Ki67(%) change after 4week medication of 2nd core needle biopsy Toxicity profile of neoadjuvant letrozole, metformin

Detailed Description

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To identify the anti-tumor effect of metformin with preoperatively given letrozole in postmenopausal estrogen receptor positive breast cancer patients

Conditions

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Hormone Receptor Positive Malignant Neoplasm of Breast

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Arm1_ Metformin

Letrozole with concurrent metformin

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin HCl 500mg(morning/evening) PO daily x 1week Metformin HCl 1000mg(morning)and 500mg(evening)PO daily x 1week Metformin HCl 1000mg(morning/evening) PO daily x 22weeks

Arm 2_ Letrole alone

Letrozole with placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Letrozole 2.5mg PO daily + Placebo 1 tablet PO 2/day x 1week Letrozole 2.5mg PO daily + Placebo 2 tablet+ 1 tablet PO x 1 week Letrozole 2.5mg PO daily + Placebo 2 tablet PO 2/day x 22 weeks

Interventions

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Metformin

Metformin HCl 500mg(morning/evening) PO daily x 1week Metformin HCl 1000mg(morning)and 500mg(evening)PO daily x 1week Metformin HCl 1000mg(morning/evening) PO daily x 22weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Letrozole 2.5mg PO daily + Placebo 1 tablet PO 2/day x 1week Letrozole 2.5mg PO daily + Placebo 2 tablet+ 1 tablet PO x 1 week Letrozole 2.5mg PO daily + Placebo 2 tablet PO 2/day x 22 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Arm1_Metformin_experimental Arm2_Letrozole alone_Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
* Clinically measurable tumor size(stage II/III)
* No evidence of distant metastasis
* Postmenopause women 'Age≥60yr' OR 'previous bilateral oophorectomy' OR 'FSH\>30 with no bleeding history within 1yr'
* ECOG 0-2
* Adequate hepatorenal, bone marrow function 'serum Cr\<1.4mg/dL' AND 'Bilirubin\< upper limit of normal x 1.5 AND 'AST/ALT \< upper limit of normal x 1.8 AND 'ALP \< upper limit of normal x 1.8 AND 'Hemoglobin \>10 g/dL' AND 'ANC \>1,500/mm3' AND 'Platelet \>100,000/mm3'
* Spontaneous signed into the written informed consent

* History of other carcinoma
* Uncontrolled infection
* History of psychiatric, epileptic disease
* Male breast cancer
* Diabetes 'HbA1c≥6.5' OR 'FBS≥126mg/dL'
* Hypersensitivity or intolerance to metformin
* Risk of metformin associated lactic acidosis 'Congestive heart disease of NYHA Class llll/IV' OR 'History of other acidosis' OR 'Alcohol intake more than either 3 bottles beer OR 1 bottle Soju'
* During medication of metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, insulin
* Diffuse microcalcification in mammogram
* Multiple OR bilateral OR inflammatory breast cancer
* Chemotherapy or endocrine therapy within 2yr due to history of breast cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Wonshik Han, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

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Other Identifiers

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KBCSG 013

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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