DCIS: RECAST Trial Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Re-Evaluating Conditions for Active Surveillance Suitability as Treatment

NCT ID: NCT06075953

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-17

Study Completion Date

2033-11-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this trial is to see if active surveillance monitoring and hormonal therapy in patients diagnosed with ductal cell carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early stage of breast cancer, can be an effective management of the disease.

Participants will be asked to receive control hormonal therapy or an investigational hormonal therapy treatment. Participants will be asked to return for evaluation with MRI at three months and six months. Depending on the evaluation participants will have the option to continue on the treatment. If the evaluation suggests surgery is recommended, the participant will discontinue the study treatment and will undergo surgery. In addition to the treatment and MRI evaluation, participants will be asked to provide blood sample to understand their immune status, provide saliva sample for genetic testing, provide the study with a portion of the tissue or slides generated from tissue removed during surgery performed as part of their standard of care.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this trial is to see if active surveillance monitoring and hormonal therapy in patients diagnosed with Ductal cell Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), an early stage of breast cancer, can be an effective management of the disease. The current management of most patients with DCIS involves surgical intervention with or without radiation, similar to more aggressive breast cancers. These treatments can come with some significant health effects.The main question this study aims to answer is: to determine whether novel endocrine therapy increases the fraction of patients who will be suitable for long-term active surveillance.

Participants will be asked to take one of three investigational study medication (z-Elacestrant, Testosterone + Anastrazole, or Endoxifen) or receive control hormonal therapy (Tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor), depending on the treatment to which they have been randomized. Participants will be asked to return for evaluation with MRI at three months and six months. Depending on the evaluation, participants will have the option to continue on the treatment, with follow up evaluations of Mammogram and MRI at 6 month intervals. If the evaluation suggests surgery is recommended, the participant will discontinue the study treatment and will undergo surgery. In addition to the treatment and MRI evaluation, participants will be asked to:

* Provide blood sample to understand their immune status
* Provide saliva sample for genetic testing
* Provide the study with a portion of the tissue or slides generated from tissue removed during surgery performed as part of their standard of care.

Participants will be followed annually for 10 years.

Conditions

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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

RECAST-DCIS is an open-label, multi-site platform study designed to offer women with Ductal cell Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) 6 months of neo-adjuvant exposure to endocrine therapy with the intent of determining their suitability for long-term active surveillance without surgery.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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chemoprevention therapy per investigator choice

For premenopausal women: 20 mg tamoxifen orally daily (standard dose) or 10 mg every other day (low dose).

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: exemestane 25 mg daily, letrozole 2.5 mg daily, or anastrozole 1 mg daily; or reduced exemestane dosing: 25 mg 3X per week orally.

For postmenopausal women who are not tolerating an AI, investigators can change them to the low dose (10 mg every other day) or standard dose (20 mg) of tamoxifen.

There is active follow up with MRI at baseline, 3 months, 6 months after treatment initiation, and every 6 months alternating MRI and mammogram for up to 5 years. Participants may continue treatment for up to 5 years.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tamoxifen

Intervention Type DRUG

For premenopausal women: 20 mg tamoxifen orally daily (standard dose) or 10 mg every other day (low dose).

For postmenopausal women who are not tolerating an AI, investigators can change them to the low dose (10 mg every other day) or standard dose (20 mg) of tamoxifen.

Exemestane

Intervention Type DRUG

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: exemestane 25 mg daily, or reduced exemestane dosing: 25 mg 3 times per week orally

Letrozole

Intervention Type DRUG

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: letrozole 2.5 mg daily.

Anastrazole

Intervention Type DRUG

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: anastrozole 1 mg daily.

Testosterone + Anastrazole (T+Ai)

White solid pellet for subcutaneous insertion consisting of 100mg Testosterone and 4mg Anastrazole, an aromatase inhibitor. A cylindrical pellet (4.5mm diameter, 6.35mm diameter) is inserted subcutaneously in the upper outer gluteal region or iliac fossa every 3 months, with treatment up to 36 months. There is active follow up with MRI at baseline, 3 months, 6 months after treatment initiation, and every 6 months alternating MRI and mammogram for up to 5 years. Participants are followed for an additional 5 years.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Testosterone + Anastrazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Investigational drug. Both pre- and post- menopausal subjects. 100mg testosterone in combination with 4mg anastrazole administered subcutaneously every 3 months for up to 3 years.

Elacestrant

Selective estrogen receptor degrader, Standard dose: 400mg PO with food once daily for treatment up to 36 months. Dose reduction of Elacestrant by up to 2 dose levels permitted depending on toxicity; 400 mg to 300 mg then 300 mg to 200 mg Participants requiring more than 2 dose reductions must discontinue treatment For patients on this arm there is active follow up with MRI at baseline, 3 months, 6 months after treatment initiation, and every 6 months alternating MRI and mammogram for up to 5 years. Participants are followed by for an additional 5 years.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Elacestrant

Intervention Type DRUG

Investigational drug. Both pre- and post- menopausal subjects. Elacestrant 400mg PO with food once daily up to 36 months.

Endoxifen

(Z)-endoxifen is the most active metabolite of the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), tamoxifen. Standard dose: 10mg PO delayed release capsule of z-endoxifen once daily for treatment up to 36 months. same time with a glass of water either 1 hour before a meal or 2 hours after a meal and should not take with alcohol. For patients on this arm there is active follow up with MRI at baseline, 3 months, 6 months after treatment initiation, and every 6 months alternating MRI and mammogram for up to 5 years. Participants are followed for an additional 5 years.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Z-endoxifen

Intervention Type DRUG

Investigational drug. Both pre- and post- menopausal subjects. (z)-endoxifen 10mg delayed release capsule 1 hour before a meal or 2 hours after a meal once daily for up to 36 months.

Interventions

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Tamoxifen

For premenopausal women: 20 mg tamoxifen orally daily (standard dose) or 10 mg every other day (low dose).

For postmenopausal women who are not tolerating an AI, investigators can change them to the low dose (10 mg every other day) or standard dose (20 mg) of tamoxifen.

Intervention Type DRUG

Exemestane

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: exemestane 25 mg daily, or reduced exemestane dosing: 25 mg 3 times per week orally

Intervention Type DRUG

Letrozole

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: letrozole 2.5 mg daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Anastrazole

For postmenopausal women: standard oral doses of AI of choice: anastrozole 1 mg daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Testosterone + Anastrazole

Investigational drug. Both pre- and post- menopausal subjects. 100mg testosterone in combination with 4mg anastrazole administered subcutaneously every 3 months for up to 3 years.

Intervention Type DRUG

Elacestrant

Investigational drug. Both pre- and post- menopausal subjects. Elacestrant 400mg PO with food once daily up to 36 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Z-endoxifen

Investigational drug. Both pre- and post- menopausal subjects. (z)-endoxifen 10mg delayed release capsule 1 hour before a meal or 2 hours after a meal once daily for up to 36 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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T+Ai

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

A. Female, at least 18 years old

B. Previous diagnosis of HR+ DCIS (at least 50% ER or PR; biopsy will have been performed previously at diagnosis) with or without microinvasion

C. Patients who have previously received endocrine therapy should have a washout period of 4-6 weeks prior to the screening MRI on the RECAST-DCIS trial

D. Bilateral mammogram performed within up to 4 months (120 days) of the start of trial treatment may be used for screening evaluation

E. MRI performed within up to 2 months (60 days) of the start of trial treatment for lesion evaluation

F. CBC w/ diff, CMP, and Lipid Panel within normal limits within a year of the start of trial treatment. Abnormal labs to be repeated within 60 days prior to the start of trial treatment. Patients will be considered eligible for screening labs that are abnormal or out-of-range if the investigator has deemed the lab results not-clinically significant

G. Negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 1 month of the start of trial treatment

H. Controlled HIV positive patients are allowed as long as their current medication does not contraindicate the study's investigational agent

I. Willingness and ability to provide tumor samples for research

Exclusion Criteria

A. Pregnant or actively breastfeeding women

B. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent based on review of the medical record and patient history

C. Invasive carcinoma or identification of a mass on MRI that is subsequently biopsied and found to be invasive cancer

D. Co-enrollment in clinical trials of pharmacologic agents requiring an IND

E. Ongoing treatment for DCIS other than what is specified in this protocol

F. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including psychiatric conditions, that would limit compliance with study requirements

G. Medical history or ongoing gastrointestinal disorders potentially affecting the absorption of investigational agent and/or tamoxifen. Active inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhea, known active hepatitis A/B/C\*, hepatic cirrhosis, short bowel syndrome, or any upper gastrointestinal surgery including gastric resection or banding procedures

\*Active hepatitis, defined as: A (positive HA antigen or positive IgM); B (either positive HBs antigen or positive hepatitis B viral DNA test above the lower limit of detection of the assay); C (positive hepatitis C antibody result, and quantitative hepatitis C (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) results greater than the lower limits of detection of the assay)

H. Participants who are unable to swallow normally or unable to take tablets and capsules. Predictable poor compliance with oral treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Laura Esserman, MD, MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Fancisco - Department of Surgery

(Co-PI) Kelly Hewitt, MD, FACS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Locations

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Berkeley Outpatient Center

Berkeley, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

City of Hope -Duarte Cancer Center

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

City of Hope - Lennar Foundation Cancer Center

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UCSF

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

City of Hope

South Pasadena, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

John Muir Health

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Maple Grove Cancer Center

Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Hennepin Healthcare -Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Englewood, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Union Square

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Chelsea

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai West

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Paoli Hospital

Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Lankenau Medical Center

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Kim Nelson, RN

Role: CONTACT

+1 (888) 343-9922 ext. 343

Maria Pitsiouni, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+1 (888) 343-9922 ext. 172

Facility Contacts

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Niloufar Abdollahi

Role: primary

415.476.3322

Lorraine Jiang

Role: backup

415-502-2841

Mellissa Henry, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Role: primary

626-713-8895

Mellissa Henry, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Role: primary

626-713-8895

Sophia Quiroz, Clinical Research Coordinator

Role: primary

310-794-0130

Lorraine Jiang

Role: primary

415-502-2841

Mellissa Henry, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Role: primary

626-713-8895

Jen Johnson, Clinical Research Coordinator

Role: primary

925-674-2580

Neveen Abdo, Clinical Research Coordinator

Role: primary

727-748-9345

Winship Clinical Trials Office

Role: primary

1-404-778-1868

Trisha Burrello

Role: backup

Vhenyse Encarnacion

Role: primary

Oncology Access Nurse

Role: primary

612-624-2620

Hannah Merrill

Role: primary

952-993-0996

Niki Hoese

Role: backup

952-993-1585

Oncology Access Nurse

Role: primary

612-624-2620

Kayla Williams

Role: primary

201-894-3000 ext. 9786

Contact: Site Public Contact

Role: primary

212-824-7309

Contact: Site Public Contact

Role: primary

212-824-7309

Contact: Site Public Contact

Role: primary

212-824-7309

Contact: Site Public Contact

Role: primary

212-824-7309

Brandy Baker and Lindsy Davis, RN

Role: primary

336-716-8941 OR 336-716-6748

Sydney McEntire

Role: backup

Katherine DiGuilio

Role: primary

Alison Keenan

Role: backup

Katherine DiGuilio

Role: primary

Alison Keenan

Role: backup

Alison Keenan

Role: primary

Katherine Diguilio

Role: backup

Oncology nursing

Role: primary

1-800-811-8480

Jennifer Goodman, RN, BSN

Role: backup

615.936.6825

Janna Espinosa

Role: primary

801-585-0571

Other Identifiers

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RECAST-DCIS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id