Low Dose Exemestane vs Low Dose Tamoxifen in Post-menopausal Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer.

NCT ID: NCT06364267

Last Updated: 2025-11-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-10-01

Study Completion Date

2027-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to to compare low dose of exemestane (babyexe) versus low dose of tamoxifen (babytam) in terms of change of quality of life from baseline to 12 months.

Detailed Description

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This is a multicenter, randomized, double blind phase II trial.

Eligible patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to:

ARM 1: BabyEXE Arm, 25 mg eod, typically every odd day of the monthly calendar for 12 monthsor unless progression, SAE, medical decision, patient withdrawal occur.

ARM 2: BabyTAM Arm, 10 mg eod, typically every odd day of the monthly calendar for 12 months or unless progression, SAE, medical decision, patient withdrawal occur.

Blinding will be guaranteed by over-encapsulation of active tablet agents with an AA capsule in a 6-month bottle.

In both arms, treatment should begin within 30 days from randomization. Exemstane and Tamoxifen will be provided for free by the Study Sponsor.

After study completion, participants will be unblinded and treated according to local guidelines. Clinical visit will be performed every 6 months (±14 days) with physical examination vital signs and weight and girth measurement, ECOG PS, MENQOL questionnaire (0, 6, 12 months), review of self-reported compliance, concomitant medications, AEs assessment, and physical exam. Telephone/video contact may be allowed at 3 and 9 months, whereas baseline, 6 months and 12 months visits are necessary for blood collection and biomarker assessment. Blood serum for centralized storage at IEO, Milan, Italy, will be collected at different time points.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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ARM 1

BabyEXE Arm, 25 mg eod, typically every odd day of the monthly calendar for 12 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exemestane 25 MG

Intervention Type DRUG

Blinded exemestane 25 mg every other day

ARM 2

BabyTAM Arm, 10 mg eod, typically every odd day of the monthly calendar for 12 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tamoxifen 10 MG

Intervention Type DRUG

Blinded tamoxifen 10 mg every other day

Interventions

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Tamoxifen 10 MG

Blinded tamoxifen 10 mg every other day

Intervention Type DRUG

Exemestane 25 MG

Blinded exemestane 25 mg every other day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Postmenopausal state is defined as no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. A high follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level in the postmenopausal range may be used to confirm a post- menopausal state in women not using hormonal contraception or hormonal replacement therapy. However, in the absence of 12 months of amenorrhea, a single FSH measurement is insufficient. Permanent sterilization methods include hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy and bilateral oophorectomy.

Any of the following criteria must be met:
1. Recent (within 12 months from date of consent form signature) histologic diagnosis of ER+ve (\>5%) DCIS (patients with DCIS should have undergone breast-conserving therapy i.e. lumpectomy to remove the tumor with negative surgical margins followed by radiotherapy) or diagnosis within 3 years of HRL (ADH, LCIS, ALH), or:
2. At least 3% breast cancer risk at 5 years (or 5% risk at 10yrs) per one of the following risk models: the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium risk calculator V3 or Tyrer-Cuzick model V8 or:
3. Known carriers of a germline pathogenic/likely pathogenetic variant in the following moderate penetrance genes (CHEK2 or ATM), or women with chest wall irradiation before age of 30 years.
2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group - Performance Status (ECOG-PS) 0-1.
3. Able to swallow oral medications.
4. Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. Specifically, all cancers diagnosed since 3 years or longer except for breast and endometrial are eligible.
5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
6. Mammography performed up to 6 months before the trial consent form signature.
7. DEXA performed up to 12 months before the trial consent form signature.
8. Patients with life expectancy ≥ 10 years.
9. Patients with normal liver function tests and blood cell count.
10. Negative gynaecological examination performed up to 6 months before the trial consent form signature.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pre/perimenopausal women
2. History of DVT or PE.
3. Endometrial cancer.
4. Macular disorders.
5. Inability to comply with study procedures.
6. Prior use of antiestrogens within 12 months from the date of the trial consent form signature.
7. Use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) within 3 months from the date of the trial consent form signature.
8. Severe osteoporosis (T score ≤ 2.5 at either spine or hip), or recent vertebral fracture (within 6 months) not treated with zolendronic acid or denosumab.
9. Use of terbinafine, quinidine, cinacalcet, rifampicin, phenytonin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, and St. John's wort, warfarin, erythromycin, cyclosporin, nifepidine and any concomitant coumarin-type anticoagulant therapy.
10. Patients with moderate or severe renal impairment.
11. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to study drugs.
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Andrea DeCensi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andrea DeCensi

Director of Medicin Department and Oncology Division

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrea U De Censi, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera

Locations

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E.O. Ospedali Galliera

Genova, Italy, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Andrea U De Censi, MD

Role: CONTACT

+39.010.563.4501

Davide S Corradengo, SC

Role: CONTACT

+39.010.563.4580

Facility Contacts

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Andrea De Censi, MD

Role: primary

+390105634501

Davide Corradengo

Role: backup

+390105634580

Other Identifiers

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2024-520004-26-00

Identifier Type: CTIS

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BabyTears

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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