Evaluating Dose Timing (Morning vs Evening) of Endocrine-based Therapies in Metastatic Breast and Prostate Cancers

NCT ID: NCT07252726

Last Updated: 2025-12-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-31

Study Completion Date

2033-02-28

Brief Summary

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The REaCT-CHRONO-MetBP Pilot study will compare morning and evening administration of endocrine-based therapy in metastatic breast and prostate cancers.

Participants with metastatic breast or prostate cancer will be randomly placed in one of two groups: a morning group and an evening group. The group assignment will determine whether they take their endocrine therapy in the morning or the evening. The primary outcome of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of study procedures in order to conduct a larger definitive trial in the future. The secondary outcomes include comparing quality of life, tolerability, and efficacy outcomes between the morning and evening groups for each of the two cancer cohorts (metastatic breast and prostate cancer).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Metastatic Breast Cancer Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

There will be 2 cohorts. Cohort A is for participants with breast cancer. Participants in Cohort A will be randomized to either morning or evening administration of endocrine-based therapy for breast cancer. Cohort B is for participants with prostate cancer. Participants in Cohort B will be randomized to either morning or evening administration of endocrine-based therapy for prostate cancer.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Participants and investigators will not be blinded to treatment allocation as the study is only randomizing treatment schedule.

Study Groups

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Cohort A, Arm A: Breast Cancer Cohort, Morning Group

Participants with metastatic breast cancer in this arm are assigned morning administration of CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Morning administration of CDK4/6 inhibitor

Intervention Type OTHER

Morning administration of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor defined as, within one hour of the participant wake up time.

Cohort A, Arm B: Breast Cancer Cohort, Evening Group

Participants with metastatic breast cancer in this arm are assigned evening administration of CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Evening administration of CDK4/6 inhibitor

Intervention Type OTHER

Evening administration of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor defined as, within one hour of the participant bedtime.

Cohort B, Arm A: Prostate Cancer Cohort, Morning Group

Participants with metastatic prostate cancer in this arm are assigned morning administration of ARPI.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Morning administration of ARPI

Intervention Type OTHER

Morning administration of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) defined as, within one hour of the patient wake up time.

Cohort B, Arm B: Prostate Cancer Cohort, Evening Group

Participants with metastatic prostate cancer in this arm are assigned evening administration of ARPI.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Evening administration of ARPI

Intervention Type OTHER

Evening administration of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) defined as, within one hour of the patient bedtime.

Interventions

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Morning administration of CDK4/6 inhibitor

Morning administration of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor defined as, within one hour of the participant wake up time.

Intervention Type OTHER

Evening administration of CDK4/6 inhibitor

Evening administration of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor defined as, within one hour of the participant bedtime.

Intervention Type OTHER

Morning administration of ARPI

Morning administration of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) defined as, within one hour of the patient wake up time.

Intervention Type OTHER

Evening administration of ARPI

Evening administration of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) defined as, within one hour of the patient bedtime.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with metastatic hormonal receptor positive breast cancer
* Plan to receive endocrine therapy and a CDK4/6 inhibitor (either Ribociclib or Palbociclib) in the first-line metastatic setting
* Age ≥18 years
* Able to provide oral consent
* Willing and able to complete questionnaires as per study protocol


* Patients with metastatic castrate sensitive prostate cancer
* Plan to receive androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (either enzalutamide, apalutamide or abiraterone acetate) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy
* Age ≥18 years
* Able to provide oral consent
* Willing and able to complete questionnaires as per study protocol

Exclusion Criteria

* Any contraindication in taking endocrine therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitor in the morning or evening
* Plan to receive abemaciclib (as this requires twice a day dosing)


* Any contraindication in taking androgen receptor pathway inhibitor in the morning or evening
* Plan to receive darolutamide (as this requires twice a day dosing)
* Plan to receive docetaxel in combination with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie-France Savard, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Ottawa Hospital

Ana-Alicia Beltran-Bless, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Ottawa Hospital

Locations

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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Lisa Vandermeer, MSc

Role: CONTACT

613-737-7700

Lauren Butterfield, MSc

Role: CONTACT

613-737-7700 ext. 75727

Facility Contacts

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Lauren Butterfield, MSc

Role: primary

613-737-7700 ext. 75727

References

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Beltran-Bless AA, Vandermeer L, Ibrahim MFK, Hutton B, Shorr R, Savard MF, Clemons M. Does the Time of Day at Which Endocrine Therapy Is Taken Affect Breast Cancer Patient Outcomes? Curr Oncol. 2021 Jul 6;28(4):2523-2528. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040229.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34287262 (View on PubMed)

Savard MF, Ibrahim M, Saunders D, Pond GR, Ng TL, Awan AA, Sehdev S, Alqahtani N, Vandermeer L, MacDonald F, Beltran-Bless AA, Fallowfield L, Clemons M. A pragmatic, multicenter, randomized trial comparing morning versus evening dosing of adjuvant endocrine therapy (REaCT-CHRONO Study). NPJ Breast Cancer. 2025 May 29;11(1):49. doi: 10.1038/s41523-025-00762-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 40442096 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://react.ohri.ca/

The Rethinking Clinical Trials (REaCT) website

Other Identifiers

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REaCT-CHRONO-MetBP Pilot

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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