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Premenopausal Endocrine Responsive Chemotherapy Trial

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Drug: chemotherapy
Procedure: oophorectomy
Procedure: ovarian irradiation
Registration Number
NCT00066807
Lead Sponsor
ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation
Brief Summary

The PERCHE trial evaluated the worth of adding adjuvant chemotherapy for premenopausal women with steroid hormone receptor positive early invasive breast cancer who receive ovarian function suppression plus either tamoxifen or exemestane for five years. The use of chemotherapy was determined by randomization. The method of ovarian function suppression (GnRH analogue for five years, surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation) and the choice of tamoxifen or exemestane were determined by the investigator or by randomization in the IBCSG 25-02 TEXT trial \[recommended option\]. The trial was terminated early due to poor accrual.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare ovarian function suppression and tamoxifen or exemestane with vs without adjuvant chemotherapy in premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive resected breast cancer.

* Compare the disease-free and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare sites of first treatment failure in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the incidence of second nonbreast malignancies in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the quality of life, including late side effects of early menopause, of patients treated with these regimens.

PLANNED OUTLINE:

This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, number of positive axillary and/or internal mammary lymph nodes (0 vs 1 or more), method of ovarian function suppression (triptorelin vs oophorectomy vs ovarian irradiation), chemotherapy if randomized to arm II (not containing vs containing an anthracycline or taxane), and endocrine agent (tamoxifen vs exemestane vs selected by subsequent randomization in the TEXT trial). Treatment duration is five years.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 4 years. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.

NOTE: Trial was terminated early due to poor accrual.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
29
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
OFS plus T or EtamoxifenOvarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Chemotherapy plus OFS plus T or EchemotherapyChemotherapy plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
OFS plus T or Eovarian irradiationOvarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
OFS plus T or EtriptorelinOvarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
OFS plus T or EoophorectomyOvarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Chemotherapy plus OFS plus T or EtriptorelinChemotherapy plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Chemotherapy plus OFS plus T or EoophorectomyChemotherapy plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Chemotherapy plus OFS plus T or Eovarian irradiationChemotherapy plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
OFS plus T or EexemestaneOvarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Chemotherapy plus OFS plus T or EexemestaneChemotherapy plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Chemotherapy plus OFS plus T or EtamoxifenChemotherapy plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) by triptorelin for 5 years or surgical oophorectomy or ovarian irradiation PLUS tamoxifen (T) or exemestane (E) for 5 years.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free SurvivalFor first time at a median follow up approximately 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Systemic Disease-free SurvivalFor first time at a median follow up approximately 5 years
Overall SurvivalFor first time at a median follow up approximately 5 years
Sites of First Treatment FailureFor first time at a median follow up approximately 5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

🇨🇭

Lausanne, Switzerland

Kantonsspital - St. Gallen

🇨🇭

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano

🇮🇹

Aviano, Italy

National Institute of Oncology

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

Kantonsspital Graubuenden

🇨🇭

Chur, Switzerland

European Institute of Oncology

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

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