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Correlation of Menstrual Cycle Phase at Time of Primary Surgery With 5-Year Disease-Free Survival in Women With Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer

Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
Interventions
Behavioral: patient interviewing to obtain menstrual history
Procedure: blood sampling
Registration Number
NCT00002762
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Timing of breast cancer surgery may improve effectiveness of treatment and may help patients live longer.

PURPOSE: Clinical trial to determine whether timing of primary surgery in relation to menstrual cycle is associated with disease-free survival 5 years after surgery in women who have stage I or stage II breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Document menstrual phase (follicular vs luteal) by circulating hormones and menstrual history at the time of primary surgery in premenopausal women with stage I or II breast cancer.

* Correlate menstrual phase at primary surgery with 5-year disease-free survival in these patients.

* Compare the menstrual cycle data obtained by hormone levels and study-specific menstrual cycle history with information recorded in the general written record.

* Compare the menstrual cycle data (e.g., hormone levels and cycle history) for these women with the data for the general population.

* Estimate the disease-free survival of women who undergo a 2-stage surgical procedure with cancer found at both stages when the surgery is not confined to the same menstrual cycle phase.

Premenopausal women age 18 to 55 years, who were interviewed for menstrual history and who were surgically treated for stages I to II breast cancer, had serum drawn within 1 day of surgery for estradiol, progesterone, and luteinizing hormone levels. Menstrual history and hormone levels were used to determine menstrual phase: luteal, follicular, and other. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were determined by Kaplan-Meier method and were compared by using the log-rank test and Cox proportional hazard modeling.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1118
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Women age 18 to 55 years
  2. Regular menstrual cycles of 21- to 35-days duration
  3. Pathologic stages I to II breast cancer, in whom all gross disease-including ductal carcinoma in situ-was surgically removed either in a one-stage or two-stage procedure.
  4. required serum be drawn within 1 calendar day of the lumpectomy/mastectomy for women who underwent a one-stage procedure and within 1 calendar day of each stage for women who underwent a two-stage procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Lactation within the past 3 months
  2. galactorrhea
  3. neoadjuvant therapy
  4. previous breast cancer, and history of any cancer (except squamous or basal cell skin carcinoma) in which the patient was not disease-free for at least 10 years

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patient interviewing + blood samplingblood samplingPatients were interviewed at the time of the primary cancer surgery to determine the menstrual history. Blood sampling occurred within 1 day of surgery, and serum samples were shipped frozen to a central laboratory (Mayo Medical Laboratory, Rochester, MN) for E2, Pg, and LH determinations. Serum hormone levels, menstrual cycle length, and day of last menses were used to determine the menstrual phase at which surgery occurred. Patients were observed every 6 months for the first year postregistration and annually for the next 2 to 10 years postregistration for adjuvant therapy information, disease recurrence, and death.
Patient interviewing + blood samplingpatient interviewing to obtain menstrual historyPatients were interviewed at the time of the primary cancer surgery to determine the menstrual history. Blood sampling occurred within 1 day of surgery, and serum samples were shipped frozen to a central laboratory (Mayo Medical Laboratory, Rochester, MN) for E2, Pg, and LH determinations. Serum hormone levels, menstrual cycle length, and day of last menses were used to determine the menstrual phase at which surgery occurred. Patients were observed every 6 months for the first year postregistration and annually for the next 2 to 10 years postregistration for adjuvant therapy information, disease recurrence, and death.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
overall survivalUp to 5 years
disease-free survivalUp to 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (54)

Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

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Seattle, Washington, United States

CCOP - Atlanta Regional

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Rockford Clinic

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Rockford, Illinois, United States

Scripps Cancer Center at Scripps Clinic

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La Jolla, California, United States

Eastern Virginia Medical School

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

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Mobile, Alabama, United States

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Baptist Regional Cancer Institute - Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Hartford Hospital

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Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Franklin Square Hospital Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

CCOP - Evanston

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Evanston, Illinois, United States

Community Regional Cancer Care

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Lahey Clinic Medical Center - Burlington

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Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

CCOP - Kalamazoo

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Keesler Medical Center - Keesler Air Force Base

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Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States

CCOP - Northern New Jersey

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

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Newark, New Jersey, United States

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

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Syracuse, New York, United States

Akron City Hospital

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Akron, Ohio, United States

Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation

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Canton, Ohio, United States

Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

South Pointe Hospital

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Columbus

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Dayton

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Oklahoma

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network - Bethlehem

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

CCOP - MainLine Health

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Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

Wellspan Health - York Cancer Center

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York, Pennsylvania, United States

Kent County Memorial Hospital

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Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

CCOP - Upstate Carolina

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Puget Sound Oncology Consortium

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Seattle, Washington, United States

CCOP - Northwest

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital

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Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

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Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Jewish General Hospital - Montreal

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

St. Michael's Hospital - Toronto

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Bangor, Maine, United States

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Methodist Hospital Cancer Center at Nebraska Methodist Hospital - Omaha

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

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Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Allegheny General Hospital

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

CCOP - Kansas City

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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