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Thyroid Dysfunction in Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Compared to Healthy Volunteers

Completed
Conditions
Fatigue
Hypothyroidism
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Other: physiologic testing
Procedure: fatigue assessment and management
Procedure: management of therapy complications
Registration Number
NCT00336102
Lead Sponsor
University of South Florida
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Learning about thyroid dysfunction in patients with breast cancer may help plan treatment and may help patients live more comfortably.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how often thyroid dysfunction happens in women with newly diagnosed stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer who are planning to undergo chemotherapy compared to how often it happens in healthy volunteers.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the proportion of hypothyroidism in women with newly diagnosed stage I-IIIB breast cancer (prior to chemotherapy) vs in cancer-free, age-matched healthy volunteers.

* Compare the magnitude of change in thyroid function in these patients from baseline to 24 months vs in cancer-free, age-matched healthy volunteers.

Secondary

* Correlate variation in thyroid function with fatigue symptom scores.

* Correlate variation in thyroid function with anthropometric measurements.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.

Patients and age-matched healthy volunteers undergo blood collection at baseline and at 12 and 24 months after enrollment. They also undergo anthropometric measurements and complete the Fatigue Symptom Inventory at baseline and at 12 and 24 months after enrollment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 270 patients and 280 healthy volunteers will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
541
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group 1 Breast Cancer Patient Casesphysiologic testingPatients between the ages of 25 and 75, diagnosed with primary, operable, stage I-III B breast cancer with planned chemotherapy regimen Adriamycin / Cytoxan (AC) plus a taxane are trial candidates. Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.
Group 2 Healthy Controlsfatigue assessment and managementControls will be women from the same general demographic area as Group 1 Cases, have no prior history of cancer and be within 5 years of the Group 1 case's age (+/- 5 years). Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.
Group 1 Breast Cancer Patient Casesfatigue assessment and managementPatients between the ages of 25 and 75, diagnosed with primary, operable, stage I-III B breast cancer with planned chemotherapy regimen Adriamycin / Cytoxan (AC) plus a taxane are trial candidates. Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.
Group 1 Breast Cancer Patient Casesmanagement of therapy complicationsPatients between the ages of 25 and 75, diagnosed with primary, operable, stage I-III B breast cancer with planned chemotherapy regimen Adriamycin / Cytoxan (AC) plus a taxane are trial candidates. Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.
Group 2 Healthy Controlsphysiologic testingControls will be women from the same general demographic area as Group 1 Cases, have no prior history of cancer and be within 5 years of the Group 1 case's age (+/- 5 years). Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.
Group 2 Healthy Controlsmanagement of therapy complicationsControls will be women from the same general demographic area as Group 1 Cases, have no prior history of cancer and be within 5 years of the Group 1 case's age (+/- 5 years). Will have physiologic testing at baseline to assess thyroid function and fatigue assessment and management inventory. Will follow-up on management of therapy complications for thyroid disorder if one identified or until off study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare proportion of hypothyroidism in women with newly diagnosed stage I-IIIB breast cancer prior to chemotherapy vs in age-matched healthy volunteers2 years
Compare change in thyroid function from baseline to 24 months after enrollment2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlate variation in thyroid function with fatigue symptom scores and anthropometric measurements at baseline and 24 months after enrollment2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (41)

Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

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Newark, New Jersey, United States

Iredell Memorial Hospital

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Statesville, North Carolina, United States

AnMed Cancer Center

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Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

St. John's Regional Health Center

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Springfield, Missouri, United States

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

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Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Wilson

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Wilson, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - MeritCare Hospital

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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital

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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Cancer Centers of Central Florida, PA

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Leesburg, Florida, United States

North Colorado Medical Center

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Greeley, Colorado, United States

McKee Medical Center

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Loveland, Colorado, United States

Southeast Cancer Center

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Northeast Georgia Cancer Care, LLC - Medical Oncology

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Athens, Georgia, United States

MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center

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Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States

William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus

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Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Saint Anthony's Hospital at Saint Anthony's Health Center

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Alton, Illinois, United States

MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

CCOP - Beaumont

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Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

MeritCare Bemidji

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Bemidji, Minnesota, United States

Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Goldsboro

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Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

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Springfield, Missouri, United States

William Beaumont Hospital - Troy Campus

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Troy, Michigan, United States

Saint Francis Medical Center

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South

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Springfield, Missouri, United States

Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

Rutherford Internal Medicine Associates, PA

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Forest City, North Carolina, United States

Pardee Memorial Hospital

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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital

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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

🇺🇸

Temple, Texas, United States

Scott and White Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Temple, Texas, United States

MBCCOP - Our Lady of Mercy Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Bronx, New York, United States

CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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