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Concomitant and Sequential Radiohormonotherapy in Adjuvant Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00208273
Lead Sponsor
Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle
Brief Summary

This trial will compare grade 2 or greater late skin toxicities of concomitant letrozole-radiotherapy and radiotherapy followed by letrozole as adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with receptor (estrogen receptor \[ER\] and/or progesterone receptor \[PgR\]) positive tumors. Each drug will be prescribed for 5 years.

Detailed Description

This trial is an open-label randomized multicenter phase II study.

A ratio of 1 to 1 will be used for the randomization process between the two arms:

* Arm A : Letrozole 2.5 mg daily for 5 years started three weeks before the first day of adjuvant radiotherapy.

* Arm B : Letrozole 2.5 mg daily for 5 years started three weeks after the last day of adjuvant radiotherapy.

All patients will be followed every 3 months for toxicities, disease status and for survival until death.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Compliant postmenopausal women
  • Conservative breast cancer surgery
  • Extension evaluation of disease will be proven negative
  • Patients with tumor negative margins
  • Patients will be classified as T1, T2, T3; Sentinel node negative, N0, N1 or N2; M0.
  • Receptor positive tumors (ER and/or PgR = 10 fmol/mg cytosol protein; or = 10% of the tumor cells positive by immunocytochemical evaluation).
  • Adequate marrow function (polynuclear neutrophils >= 1200.10^9/l, platelets >= 100.10^9/l, and hemoglobin >= 10 g/dl).
  • Hepatic function (bilirubin >= 30 µmol/l, ALT (SGPT) or AST (SGOT) >= 1.5 x upper limit of the institution) and cholesterol level <2 x upper limit of the institution.
  • Must be geographically accessible for follow-up.
  • Written and dated informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with distant metastases.
  • Bilateral breast cancer (concomitant or prior) except in situ lesion, either ductal or lobular, of the contralateral breast.
  • Patients staged T4 or N3 or treated by not conservative surgery (radical mastectomy).
  • Patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or hormonal therapy.
  • Patients with previous or concomitant other (not breast cancer) malignancy within the past 5 years EXCEPT adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix. Patients who have had a previous other malignancy must have been disease free for at least five years.
  • Patients with other non-malignant systemic diseases (cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, lung embolism, etc.) which would prevent prolonged follow-up.
  • Patients treated with systemic investigational drugs within the past 30 days.
  • Breast cancer chemoprevention with anti-estrogens
  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) not stopped at least 4 weeks before randomization
  • Patients known to be HIV positive (no specific tests are required to determine the eligibility).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BLetrozole - SequentialLetrozole 2.5 mg daily for 5 years started three weeks after the last day of adjuvant radiotherapy.
ALetrozole - ConcomitantLetrozole 2.5 mg daily for 5 years started three weeks before the first day of adjuvant radiotherapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sub-cutaneous late toxicity2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cosmetic results
Overall survival
Lung late toxicity
Local failure
Relapse-free survival
Early toxicity

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CRLC Val d'Aurelle

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Montpellier, France

CRLC Val d'Aurelle
🇫🇷Montpellier, France

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