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Phase II randomized study of neoadjuvant METformin plus letrozole vs placebo plus letrozole for ER-positive pOstmenopausal bReast cancer

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Neoplasms
Registration Number
KCT0000674
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
208
Inclusion Criteria

1)ER-positive =10% nuclear staining by immunohistochemistry , Allred score=3
2)T stage II or III
3)no distant metastasis
4)lower than 80years old, menopausal status (over 60 years old, or bilateral oophorectomy state, or if less than 60 years old, no mensturation during last 1 year and FSH higher than 30mIU/mL)
5)ECOG score 0-2
6)good functioning myeloid (Hemoglobin >10 g/dL, ANC >1,500/mm3, platelet >100,000/mm3)
7)serum Cr <=1.4 mg/dL
8)liver function (bilirubin=1.5*upper normal limit, AST/ALT=1.8*upper normal limit, ALP=1.8*upper normal limit)
9)the person who participate in this clinical trial himself and had written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1)not measurable primary tumor clinically
2)N3 or T4
3)confirmed distant metastasis
4)the patient who have other cancers or not have been 5years after the treatment of other cancer
5)uncontrollable infectious disease
6)psychotic disorder or epilepsy
7)male breast cancer
8)poor general condition unable to understand or submit informed consent
9)diabetes mellitus (HbA1c=6.5 or FBS=126mg/dL)
10)hypersensitivity or intolerance to metformin
11)high risk patients for lactic acidosis associated with metformin
- congestive heart disease (New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class
llll/IV grade)
- past medical history of acidosis
- habitus alcoholics
12)current user of metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidenediones, insulin
13)diffuse microcalcification on mammography
14)multicentric, bilateral or inflammatory breast cancer
15)contralateral breast cancer who had chemotherapy or anti-hormonal therapy in 2 years

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the rate of tumor response (clinical response rate)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pathological complete response rate;Ki-67 level and genomoc profile analysis in core needle biopsy specimen at 4week;Breast Conserving Rate;Percent mammographic density;Toxicity profile of letrozole and metformin
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