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Everolimus and Letrozole as Preoperative Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer in Post-menopausal Women

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Neoplasm
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00107016
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the combination of everolimus and letrozole compared to placebo and letrozole as pre-surgical therapy in patients with newly diagnosed estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
267
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically-confirmed diagnosis of invasive breast cancer, previously untreated
  • Patients must be postmenopausal
  • Candidates for mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery
  • Primary tumor of above 2 cm diameter, measured by imaging
  • Clinical Stage M0
  • WHO performance status ≤1
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function
Exclusion Criteria
  • Multicentric invasive tumors
  • Bilateral or inflammatory breast cancer
  • Receiving concomitant anti-cancer treatments such as chemotherapy
  • Patients with an uncontrolled infection
  • Patients with other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease

Additional protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Letrozole 2.5mgLetrozole 2.5mg-
RAD001 + letrozole 2.5mgRAD001, Letrozole 2.5mg-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the added efficacy obtained by combining RAD001 and letrozole as preoperative therapy for four months in hormone-receptor positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the four month treatment as being predictive of clinical tumor response

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Highlands Oncology Group

🇺🇸

Springdale, Arkansas, United States

Breastlink Medical Group Inc.

🇺🇸

Long Beach, California, United States

UCSF Breast Care Center

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

University of Miami

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Investigative Clinical Research of Indiana

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Michigan

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Buffalo, New York, United States

UPMC / Magee Womens Hospital

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Highlands Oncology Group
🇺🇸Springdale, Arkansas, United States

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