Fulvestrant in Premenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00146601
- Lead Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and safety of fulvestrant in premenopausal women with advanced breast cancer.
- Detailed Description
Patients will receive an injection of fulvestrant on first day of treatment and then again 2 weeks later and again 2 weeks after that. Then patients will receive injections every 4 weeks.
Routine blood tests will be performed each time an injection is given.
Patients will be required to complete a hot flash diary, recording the number and severity of hot flashes they experience on a daily basis.
After every 12 weeks of treatment, patients' disease will be assessed by x-rays or scans. If there is no disease progression, the patient will continue to receive injections every 4 weeks with reassessment every 8 weeks.
Patients will continue to receive treatment as long as there is no disease progression or serious side effects.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 35
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed invasive breast cancer, with stage IV disease.
- Tumors must be positive for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, or both.
- Patients must be premenopausal.
- Prior anti-estrogen therapy (with or without ovarian suppression)
- Platelet count > 100,000/mm3
- Age older than 18 years
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Hormonal treatment for metastatic disease
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women
- Postmenopausal
- Concurrent hormonal therapy or chemotherapy
- Prior fulvestrant therapy
- More than three prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease
- Concurrent, long-term anticoagulation therapy
- Severe, uncontrolled intercurrent illness
- History of hypersensitivity to castor oil
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To examine the clinical benefit and response rate of hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with anti-estrogen therapy in premenopausal women to treatment with fulvestrant
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the safety, time-to-progression, and duration of response for this patient population
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Lowell General Hospital
🇺🇸Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States