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Anastrozole in Preventing Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Drug: placebo
Registration Number
NCT00078832
Lead Sponsor
Queen Mary University of London
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. Anastrozole may be effective in preventing breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well anastrozole works in preventing breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at increased risk for the disease.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the effectiveness of anastrozole in preventing breast cancer in postmenopausal women at increased risk for the disease.

Secondary

* Determine the role of this drug in preventing estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in these participants.

* Determine the effect of this drug on breast cancer mortality in these participants.

* Determine the effect of this drug on other cancers, cardiovascular disease, fracture rates, and non-breast cancer deaths in these participants.

* Determine the tolerability and acceptability of side effects of this drug in these participants.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Participants are stratified according to participating center. Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Participants receive oral anastrozole daily for 5 years.

* Arm II: Participants receive an oral placebo daily for 5 years. In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of the development of breast cancer (including ductal carcinoma in situ), a drop in the T-score below minus 4, or the occurrence of a new fragility fracture.

Participants are followed for at least a further 5 years.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

ACCRUAL: A total of 3,864 participants were recruited for this study over 10 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
3864
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placeboplaceboanastrozole 1mg PLACEBO
anastrozoleanastrozoleanastrozole 1mg
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of histologically confirmed breast cancer, both invasive and non-invasive with median follow-up at 5 yearsDec 2013
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Breast cancer mortality with median follow-up at 10 yearsDec 2018

Trial Locations

Locations (73)

Pirkanmaa Cancer Society

🇫🇮

Tampere, Finland

Sir Paul Boffa Hospital, Harper Lane

🇲🇹

Floriana, Malta

Inselspital Bern

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

🇬🇧

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

Corporacion Nacional del Cancer

🇨🇱

Santiago, Chile

Instituto Portugues De Oncologia, Gabinete De Estudos Clinicos

🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal

Tumor Zentrum ZeTup St. Gallen und Chur

🇨🇭

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Regionalspital

🇨🇭

Thun, Switzerland

Macclesfield District General Hospital

🇬🇧

Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

Tameside General Hospital

🇬🇧

Ashton-Under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom

St. Luke's Hospital

🇬🇧

Bradford, England, United Kingdom

Bristol Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin Incorporating the National Children's Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Tallaght, Ireland

Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen's University Belfast

🇬🇧

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Singleton Hospital

🇬🇧

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Conquest Hospital

🇬🇧

Hastings, England, United Kingdom

St. James's Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Sligo General Hospital

🇮🇪

Sligo, Ireland

Queen's Hospital

🇬🇧

Burton-upon-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Frenchay Hospital

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Countess of Chester Hospital

🇬🇧

Chester, England, United Kingdom

University Hospital of Wales

🇬🇧

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Royal Bolton Hospital

🇬🇧

Bolton, England, United Kingdom

Saint Margaret's Hospital,

🇬🇧

Epping, England, United Kingdom

Beaumont Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Beaumont, Ireland

University College Hospital

🇮🇪

Galway, Ireland

Oncocare Sonnenhof-Klinik Engeriedspital

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden - London

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Broomfield Hospital

🇬🇧

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

Gloucestershire Oncology Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital

🇬🇧

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

🇬🇧

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Ninewells Hospital

🇬🇧

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Cancer Centre at Western General Hospital

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Newcastle Mater Hospital

🇦🇺

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

St. Vincent's University Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Mid-Western Cancer Centre at Mid-Western Regional Hospital

🇮🇪

Limerick, Ireland

Herlev University Hospital

🇩🇰

Horsholm, Denmark

University Hospitals

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Ospedale Beata Vergine

🇨🇭

Mendrisio, Switzerland

Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneve

🇨🇭

Geneva, Switzerland

Sussex Cancer Centre at Royal Sussex County Hospital

🇬🇧

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Paterson Institute for Cancer Research

🇬🇧

Manchester, United Kingdom

Treliske Royal Cornwall Hospital

🇬🇧

Truro, United Kingdom

Calderdale Royal Hospital

🇬🇧

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Derriford Hospital

🇬🇧

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Royal Free and UCL Medical School

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Stafford, United Kingdom

Department of General Surgery Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Oldham, United Kingdom

Department of Oncotherapy, University of Szeged

🇭🇺

Szeged, Hungary

GBG Forschungs GMBH

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Cork University Hospital

🇮🇪

Cork, Ireland

South Infirmary Victoria Hospital

🇮🇪

Cork, Ireland

Division of Chemoprevention

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Ortaklar cad Pehlivan sok, Basak koviah ap.

🇹🇷

Istanbul, Turkey

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Lincoln County Hospital

🇬🇧

Grantham, United Kingdom

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Northwick Park Hospital

🇬🇧

Middlesex, United Kingdom

School of Surgical & Reproductive Sciences

🇬🇧

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Wishaw General Hospital

🇬🇧

Wishaw, United Kingdom

Weston Park Hospital, Cancer Clinical Trials Centre, Department of Clinical Oncology

🇬🇧

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Princess Anne Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, United Kingdom

Cancer Clinical Trials Centre

🇬🇧

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Yeovil District Hospital

🇬🇧

Yeovil, United Kingdom

Essex County Hospital

🇬🇧

Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Royal Derby Hospital

🇬🇧

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Frimley Park Hospital

🇬🇧

Frimley, England, United Kingdom

Airedale General Hospital

🇬🇧

Keighley, England, United Kingdom

Guy's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Castle Hill Hospital

🇬🇧

Hull, England, United Kingdom

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

🇬🇧

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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