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ABCSG 8 - Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer With Good to Moderate Differentiation.

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00291759
Lead Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the difference in event-free survival between postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued to receive tamoxifen.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
3858
Inclusion Criteria
  • Invasive mammary carcinoma after radical treatment, without prior chemo/hormone/radiation therapy.
  • At least 6 lymph nodes examined.
  • Good or intermediate tumour differentiation.
  • <6 weeks before start of adjuvant therapy.
  • Oestrogen or Progesterone positive
Exclusion Criteria
  • Premenopausal.
  • Preoperative hormonal/antihormonal/radiation/cytoxic chemo. Second malignant tumour/status post second malignant tumour.
  • In-situ/T4 carcinoma.
  • Age >80 years.
  • World Health Organisation performance index >3.
  • Serious accompanying diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the difference in event free survival and overall survival (subject to stand-alone or combined/meta-analysis) between postmenopausal women with HR +ve early BC who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued on tamoxifen.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the difference in event free survival & overall survival (subject to stand-alone or combined/meta-analysis) plus side effects between postmenopausal women with HR+ve early BC who switched from tam to anastrozole and those who continued on tam.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Research Site

🇦🇹

Zams, Austria

Research Sites

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

Research SIte

🇦🇹

Melk, Austria

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