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Medico-economic Interest of Taking Into Account Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) to Determine the Kind of First Line Treatment for Metastatic, Hormone-receptors Positive, Breast Cancers

Phase 3
Conditions
Hormone-receptors Positive Breast Cancer
Ductal Infiltrating Metastatic Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT01710605
Lead Sponsor
Institut Curie
Brief Summary

The STIC CTC study is a randomized trial to evaluate the medico-economic interest of taking into account circulating tumor cells (CTC) to determine the kind of first line treatment for metastatic, hormone-receptors positive, breast cancers. In the standard arm, the kind of treatment will be decided by clinicians, taking into account the criteria usually used in this setting. In the CTC arm, the type of treatment will be decided by CTC count: hormone-therapy if \<5CTC/7.5mll (CellSearch technique) or chemotherapy if =5. The main medical objective is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of the CTC-based strategy for the progression-free survival: 994 patients are needed, and will be accrued in French cancer centers. Secondary clinical objectives are to compare toxicity, quality of life and overall survival between the two arms. The medico-economic study will compare cost per progression-free life years gained of the two strategies. The financial impact of centralized (one platform) vs decentralized (several platforms) CTC testing will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
800
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women with metastatic ductal adenocarcinoma breast cancer
  • 18 years old or more
  • Hormone receptors positive breast cancer (ER+ and/or PR+) on the last pathological analysis available.
  • Acceptable patient's clinical situation compatible with chemotherapy or hormonotherapy administration
  • PS <4
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Evidence of measurable or evaluable disease (RECIST 1.1 criteria)in the 28 days before selection
  • Information of the patient and signature of the informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient treated by chemotherapy or hormonotherapy for their metastatic disease (treatment failure under adjuvant hormonotherapy are accepted)
  • Her2 positive breast cancer
  • History of other stage II or III cancer in the 5 years. History of other metastatic cancer (whatever the time between the two cancers).
  • Persons deprived of their freedom or under guardianship.
  • Women unable to comply with the medical follow-up of the study for geographical, social or mental reasons.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression free survival evaluation2 years

According to RECIST 1.1 criteria

Economic evaluation2 years

Economic impact of the strategy will be evaluated (standard treatment choice vs CTC based treatment choice)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of treatment safety according to NCI-CTCAEv4.032 years

Evaluation of both chemotherapy and hormone therapy will be recorded in CRFs whatever the randomization.

Overall survival evaluation2 years
Assessing patient quality of life2 years

QLQC30 and BR23 individual questionaries

Trial Locations

Locations (17)

Centre François Baclesse

🇫🇷

Caen, France

Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Clinique Victor Hugo

🇫🇷

Le Mans, France

Centre Leon Berard

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

Institut Paoli Calmettes

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

Chu Montpellier

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

Centre Azureen de Cancerologie

🇫🇷

Mougins, France

Centre Antoine Lacassagne

🇫🇷

Nice, France

Institut Curie

🇫🇷

Paris, France

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Centre François Baclesse
🇫🇷Caen, France

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