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The role of intestinal microbiota in breast cancer treatment with hormone therapy: a pathway to new therapeutic options

Completed
Conditions
Breast cancer
10006291
10006232
Registration Number
NL-OMON53061
Lead Sponsor
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria

* Postmenopausal estrogen receptor positive breast cancer patients in curative
setting starting with tamoxifen
* Willing and able to undergo all study procedures
* Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* HER2+ breast cancer
* Metastatic disease (M+)
* Systemic therapy during previous month
* Prior therapeutic antibiotic use in last 3 months
* Physically or mentally incapable or incompetent to sign informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary endpoints include, the microbiota composition before and during<br /><br>systemic hormone therapy. Further, microbiota composition in relation to<br /><br>systemic estrogen and endoxifen levels will be analysed. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary endpoints include absolute microbiota abundance, ß-glucuronidase<br /><br>activity. Estrogen metabolites during tamoxifen therapy will be quantified.<br /><br>Furthermore, the CYP polymorphism will be quantified.</p><br>
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