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Clinical Trials/NCT00909506
NCT00909506
Completed
Phase 2

Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Metformin for Operable Breast Cancer Patients

Seoul National University Hospital1 site in 1 country105 target enrollmentJune 2009

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Placebo
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Enrollment
105
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Weight loss
Status
Completed
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that adjuvant metformin use in breast cancer patients with overweight or pre-diabetes mellitus (DM) may improve their body condition including weight loss.

In this study, the investigators aim to test the efficacy and safety of adjuvant metformin for operable breast cancer patients with overweight or pre-DM.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2009
End Date
December 2011
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Operable Breast cancer patients with BMI ≥ 23 or 100 ≤ FBS \< 126
  • From 6 month to 2 years since breast cancer operation and at least 4 weeks since chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • No drug use except Tamoxifen
  • Normal OTPT \& Serum creatinine (\<=ULN)
  • ECOG performance status 0-2 or Karnofsky PS 60-100%
  • Life expectancy \> 12
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
  • Pregnancy(-) \& without plan for pregnancy
  • Sign a written informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

  • Type I or II DM or concurrent use of DM control agents
  • Prior use of Metformin
  • Hypoglycemia (FBS\< 70 with clinical symptom)
  • Concurrent investigational or commercial agents
  • Other diet or drug intervention for weight loss
  • Concurrent use of steroid
  • Abnormal liver and/or renal function
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure / Cardiac arrhythmia / Angina pectoris
  • Ongoing or active infection
  • lactic acidosis

Arms & Interventions

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention: Placebo

Metformin 500 mg/d

Metformin 500 mg/d

Intervention: Metformin

Metformin 1000 mg/d

Metformin 1000 mg/d

Intervention: Metformin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weight loss

Time Frame: 6 months

Study Sites (1)

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