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Trial of Perioperative Endocrine Therapy - Individualising Care

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Drug: Aromatase Inhibitors
Registration Number
NCT02338310
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Brief Summary

To determine whether perioperative endocrine therapy with an aromatase inhibitor (AI) followed by standard adjuvant therapy improves outcome compared with standard adjuvant therapy alone in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer.

To determine whether the proliferation marker Ki67 as measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the excised cancer around 2 weeks after starting AI therapy will predict for time to recurrence (TTR) in the individual patient more effectively than the pre-treatment Ki67 value.

To determine whether molecular profiling 2 weeks after starting endocrine therapy predicts for long-term outcome in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer better than at diagnosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
4486
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Post menopausal women with core biopsy-proven hormone receptor positive invasive breast cancer. Postmenopausal is defined as a woman aged ≥50 years fulfilling any one of the following criteria:

    i) with amenorrhoea >12 months and an intact uterus; ii) has undergone a bilateral oophorectomy; iii) in women who have undergone a hysterectomy, then FSH levels within the postmenopausal range (utilising ranges from the testing laboratory facility) are required if the patient is aged <55 years; or iv) in women who have been on HRT within the last 12 months and therefore not amenorrhoeic, FSH levels within the postmenopausal range (utilising ranges from the testing laboratory facility) are required if the patient is aged <55 years.

  2. No evidence of metastatic spread by standard assessment according to local guidelines

  3. Standard adjuvant endocrine therapy indicated

  4. A palpable tumour of any size , or a tumour with an ultrasound size of at least 1.5cm

  5. WHO performance status of 0 or 1

  6. Written informed consent to participate in the trial and to donation of tissue (fresh tissue and surplus tissue from diagnostic procedures) and blood samples.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Locally advanced/inoperable breast cancer
  2. Evidence of metastatic disease
  3. Previous invasive breast cancer (surgically treated DCIS or LCIS allowed)
  4. Current bilateral breast cancer
  5. Multiple unilateral tumours with different ER/PgR/HER2 status, grade or type (e.g. ductal vs lobular) i.e. anything that suggests two or more different cancers. Multifocal disease with homogenous ER/PgR/HER2 status, grade and type is allowed if at least one lesion is palpable or at least 1.5cm on ultrasound; the largest lesion should be used for sample collection and CRF completion.
  6. Concurrent use (defined as use within 4 weeks prior to diagnostic tissue sample being taken) of HRT or any other oestrogen-containing medication (including vaginal oestrogens)
  7. Previous use of oestrogen implants at ANY time
  8. Prior endocrine therapy or chemotherapy for breast cancer
  9. Any invasive malignancy diagnosed within previous 5 years (other than basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ)
  10. Any severe co-incident medical disease, inability to give informed consent or unavailability for follow-up
  11. Treatment with an unlicensed or investigational drug within 4 weeks before randomisation
  12. Current, continuous, long term systemic steroid usage

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Aromatase InhibitorAromatase InhibitorsAromatase Inhibitor given perioperatively for 4 weeks (two weeks before and two weeks after surgery) Choice of AI is according to centre policy and may be either anastrozole (1mg/day) or letrozole (2.5mg/day)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to recurrence5 years post-randomisation

Time to recurrence (TTR) is defined as time from randomisation to local, regional, or distant tumour recurrence or death from breast cancer without prior notification of relapse. Second primary cancers and intercurrent deaths will be treated as censoring events. Patients who are alive and disease free will be censored at the date last seen alive.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relapse free survival5 years post-randomisation

Second primary cancers and deaths from non-breast cancer causes in the absence of breast cancer relapse will be treated as censoring events.

Time to local recurrence5 years post-randomisation
Time to distant recurrence5 years post-randomisation
Overall Survival5 years post-randomisation
Breast cancer free survival5 years post-randomisation
Proliferation rate (Ki67)At time of surgery (around 2 weeks post-randomisation)

Comparison of the predictive value of Ki67 at surgery in the perioperative therapy and non perioperative therapy groups will be undertaken using Cox regression, comparing the estimates of the hazard ratios obtained in each treatment group.

Gene expression profileAt time of surgery (around 2 weeks post-randomisation)

Trial Locations

Locations (127)

Tunbridge Wells Hospital

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Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

Medway Maritime Hospital

🇬🇧

Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

🇬🇧

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

East Surrey Hospital

🇬🇧

Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden Hosital,

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Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Bronglais District General Hospital

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Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom

Burnley General Hospital

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Burnley, England, United Kingdom

Cumberland Infirmary

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Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

Countess of Chester Hospital

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Chester, England, United Kingdom

Chelmsford and Essex Centre

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Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

Prince Philip Hospital

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Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital

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Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Grantham and District Hospital

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Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Princess Royal Hospital

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Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom

North Devon District Hospital

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Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

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Doncaster, England, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden - London

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London, England, United Kingdom

North Tyneside Hospital

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North Shields, England, United Kingdom

Singleton Hospital

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Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Ulster Hospital

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Dundonald, Belfast, United Kingdom

Wansbeck General Hospital

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Ashington, England, United Kingdom

City Hospital - Birmingham

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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Whittington Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Kidderminster Hospital

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Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom

North Manchester General Hospital - Penine Actute Hospitals Trust

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

King's College Hospital

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London, England, United Kingdom

St Albans City Hospital

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St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Weston General Hospital, Avon

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Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom

Royal Berkshire Hospital

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Reading, England, United Kingdom

Southend NHS Trust Hospital

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Westcliff-On-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Royal Victoria Infirmary

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Newcastle, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

Pilgrim Hospital

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Boston, England, United Kingdom

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St Luke's Hospital

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Bradford, England, United Kingdom

Royal Free Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

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Northampton, England, United Kingdom

University Hospital of North Staffordshire

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Stoke-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom

St Margaret's Hospital

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Epping, Essex, United Kingdom

Princess Royal University Hospital

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Orpington, Kent, United Kingdom

Harrogate District Hospital

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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Cheltenham General Hospital

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Gloucester, Gloucs, United Kingdom

Wythenshawe Hospital

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Barnsley District General Hospital

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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

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Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ealing Hospital

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Southall, Middlesex, United Kingdom

New Cross Hospital

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Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Belfast City Hospital

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

University Hospital, Lewisham

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Lewisham, London, United Kingdom

Rotherham District General Hospital

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Withybush General Hospital

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Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom

Royal Bolton Hospital

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Bolton, United Kingdom

Leighton Hospital

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Crewe, United Kingdom

Ysbyty Gwynedd

🇬🇧

Bangor, United Kingdom

Kingston Hospital

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Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom

University Hospital Coventry

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Coventry, United Kingdom

Royal United Hospital

🇬🇧

Bath, United Kingdom

Darent Valley Hospital

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Dartford, United Kingdom

East Kent Hospitals

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Canterbury, United Kingdom

Homerton University Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Hereford County Hospital

🇬🇧

Hereford, United Kingdom

Northwick Park Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

🇬🇧

Exeter, United Kingdom

Leeds General Infirmary/ St James' University Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, United Kingdom

Lincoln County Hospital

🇬🇧

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Queen's Hospital,

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Romford, United Kingdom

Nottingham City Hospital

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

Staffordshire General Hospital

🇬🇧

Stafford, United Kingdom

Derriford Hospital

🇬🇧

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Torbay District General Hospital

🇬🇧

Torquay, United Kingdom

Southampton General Hospital

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Southampton, United Kingdom

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals

🇬🇧

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Royal Bournemouth General Hospital

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Bristol Royal Infirmary

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Southmead Hospital

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Western Infirmary

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Frimley Park Hospital

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Frimley, United Kingdom

Royal Surrey County Hospital

🇬🇧

Guildford, United Kingdom

Ipswich Hospital

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Ipswich, United Kingdom

St Bartholomew's Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

Luton and Dunstable Hospital

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Luton, United Kingdom

Hillingdon Hospital

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Middlesex, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes General Hospital

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Salford Royal Hospital

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Salford, United Kingdom

Dorset County Hospital

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Poole, United Kingdom

Weston Park Hospital

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Stepping Hill Hospital

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Stockport, United Kingdom

St George's Hospital,

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Tooting, United Kingdom

Royal Cornwall Hospital

🇬🇧

Truro, United Kingdom

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

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Wigan, United Kingdom

Worthing Hospital

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Worthing, United Kingdom

Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS trust

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Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Craigavon Area Hospital

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Portadown, Co.Amagh, United Kingdom

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

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Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom

Poole Hospital

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Poole Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Royal Hampshire County Hospital

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Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary

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Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals

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Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom

Tameside General Hospital

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Ashton-Under-Lyne, United Kingdom

Neath Port Talbot Hospital

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Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, United Kingdom

University Hospital Of Wales

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

Royal Derby Hospital

🇬🇧

Derby, United Kingdom

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

🇬🇧

Norwich, United Kingdom

Macclesfield District General Hospital

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Macclesfield, United Kingdom

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Maidstone Hospital

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Maidstone, United Kingdom

Salisbury District Hospital

🇬🇧

Salisbury, United Kingdom

University Hospital of North Tees

🇬🇧

Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

Musgrove Park Hospital

🇬🇧

Taunton, United Kingdom

Warwick Hospital

🇬🇧

Warwick, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

St. Mary's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Royal Blackburn Hospital

🇬🇧

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Essex County Hospital

🇬🇧

Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Russells Hall Hospital

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Dudley, England, United Kingdom

Wycombe General Hospital

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High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

Airedale General Hospital

🇬🇧

Keighley, England, United Kingdom

George Eliot Hospital

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Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom

Royal Oldham Hospital

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Oldham, England, United Kingdom

Worcester Royal Hospital

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Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Yeovil District Hospital

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Yeovil, England, United Kingdom

Ninewells Hospital

🇬🇧

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

North Wales CTC, Glan Clwyd Hospital

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Rhyl, Wales, United Kingdom

Guy's Hospital

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London, England, United Kingdom

Castle Hill Hospital

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Cottingham, United Kingdom

Charing Cross Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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