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Phase III Randomized Study of Adjuvant Tamoxifen Versus Anastrozole in Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Adjuvant Tamoxifen Compared With Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


40 to 70


Other


CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS
EU-20226, BIG-5-02, NCT00072462, IBCSG-31-03-DCIS, ISRCTN31488319

Objectives

Primary

  1. Compare the efficacy of adjuvant tamoxifen vs anastrozole, in terms of local control and prevention of contralateral disease, in postmenopausal women with locally excised ductal carcinoma in situ.
  2. Compare side effect profiles of these drugs in these patients.

Secondary

  1. Compare the efficacy of these drugs, according to the receptor status of the primary or recurrent cancer in these patients.
  2. Compare the rate of breast cancer recurrence and growth of new contralateral tumors after cessation of treatment with these drugs in these patients.
  3. Compare breast cancer mortality in patients treated with these drugs.
  4. Compare the effect of these drugs on other cancers, cardiovascular disease, fracture rates, and non-breast cancer deaths in these patients.
  5. Compare the tolerability and acceptability of side effects experienced by patients treated with these drugs.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ within the past 6 months
    • Locally excised with tumor-free margins at least 1 mm


  • Hormone receptor status:
    • Estrogen or progesterone receptor positive
      • Greater than 5% positive cells


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • No prior or concurrent tamoxifen use lasting more than 3 months unless treatment was completed more than 5 years ago
  • No prior or concurrent raloxifene use lasting more than 3 months unless treatment was completed more than 5 years ago
  • No other prior or concurrent selective estrogen-receptor modulator use lasting more than 3 months unless treatment was completed more than 5 years ago
  • No concurrent systemic estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy, including vaginal estrogen preparations

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior mastectomy
  • No planned prophylactic mastectomy

Other

  • At least 3 months since prior unapproved or experimental agents
  • No concurrent anticoagulants

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 40 to 70

Sex

  • Female

Menopausal status

  • Postmenopausal, defined as meeting at least 1 of the following criteria:
    • Over age 60
    • Prior bilateral oophorectomy
    • Age 60 or under with a uterus AND amenorrhea for at least the past 12 months
    • Age 60 or under without a uterus AND follicle-stimulating hormone greater than 20 IU/L

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • At least 10 years

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular

  • No prior deep vein thrombosis
  • No prior transient ischemic attack
  • No prior cerebrovascular accident

Pulmonary

  • No prior pulmonary embolism

Other

  • No unexplained postmenopausal bleeding
  • No other cancer within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No other concurrent medical condition that would preclude study therapy, place the patient at unusual risk, or confound study results
  • No evidence of osteoporosis
  • Fragility fractures within the spine allowed if T-score level is greater than -4 and consist of no more than 2 fractures
  • Psychologically and physically suitable for 5 years of study therapy

Expected Enrollment

4000

A total of 4,000 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Development of histologically confirmed breast cancer, both invasive and non-invasive with median follow-up at 5 years

Secondary Outcome(s)

Breast cancer mortality with median follow-up at 10 years

Outline

This is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive oral tamoxifen and oral placebo once daily.


  • Arm II: Patients receive oral anastrozole and oral placebo once daily.


In both arms, treatment continues for 5 years in the absence of disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed annually for 5 years.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Cancer Research UK at Imperial College School of Medicine - London

Jack Cuzick, PhD, Study coordinator
Ph: 44-20-7269-3006

International Breast Cancer Study Group

Katharina Buser, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 41-31-309-9501
Email: kbuser@sonnenhof.ch

Trial Sites

France
  Avignon
 Institut Sainte Catherine
 Daniel Serin, MD
Ph: 33-490-276-263
 Email: d.serin@isc84.org
  Bordeaux
 Clinique Tivoli
 Dominique Jaubert, MD
Ph: 33-556-116-087
 Email: dominique.jaubert@wanadoo.fr
 Institut Bergonie
 Christine Tunon-de-Lara, MD
Ph: 33-556-333-333
 Email: tunon@bergonie.org
 Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
 Nadine Dohollor
Ph: 33-556-437-354
  Brest
 CHU Hopital A. Morvan
 Helene Simon-Swirsky, MD
Ph: 33-298-223-395
  Caen
 Centre Regional Francois Baclesse
 Thierry Delozier, MD
Ph: 33-23-145-5015
 Email: t.delozier@baclesse.fr
  Clermont-Ferrand
 Centre Jean Perrin
 Herve Cure, MD, PhD
Ph: 33-4-73-278-137
  Dijon
 Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc
 Jean Cuisenier, MD
Ph: 33-3-8073-7508
 Email: jcuisenier@dijon.fnclcc.fr
  La Roche Sur Yon
 Centre Hospitalier Departemental
 Mohamad-Ayman Zawadi, MD
Ph: 33-2-5144-6317
  Lagny Sur Marne
 Centre Hospitalier de Lagny
 Daniele Chevallier
Ph: 33-64-307-213
  Le Havre
 CMC Les Ormeaux
 Gilles Piot, MD
Ph: 33-2-3274-3362
  Lille
 Centre Oscar Lambret
 Sylvia Giard-Lefevre, MD
Ph: 33-20-29-5945
 Email: s-giard@o-lambret.fr
  Limoges
 Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges
 Nicole Tubiana-Mathieu, MD
Ph: 33-5-5505-6123
 Email: oncologie@chu-limoges.fr
  Mulhouse
 Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse
 Magali Edel, MD
Ph: 33-03-8964-7521
  Nantes-Saint Herblain
 Centre Regional Rene Gauducheau
 Dominique Berton-Rigaud, MD
Ph: 33-2-40-479-959
  Perpignan
 Clinique Saint - Pierre
 Pierre Castera
  Reims
 Institut Jean Godinot
 Christiane Porrny
Ph: 33-03-2650-4444
  Rennes
 Centre Eugene Marquis
 Pierre Kerbrat, MD, PhD
Ph: 33-299-253-280
 Email: kerbrat@rennes.fnclcc.fr
  Rouen
 Centre Henri Becquerel
 Jean-Marie Ladonne
Ph: 33-2-3208-2222
  Toulouse
 Institut Claudius Regaud
 Laurence Gladieff, MD
Ph: 56-162-4119
 Email: gladieff@icr.fnclcc.fr
  Villejuif
 Institut Gustave Roussy
 Suzette Delaloge
Ph: 33-1-4211-5127
Switzerland
  Bern
 Inselspital Bern
 Manuela Rabaglio, MD
Ph: 41-31-632-4370
 Email: manuela.rabaglio@insel.ch
 Oncocare Sonnenhof-Klinik Engeriedspital
 Katharina Buser, MD
Ph: 41-31-309-9501
 Email: kbuser@sonnenhof.ch
  Geneva
 Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneve
 Pierre Chappuis, MD
Ph: 41-22-372-9853
 Email: pierre.chappuis@hcuge.ch
  Lausanne
 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
 Contact Person
Ph: 41-21-314-0150
  Mendrisio
 Ospedale Beata Vergine
 Olivia Pagani, MD
Ph: 41-91-820-9111
  St. Gallen
 Tumor Zentrum ZeTup St. Gallen und Chur
 Senn Hans-Joerg, MD
Ph: 41-71-243-0043
 Email: hjsenn@sg.zetup.ch
  Thun
 Regionalspital
 Daniel Rauch
Ph: 41-33-226-2626
United Kingdom
England
  Birmingham
 City Hospital - Birmingham
 Jenny Williamson
Ph: 44-012-1554-3801
  Bristol
 Frenchay Hospital
 Simon Cawthorn, FRCS
Ph: 44-117-970-1212
  Broomfield
 Broomfield Hospital
 Paul Sauven, MD, MS, FRCS
Ph: 44-1245-454-0761
 Email: paul.saauven@meht.nhs.uk
  Colchester
 Colchester General Hospital
 Fiona Macneill
Ph: 44-012-0674-7474
  Leeds
 Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
 Mark Lansdown
Ph: 44-113-206-6400
 Email: mark.lansdown@leedsth.nhs.uk
  Liverpool
 Royal Liverpool University Hospital
 Chris Holcombe
Ph: 44-151-706-2000
  London
 Cancer Research UK
 Jack Cuzick, PhD
Ph: 44-20-7269-3006
 St. Thomas' Hospital
 Hisham Hamed, FRCS, PhD, MBBCh
Ph: 44-207-188-4245 ext. 81467
 Email: hisham.hamed@cancer.org.uk
 Whittington Hospital
 Richard Sainsbury, MD
Ph: 44-20-7272-3070
  Manchester
 Christie Hospital
 Anthony Howell, MD
Ph: 44-161-446-8037
 Email: maria.parker@christie-tr.nwest.nhs.uk
  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
 Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
 Tom Lennard
Ph: 44-191-282-4661
 Email: t.w.j.lennard@ncl.ac.uk
  Nottingham
 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
 John Robertson
Ph: 44-115-969-1169
  Southampton
 Royal South Hants Hospital
 Contact person
Ph: 44-23-8063-4288
Northern Ireland
  Belfast
 Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen's University Belfast
 Alan Wilkinson
Ph: 44-0-28-9026-3792
Scotland
  Dundee
 Ninewells Hospital
 Alistair M. Thompson
Ph: 44-1382-660-111
  Edinburgh
 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France
 Elaine Anderson
Ph: 44-013-1536-1000
  Glasgow
 Western Infirmary
 W. George
Ph: 44-141-211-2166
Wales
  Cardiff
 University Hospital of Wales
 Robert Mansel
Ph: 44-292-0742-749
 Email: manselre@cf.ac.uk

Registry Information
Official Title An International Multi-Centre Study Of Tamoxifen Vs Anastrozole In Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Trial Start Date 2003-09-25
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00072462
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-10-02
Information Last Verified 2007-07-03

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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