Open Label Trial for Post-Menopausal Women With Newly Diagnosed Operable Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase II Open Label Trial of Pre-Operative (Neoadjuvant) Letrozole in Combination With Bevacizumab in Post-Menopausal Women With Newly Diagnosed Operable Breast Cancer

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine pathological response to a maximum of 18 weeks of neoadjuvant therapy using a combination of letrozole and Bevacizumab in post-menopausal women with pathologically confirmed invasive ductal cancer or invasive lobular cancer of the breast whose tumors are hormone positive.

Clinical Trial Description

This is an open label, single arm, and Phase II study of the combination of Letrozole and Bevacizumab in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Patients meeting the eligibility criteria and who have signed the consent form will start Letrozole 2.5 mg by mouth a day and Bevacizumab 15 mg per Kg IV every 3 weeks for 18 weeks (24 weeks if still responding at week 18 if approved by the PI). After neoadjuvant therapy, participants will undergo surgical treatment and will receive adjuvant therapy according to the treating physician. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Cancer
• Breast Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT00161291
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: June 2005
• Completion date: November 2006