Letrozole in Preventing Breast Cancer in Healthy Postmenopausal Women at

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized phase I trial studies the side effects and the best dose of letrozole in preventing breast cancer in healthy postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer. Chemoprevention is the use of drugs to keep breast cancer from forming or coming back. The use of letrozole may keep cancer from forming in healthy postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the effect of lower and intermittent doses of letrozole to standard letrozole therapy on estrogen suppression in postmenopausal women at high risk for developing breast cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Comparison of the effect of lower and intermittent doses of letrozole to standard therapy on signs and symptoms of estrogen deficiency, including menopausal symptoms, serum lipid profile, and serum marker of bone turnover.

II. Comparison of the effect of lower and intermittent doses of letrozole to standard therapy on nuclear chromatin abnormality of breast epithelial cells collected by random periareolar fine needle aspiration (RPFNA).

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the prevalence of breast cancer stem cells in the fine needle breast aspirates and explore the potential intervention effect on the prevalence of breast cancer stem cells.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive 2.5 mg of letrozole orally (PO) thrice weekly for 6 months.

ARM II: Patients receive 1.0 mg of letrozole PO thrice weekly for 6 months.

ARM III: Patients receive 0.25 mg of letrozole PO thrice weekly for 6 months.

ARM IV: Patients receive 2.5 mg of letrozole PO once daily for 6 months.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at week 30. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01077453
Study type	Interventional
Source	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 1
Start date	March 2010

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Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
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Letrozole in Preventing Breast Cancer in Healthy Postmenopausal Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

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