NCT00002920

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: It is not yet known whether medroxyprogesterone is effective in preventing endometrial disorder in patients with breast cancer who are taking tamoxifen. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of medroxyprogesterone in preventing endometrial disorder in postmenopausal women who have ductal carcinoma in situ, lobular carcinoma in situ, Paget's disease of the nipple, stage I breast cancer, or stage II breast cancer and who are taking tamoxifen.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
313

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 breast-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 1997

Longer than P75 for phase_3 breast-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

122 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 1997

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 1, 1999

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 27, 2003

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2006

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

October 31, 2012

Status Verified

October 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

9.8 years

First QC Date

November 1, 1999

Last Update Submit

October 30, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

endometrial cancerstage I breast cancerstage II breast cancerductal breast carcinoma in situlobular breast carcinoma in situPaget disease of the breast

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Endometrial pathologic diagnosis

    Endometrial pathologic diagnosis at 2 years after registration

    2 years after registration

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Endometrial pathologic diagnosis

    5 years after registration

Study Arms (2)

Tamoxifen alone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Tamoxifen alone x 5 years

Drug: tamoxifen citrateProcedure: adjuvant therapy

Tamoxifen plus MPA

EXPERIMENTAL

Tamoxifen Plus Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) x 5 years

Drug: medroxyprogesteroneDrug: tamoxifen citrateProcedure: adjuvant therapy

Interventions

Tamoxifen plus MPA
Tamoxifen aloneTamoxifen plus MPA
Tamoxifen aloneTamoxifen plus MPA

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * One of the following histologically proven diagnoses: * Primary invasive adenocarcinoma of the unilateral or bilateral breast * Stage I, IIA, or IIB (T1-3, N0-1, M0) * No recurrent invasive breast cancer * Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) * Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) with microinvasion * Paget's disease of the nipple * No sarcoma, lymphoma, or apocrine, adenocystic, or squamous cell cancer of the breast * Currently free of breast cancer (no evidence of disease) * No evidence of distant disease on chest x-ray or chest CT scan and mammogram of the opposite breast within the past year * Prior definitive local treatment of primary lesion (mastectomy or breast-sparing procedure with radiotherapy) and either axillary node or sentinel node biopsy * Surgical margins clear of both infiltrating carcinoma (any type) and DCIS * No gross or microscopically positive margins except: * Invasive cancer or DCIS at the focal margin treated with definitive radiotherapy * Gross or LCIS at the final margin * Biopsy requirement waived for DCIS or LCIS with minimal microinvasion * Patients with breast-sparing procedure must have received or be planning to receive radiotherapy at start of tamoxifen treatment * No endometrial simple or cystic hyperplasia, proliferative changes, complex (adenomatous) or atypical hyperplasia, or carcinoma * Patients must be planning one of the following: * Starting adjuvant tamoxifen for five years OR * Started tamoxifen within 28 days prior to study and planning to receive adjuvant tamoxifen for five years * Hormone receptor status: * Candidate for adjuvant tamoxifen therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * Adult Sex: * Female Menopausal status: * Postmenopausal defined as: * At least 1 year since last menstrual period * At least 2 months since bilateral oophorectomy prior to breast cancer diagnosis * 4-12 months since last menstrual period and FSH elevated to postmenopausal range * Postmenopausal estrogen therapy and 55 years of age or older Performance status: * Not specified Life expectancy: * Not specified Hematopoietic: * Not specified Hepatic: * Not specified Renal: * Not specified Other: * Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 2 months after study * No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission * No concurrent nonmalignant-related illness that would preclude study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * Not specified Chemotherapy: * Adjuvant chemotherapy allowed * No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: * See Disease Characteristics * No prior hormonal treatment for breast cancer (except tamoxifen) * No concurrent postmenopausal estrogen therapy Radiotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics Surgery: * See Disease Characteristics * No prior or concurrent hysterectomy Other: * No prior or current participation in an adjuvant intergroup trial

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (122)

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

Mobile, Alabama, 36607, United States

Location

Providence Alaska Medical Center

Anchorage, Alaska, 99519-6604, United States

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CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)

Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States

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Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

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Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, 91010-3000, United States

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Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, 92093-0658, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Loma Linda (Pettis)

Loma Linda, California, 92357, United States

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

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Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States

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Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez

Martinez, California, 94553, United States

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CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

Oakland, California, 94609-3305, United States

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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Cancer Center

Orange, California, 92868, United States

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University of California Davis Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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Naval Medical Center - San Diego

San Diego, California, 92134-3202, United States

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CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

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University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Aurora, Colorado, 80010, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver

Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States

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CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

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Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

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MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States

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Broward General Medical Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States

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CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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CCOP - Atlanta Regional

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701, United States

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MBCCOP - Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

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MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470, United States

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Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States

Location

CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines

Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States

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Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, 60153-5500, United States

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CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, 61615-7828, United States

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West Suburban Center for Cancer Care

River Forest, Illinois, 60305, United States

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Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7353, United States

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CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67218, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, 40502-2236, United States

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Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0084, United States

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MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101-4295, United States

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130-3932, United States

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Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

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CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

Location

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0948, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1379, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1932, United States

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Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

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CCOP - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

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CCOP - Beaumont

Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073-6769, United States

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Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital - Southfield

Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States

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University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

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CCOP - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

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CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

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Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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St. Louis University Hospital Cancer Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

Location

CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

Billings, Montana, 59101, United States

Location

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-7680, United States

Location

New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA - Hooksett

Hooksett, New Hampshire, 03106, United States

Location

Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

Location

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5138, United States

Location

MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

Location

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

East Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States

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North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

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NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10016, United States

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Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina, 28805, United States

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NorthEast Oncology Associates - Concord

Concord, North Carolina, 28025, United States

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CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534-9479, United States

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Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center

Kinston, North Carolina, 28503-1678, United States

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FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-2288, United States

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Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0501, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195-9001, United States

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CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, 43206, United States

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Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1240, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, 45428-1002, United States

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CCOP - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, 45429, United States

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Oklahoma University Medical Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97201-3098, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland

Portland, Oregon, 97207, United States

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CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program

Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, 29401-5799, United States

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Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

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CCOP - Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States

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CCOP - Upstate Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

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University of Tennessee Cancer Institute at Methodist Central Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

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Harrington Cancer Center

Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo

Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States

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Brooke Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234-6200, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565, United States

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University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030-4095, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple

Temple, Texas, 76504, United States

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CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112-5550, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148, United States

Location

Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498, United States

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Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States

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MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0037, United States

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Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Incorporated - Roanoke

Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States

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CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

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Puget Sound Oncology Consortium

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

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CCOP - Northwest

Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986, United States

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast NeoplasmsEndometrial NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingBreast Carcinoma In SituPaget's Disease, Mammary

Interventions

MedroxyprogesteroneTamoxifenChemotherapy, Adjuvant

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesUterine NeoplasmsGenital Neoplasms, FemaleUrogenital NeoplasmsUterine DiseasesGenital Diseases, FemaleFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesGenital DiseasesAdenocarcinomaCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeCarcinoma in SituNeoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HydroxyprogesteronesProgesteronePregnenedionesPregnenesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsStilbenesBenzylidene CompoundsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsCombined Modality TherapyTherapeuticsDrug Therapy

Study Officials

  • Ronald K. Potkul, MD

    Loyola University

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Barbara L. Smith, MD, PhD

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Posted

January 27, 2003

Study Start

March 1, 1997

Primary Completion

December 1, 2006

Study Completion

December 1, 2009

Last Updated

October 31, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-10

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