Comparing Anastrozole-Placebo to the Combination Anastrozole-ZD1839 in Postmenopausal Patients With Estrogen Receptor and/or Progesterone Receptor Metastatic Breast Cancer
Phase II Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial Comparing Anastrozole (ZD1033, Arimidex™)-Placebo to the Combination Anastrozole-ZD1839 (Gefitinib, IRESSA™) in Postmenopausal Patients With Estrogen Receptor (ER) and/or Progesterone Receptor (PgR) Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Brief Summary
This study is being carried out to see if treatment with ZD1839 (Gefitinib) combined with Arimidex (Anastrozole) has improved efficacy over Arimidex alone in preventing progression of metastatic breast cancer.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2 breast-cancer
Started Jan 2004
Longer than P75 for phase_2 breast-cancer
27 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 9, 2004
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 11, 2004
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2013
CompletedJuly 16, 2014
July 1, 2014
9.3 years
February 9, 2004
July 15, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Time to progression
To estimate TTP in the 2 treatment arms of postmenopausal patients with newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer
Duration of study
Secondary Outcomes (6)
Objective response rate
Duration of Study
Overall clinical benefit rate
Duration of Study
Overall survival
Duration of Study
Safety
Duration of Study
Pharmacokinetic variables
Duration of Study
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Anastrozole-placebo
ACTIVE COMPARATORAnastrozole (ZD1033, Arimidex)-Placebo
Anastrozole-ZD1839
ACTIVE COMPARATORAnastrozole (ZD1033, Arimidex)-ZD1839 (gefitinib, IRESSA)
Interventions
ZD1839 (gefitinib, IRESSA) 250 mg/DAY PO + 1 mg Anastrozole (ZD1033, Arimidex)
1 mg Anastrozole (ZD1033, Arimidex) + PLACEBO 1 TABLET/DAY PO
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Female postmenopausal patients aged 18 years or older with newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer.
- Patients with recurrent disease during or after adjuvant tamoxifen or patients who are hormone therapy naïve are eligible for this trial.
- A paraffin embedded tumor tissue block or slides from either the metastatic or primary tumor site is required.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients cannot be on hormone replacement therapy while on study.
- Prior chemotherapy received for metastatic disease is not allowed.
- Previous treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or aromatase inhibitors is not allowed.
- Patients who have evidence of an active interstitial lung disease are not eligible.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- AstraZenecalead
Study Sites (27)
Research Site
La Jolla, California, United States
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San Diego, California, United States
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Lake Success, New York, United States
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Temple, Texas, United States
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Cali, Colombia
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Aguascalientes, Mexico
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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Morelia, Mexico
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Barcelona, Venezuela
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Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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Caracas, Venezuela
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Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, Venezuela
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San Cristóbal, Venezuela
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Valencia, Venezuela
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Iressa Medical Science Director, MD
AstraZeneca
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 9, 2004
First Posted
February 11, 2004
Study Start
January 1, 2004
Primary Completion
May 1, 2013
Study Completion
May 1, 2013
Last Updated
July 16, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-07