NCT00237133

Brief Summary

Open-label Phase IV trial of Letrozole 2,5mg po/day for 120 days prior to surgery for patients with locally advanced breast in postmenopausal women expressing hormonal receptors ( ER and PR)

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
112

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2003

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

11 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, 2003

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 9, 2005

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 12, 2005

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2009

Completed
20 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 21, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

February 24, 2017

Status Verified

February 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

5.8 years

First QC Date

October 9, 2005

Last Update Submit

February 22, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

Breast cancer,Letrozole,Hormonal receptors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Safety and tolerability of Letrozole

    frequency and severity of the clinical adverse events

Study Arms (1)

Letrozole

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Letrozole

Interventions

1 tablet of Letrozole 2.5 mg orally adminnistered once a day

Letrozole

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Postmenopausal women
  • Primary locally invasive breast cancer
  • Histological confirmed by core needle biopsy, whose tumors are estrogen (ER) and / or progesterone (PgR) positive, defined by core biopsy immunohistochemistry with \> 10% positive malignant epithelial cells.
  • Post menopausal status
  • Tumor measurable by clinical examination, mammography and ultrasound

You may not qualify if:

  • Prior treatment with letrozole or tamoxifen.
  • Patients with bilateral breast tumors
  • Patients who are eligible for breast conserving surgery
  • Evidence of inflammatory breast cancer or distant metastasis.
  • Other concurrent malignant disease
  • Concomitant anti-cancer treatments such as chemotherapy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (11)

Novartis Investigative Site

Barretos - SP, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Florianopolis - SC, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Fortaleza/CE, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Goiania/GO, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Jau -SP, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Ribeirao - SP, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Santo André, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil

Location

Novartis Investigative Site

Vitoria/ES, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Letrozole

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

NitrilesOrganic ChemicalsTriazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 9, 2005

First Posted

October 12, 2005

Study Start

March 1, 2003

Primary Completion

January 1, 2009

Study Completion

January 21, 2009

Last Updated

February 24, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-02

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