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ITA - Clinical Study Comparing ARIMIDEX™ With NOLVADEX™ in Women With Breast Cancer Treated With NOLVADEX for at Least 2 Years

Information source: AstraZeneca
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Breast Cancer

Intervention: Anastrozole (Drug); Tamoxifen (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Active, not recruiting

Sponsored by: AstraZeneca

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
AstraZeneca Arimidex Medical Science Director, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: AstraZeneca
Francesco Boccardo, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: University and National Cancer Research Institute

Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the difference in disease-free survival between post-menopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued on tamoxifen.

Clinical Details

Official title: An Open Randomised Clinical Study Comparing ARIMIDEX™ With NOLVADEX™ as Adjuvant Therapies in Post-Menopausal Women With Breast Cancer Already Being Treated With NOLVADEX for at Least Two Years

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: The primary objective of this analysis was to assess the difference in disease-free survival between post-menopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued on tamoxifen

Secondary outcome: Assess the difference in overall survival/disease recurrence/safety and tolerability between post-menopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued to receive tamoxifen.

Eligibility

Minimum age: N/A. Maximum age: 75 Years. Gender(s): Female.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Post-menopausal status; age ≤75 years;

- histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer with metastases in the axillary lymph

nodes;

- oestrogen receptor status positive or unknown;

- primary treatment (surgery +/- radiotherapy, +/- chemotherapy) completed

Exclusion Criteria:

- Clinical evidence of metastatic disease (including local or remote recurrence, even if

the patient appeared to be in complete remission at the time of randomisation).

Locations and Contacts

Research Site, Chieti, Italy

Research Site, Catania, Italy

Research Site, Ferrara, Italy

Research Site, Genova, Italy

Research Site, Lugo, Italy

Research Site, Messina, Italy

Research Site, Terni, Italy

Research Site, Palermo, Italy

Research Site, Arezzo, Italy

Research Site, Monserrato, Italy

Research Site, Firenze, Italy

Research Site, Forli, Italy

Research Site, Pavia, Italy

Research Site, San Remo, Italy

Research Site, Saronno, Italy

Research Site, Sassari, Italy

Research Site, Torino, Italy

Research Site, Trieste, Italy

Research Site, Roma, Italy

Research Site, Milano, Italy

Research Site, Casalpusterlengo, Italy

Research Site, Pinerolo, Italy

Research Site, Bologna, Italy

Research Site, Vicenza, Italy

Research Site, Rovigo, Italy

Additional Information

AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information

Starting date: March 1998
Ending date: June 2010
Last updated: February 2, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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