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Tamoxifen in Women With Breast Cancer and in Women at High-Risk of Breast Cancer Who Are Receiving Venlafaxine, Citalopram, Escitalopram, Gabapentin, or Sertraline

Information source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 03, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Breast Cancer; Cancer-Related Problem/Condition

Intervention: citalopram hydrobromide (Drug); escitalopram oxalate (Drug); gabapentin (Drug); sertraline hydrochloride (Drug); tamoxifen citrate (Drug); venlafaxine (Drug); adjuvant therapy (Procedure); high performance liquid chromatography (Procedure); laboratory biomarker analysis (Procedure); molecular genetic technique (Procedure); pharmacological study (Procedure)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Mayo Clinic

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Matthew P. Goetz, MD, Study Chair, Affiliation: Mayo Clinic

Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients receiving tamoxifen may help doctors learn more about the effects of other drugs on the level of tamoxifen in the blood.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying levels of tamoxifen in the blood of women with breast cancer and in women at high risk of breast cancer who are receiving tamoxifen together with venlafaxine, citalopram, escitalopram, gabapentin, or sertraline.

Clinical Details

Official title: The Effect of Ancillary Medications on Tamoxifen Pharmacokinetics: A Prospective Study

Study design: Treatment

Primary outcome: Percent change in plasma concentrations of 4-hydroxy tamoxifen and of endoxifen after ≥ 8 weeks of concurrent administration of tamoxifen citrate and a CYP2D6 inhibitor

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

- To examine the changes in the plasma concentrations of the hydroxylated metabolite,

4-hydroxy tamoxifen, and endoxifen in women with known or at high risk for developing breast cancer who are receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor/serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor therapy comprising venlafaxine, citalopram hydrobromide, escitalopram oxalate, gabapentin, or sertraline hydrochloride for the treatment of hot flashes, depression, or any other medically indicated condition.

- To evaluate whether genetic variants known to affect the activity of CYP2D6, SULT1A1,

and other drug metabolizing enzymes (e. g., UGT's) involved in the biotransformation of tamoxifen citrate affect the plasma concentrations of the hydroxylated metabolites, 4-hydroxy tamoxifen and endoxifen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral tamoxifen citrate and concurrent selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)/serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) therapy comprising oral venlafaxine, citalopram hydrobromide, escitalopram oxalate, sertraline hydrochloride, or gabapentin for 8-24 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression.

Blood samples are obtained at baseline and after completion of study therapy. Samples are evaluated by pharmacokinetic analysis to determine the effects of SSRI/SNRI study drugs on plasma concentrations of tamoxifen and its metabolites. Plasma levels of tamoxifen citrate, N-desmethyl tamoxifen, 4-OH tamoxifen, and endoxifen are measured using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. Blood samples are also analyzed by CYP2D6 genotyping to test for CYP2D6 gene variation (i. e., *3, *4, *6, *10, *17, and *41) in genes that encode tamoxifen-metabolizing enzymes. Additional CYP2D6 alleles, including gene duplication and gene deletion (*5) are assessed.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Meets 1 of the following criteria:

- Diagnosis of invasive or non-invasive breast cancer

- At high risk for developing breast cancer

- Has been receiving tamoxifen citrate for at least 4 weeks without any breaks either

for the prevention or the adjuvant treatment of invasive or non-invasive breast cancer at a dose of 20 mg/day

- Planning to begin medical therapy with one of the following drugs, as determined by

physician:

- Venlafaxine

- Citalopram hydrobromide

- Escitalopram oxalate

- Sertraline hydrochloride

- Gabapentin

- Agrees to continue tamoxifen citrate during the proposed minimum study period of 8

weeks

- Known CYP2D6 genotype

- Not known to be a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer (defined as homozygous for one of the

following CYP2D6 null alleles: *3, *4, *5, *6) as determined from the baseline genotype test

- Estrogen receptor-positive disease (for patients with breast cancer)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

- Menopausal status not specified

- Life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks

- Willing to return to primary site of enrollment for follow-up, including any of the

following:

- Mayo Clinic Rochester

- Indiana University

- University of Michigan

- Johns Hopkins

- No contraindication for venlafaxine, citalopram hydrobromide, escitalopram oxalate,

gabapentin, or sertraline hydrochloride

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- See Disease Characteristics

- More than 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent medications that are known to inhibit

the CYP2D6 system

Locations and Contacts

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States; Recruiting
Clinical Trials Office - All Mayo Clinic Locations, Phone: 507-538-7623
Additional Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database

Starting date: March 2008
Last updated: October 18, 2008

Page last updated: November 03, 2008

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