Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00131924
High-Dose Esterified Estrogens in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer That Has Failed Previous Hormone Therapy
A Phase 2 study testing esterified estrogens in people with Breast Cancer, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: High doses of esterified estrogens may stop the growth of breast cancer cells that no longer respond to hormone therapy. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well high-dose esterified estrogens work in treating postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer that has failed previous hormone… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- esterified estrogens
- How many people
- 1 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Mar 2004to Jan 2006
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed breast cancer
- Metastatic disease
- Documented disease progression
- Must have received and subsequently failed (due to disease progression) ≥ 2 prior sequential endocrine therapies for treatment of metastatic breast cancer
- Disease progression during adjuvant tamoxifen is considered 1 prior therapy
- The 2 most recent treatments must have been endocrine agents
- At least 1 objective measurable disease parameter
- Brain metastases allowed provided both of the following criteria are met:
- Brain metastases were previously treated AND are currently stable
- Brain metastases are not the only site of metastatic disease
- Hormone receptor status
- Estrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive tumor
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
- 18 and over
Sex
- Female
Menopausal status
- Postmenopausal, as defined by any of the following:
- At least 50 years of age with an intact uterus AND amenorrheic for the past 12 months
- At least 50 years of age without a uterus AND follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level within postmenopausal range
- Under 50 years of age and FSH level within postmenopausal range
- Prior bilateral oophorectomy
Performance status
- ECOG 0-2
Life expectancy
- At least 6 months
Hematopoietic
- Adequate hematologic function
Hepatic
- Adequate hepatic function
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal
- No history of hepatic adenoma
Renal
- Adequate renal function
- No history of hypercalcemia or severe hypocalcemia
Cardiovascular
- No history of thrombophlebitis or thromboembolic disorders associated with prior estrogen use
- No active thrombophlebitis or thromboembolic disorders
- No history of uncontrolled hypertension
Other
- Not pregnant
- No undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding
- No other serious medical illness
- No psychiatric illness that would preclude giving informed consent
- No other invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
Chemotherapy
- Prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease allowed
- Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed
Endocrine therapy
- See Disease Characteristics
Radiotherapy
- Prior radiotherapy allowed provided the only site of measurable disease was not irradiated
Surgery
- Not specified
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3013
About this study
Official title: Phase II Study of High-Dose Estrogen in Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer After Failure of Sequential Endocrine Therapies
RATIONALE: High doses of esterified estrogens may stop the growth of breast cancer cells that no longer respond to hormone therapy.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well high-dose esterified estrogens work in treating postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer that has failed previous hormone therapy.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine the clinical response rate in postmenopausal women with estrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer that has failed prior sequential endocrine therapy treated with high-dose esterified estrogens (Menest^®).
Secondary
- Determine time to disease progression in patients treated with this drug.
- Determine the toxic effects of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive oral high-dose esterified estrogens (Menest^®) 3 times daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 2 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- esterified estrogens
- Keywords
- recurrent breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
esterified estrogensBiological
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Clinical response rate
Secondary outcomes (2)
Time to disease progression
Toxicity
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Aug 2005 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2004
- Primary completionJan 2006
- Study completionJan 2006
Why it stopped: Data Monitoring Committee recommended closure due to poor accrual.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Northwestern UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- William J. Gradishar, MD, Principal investigator, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00131924
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI 03B5
- Other IDs
- NU-03B5
- Status last verified
- Jun 2012
- First submitted
- 16 Aug 2005
- Last updated
- 11 Jun 2012
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Jun 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase II Study of High-Dose Estrogen in Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer After Failure of Sequential Endocrine Therapies
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00131924
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCI 03B5
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- recurrent breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Data Monitoring Committee recommended closure due to poor accrual.
- Enrolment
- 1 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Mar 2004
- Primary completion
- Jan 2006 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2006 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Aug 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: High doses of esterified estrogens may stop the growth of breast cancer cells that no longer respond to hormone therapy.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well high-dose esterified estrogens work in treating postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer that has failed previous hormone therapy.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine the clinical response rate in postmenopausal women with estrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer that has failed prior sequential endocrine therapy treated with high-dose esterified estrogens (Menest^®).
Secondary
- Determine time to disease progression in patients treated with this drug.
- Determine the toxic effects of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive oral high-dose esterified estrogens (Menest^®) 3 times daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 2 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| esterified estrogens | Biological | – |
Primary outcome
Clinical response rate
2 secondary outcomes
Time to disease progression
Toxicity
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: Data Monitoring Committee recommended closure due to poor accrual.). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Jun 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
William J. Gradishar, MD principal investigator
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing esterified estrogens in people with Breast Cancer, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: Data Monitoring Committee recommended closure due to poor accrual.). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Clinical response rate. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jun 2012.