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Breast CancerNCT02134977

Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit Specified Drug-use Survey: "QOL Survey in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients"

An observational study of Breast Cancer, run by Takeda.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this survey is to examine the effect on quality of life (QOL) improvement and convenience of switching to leuprorelin acetate 3 months depot 11.25 milligram (mg) injection kit (Leuplin SR 11.25 mg injection kit) from a 4-week adjuvant therapy with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analog (LH-RHa)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
Leuprorelin Acetate
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
2,816 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2011to Mar 2015
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Breast cancer

Who may be able to join

  • Premenopausal breast cancer participants who meet all the following criteria are to be enrolled in the surveillance:
  • Participants who received 4 weeks of treatment with a repository LH-RHa preparation within 1 week prior to administration of Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit.
  • Participants receiving Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit as adjuvant therapy.
  • Participants with performance status grade of 0 or 1.
  • Participants who answered all of the questions on the "QOL check sheet (I)" at the start (Week 0) of treatment with Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit.

Who cannot join

  • Participants who meet any of the following criteria are to be excluded from the surveillance:
  • Participants with a history of hypersensitivity to ingredient(s) in Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit or synthetic derivatives of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) or LH-RH.
  • Pregnant women, possibly pregnant women, and nursing mothers.
  • Participants with advanced (T4 or M1 according to the TNM classification [General Rules for Clinical and Pathological Recording of Breast Cancer: 16th edition]) or recurrent breast cancer.

About this study

The purpose of this survey is to examine the effect on quality of life (QOL) improvement and convenience of switching to leuprorelin acetate 3 months depot 11.25 milligram (mg) injection kit (Leuplin SR 11.25 mg injection kit) from a 4-week adjuvant therapy with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analog (LH-RHa) 1 month depot over 48 weeks in premenopausal breast cancer participants in daily medical practice. Influence of condition of estrogen receptor expression on the efficacy and safety of leuprorelin acetate SR 11.25 mg injection kit was also evaluated.

Read the detailed description

This survey was designed to examine the effect on QOL improvement and convenience of switching to leuprorelin acetate 3 month depot 11.25 mg injection kit (Leuplin SR 11.25 mg injection kit) from a 4-week adjuvant therapy with a LH-RHa 1 month depot over 48 weeks in premenopausal breast cancer participants in daily medical practice, as well as to evaluate the influence of condition of estrogen receptor expression on the efficacy and safety of leuprorelin acetate SR 11.25 mg injection kit .

For adults, leuprorelin acetate SR 11.25 mg injection kit (Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit) is usually administered subcutaneously once every 12 weeks. Prior to injection, the plunger rod of the syringe is pushed upward with the needle pointed upward, allowing the entire suspension fluid contained to be transferred to the powder. The powder is then fully suspended in the fluid while ensuring that bubbles are not generated.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
Leuprorelin Acetate
Keywords
Pharmacological therapy
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Leuprorelin AcetateDrug

    Also called Leuplin SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit

    Leuprorelin Acetate SR 11.25 mg Injection Kit

Study groups in NCT02134977
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Leuprorelin AcetateSubcutaneous administration of leuprorelin acetate 11.25 mg once every 12 weeks
Receives: Drug: Leuprorelin Acetate

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer Patients Treated With Anticancer Drugs (QOL-ACD) Total and Subscale Score at Baseline

    QOL-ACD score is a score used for cancer participants treated with anti-cancer drug and is a 22-item self-reported instrument assessing differences in symptom severity and health-related QOL. It includes 4 subscale domains: Daily Activities, Physical Condition, Social Activities, Mental and Psychological Status. Total and subscale scores are calculated as sum of items within each subscale: Daily Activity (items 1-6), Physical Condition (7-11), Psychological Condition (12-16), Social Attitude (17-21) and total (1-22). Face scale: 5-point score for 1 item (22). Participants answer each question on a 5-point scale (1: not at all [worst response] to 5: very much [best response]). Score range for total score is 22 to 110 and subscale score range for daily activity is 6 to 30, and for physical condition, psychological condition, and social attitude is 5 to 25. Less total/subscale scores reflect greater symptom severity and symptom impact on health-related QOL.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. QOL-ACD Total and Subscale Score at Week 12

    QOL-ACD score is a score used for cancer participants treated with anti-cancer drug and is a 22-item self-reported instrument assessing differences in symptom severity and health-related QOL. It includes 4 subscale domains: Daily Activities, Physical Condition, Social Activities, Mental and Psychological Status. Total and subscale scores are calculated as sum of items within each subscale: Daily Activity (items 1-6), Physical Condition (7-11), Psychological Condition (12-16), Social Attitude (17-21) and total (1-22). Face scale:5-point score for 1 item (22). Participants answer each question on a 5-point scale (1: not at all [worst response] to 5: very much [best response]). Score range for total score is 22 to 110 and subscale score range for daily activity is 6 to 30, and for physical condition, psychological condition, and social attitude is 5 to 25. Less total/subscale scores reflect greater symptom severity and symptom impact on health-related QOL.

    Measured: Week 12

  3. QOL-ACD Total and Subscale Score at Week 48

    QOL-ACD score is a score used for cancer participants treated with anti-cancer drug and is a 22-item self-reported instrument assessing differences in symptom severity and health-related QOL. It includes 4 subscale domains: Daily Activities, Physical Condition, Social Activities, Mental and Psychological Status. Total and subscale scores are calculated as sum of items within each subscale: Daily Activity (items 1-6), Physical Condition (7-11), Psychological Condition (12-16), Social Attitude (17-21) and total (1-22). Face scale: 5-point score for 1 item (22). Participants answer each question on a 5-point scale (1: not at all [worst response] to 5: very much [best response]). Score range for total score is 22 to 110 and subscale score range for daily activity is 6 to 30, and for physical condition, psychological condition, and social attitude is 5 to 25. Less total/subscale scores reflect greater symptom severity and symptom impact on health-related QOL.

    Measured: Week 48

  4. QOL-ACD Breast (QOL-ACD-B) Score at Baseline

    QOL-ACD-B is a part of QOL-ACD (using questionnaire items 1 to 18). QOL-ACD is a score used for cancer participants treated with anti-cancer drug and is a 22-item self-reported instrument assessing differences in symptom severity and health-related QOL. Participants answer each question on a 5-point scale (1: not at all [worst response] to 5: very much [best response]). Total score was calculated over score range 0-100 for item 1 to 18 as ((a sum of 18 items)/18-1)*25). Score for physical condition and pain was calculated over score range 0-100 for item 1 to 6 as ((a sum of 6 items)/6-1)*25)). Score for health-care and illness satisfaction was calculated over score range 0-100 for item 7 to 10 as ((a sum of 4 items)/4-1)*25)), where less scores reflect greater symptom severity and symptom impact on health-related quality of life. Means and standard deviations were calculated for the total score and score of each subscale from questionnaire items 1 to 18.

    Measured: Baseline

  5. Score of QOL-ACD-B at Week 12

    QOL-ACD-B is a part of QOL-ACD (using questionnaire items 1 to 18). QOL-ACD is a score used for cancer participants treated with anti-cancer drug and is a 22-item self-reported instrument assessing differences in symptom severity and health-related QOL. Participants answer each question on a 5-point scale (1: not at all [worst response] to 5: very much [best response]). Total score for QOL-ACD-B is calculated as a sum of 18 items, score range: 18 to 90 where less scores reflect greater symptom severity and symptom impact on health-related quality of life. Means and standard deviations were calculated for the total score and score of each subscale from questionnaire items 1 to 18.

    Measured: Week 12

  6. Score of QOL-ACD-B at Week 48

    QOL-ACD-B is a part of QOL-ACD (using questionnaire items 1 to 18). QOL-ACD is a score used for cancer participants treated with anti-cancer drug and is a 22-item self-reported instrument assessing differences in symptom severity and health-related QOL. Participants answer each question on a 5-point scale (1: not at all [worst response] to 5: very much [best response]). Total score for QOL-ACD-B is calculated as a sum of 18 items, score range: 18 to 90 where less scores reflect greater symptom severity and symptom impact on health-related quality of life. Means and standard deviations were calculated for the total score and score of each subscale from questionnaire items 1 to 18.

    Measured: Week 48

  7. Score of QOL-ACD-B Items 19, 20 and 21 at Baseline

    QOL-ACD-B is a part of QOL-ACD (using questionnaire items 1 to 18). For questionnaire item 19 (Did you feel inferior to your child when you interact with him/her? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), item 20 (Did you worry about child rearing? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), and item 21 (Do you worry about pregnancy or delivery? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), the calculation was based on the score of each item. Each item was scored on a 5-point scale, where 1 was the worst response and 5 was the best.

    Measured: Baseline

  8. Score of QOL-ACD-B Items 19, 20 and 21 at Week 12

    QOL-ACD-B is a part of QOL-ACD (using questionnaire items 1 to 18). For questionnaire item 19 (Did you feel inferior to your child when you interact with him/her? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), item 20 (Did you worry about child rearing? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), and item 21 (Do you worry about pregnancy or delivery? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), the calculation was based on the score of each item. Each item was scored on a 5-point scale, where 1 was the worst response and 5 was the best.

    Measured: Week 12

  9. Score of QOL-ACD-B Items 19, 20 and 21 at Week 48

    QOL-ACD-B is a part of QOL-ACD (using questionnaire items 1 to 18). For questionnaire item 19 (Did you feel inferior to your child when you interact with him/her? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), item 20 (Did you worry about child rearing? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), and item 21 (Do you worry about pregnancy or delivery? [due to the impact of illness and treatment]), the calculation was based on the score of each item. Each item was scored on a 5-point scale, where 1 was the worst response and 5 was the best.

    Measured: Week 48

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Percentage of Participants With Reduction in Frequency of Medical Visits Due to Change in Medicinal Agents

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "Did the change in agents reduce the frequency of your medical visits?" and the answers were categorized as very much reduced, somewhat reduced, unchanged. Change in medicinal agents means participants with a historical diagnosis of premenopausal breast cancer who switched to leuprorelin acetate sustained-release 11.25 mg injection kit from a 4-week adjuvant therapy with a LH-RHa 1 month depot preparation as part of daily medical practice.

    Measured: Week 48

  2. Percentage of Participants Who Felt Relief From Physical and Emotional Burden

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "The change in agents reduced the frequency of injections by one third; for this reason, did you feel relief from physical and emotional burden?" and the answers were categorized as felt extreme relief, felt slight relief, no feeling either way, felt little relief, felt no relief.

    Measured: Week 48

  3. Percentage of Participants With Relief From Financial Burden Due to the Change in Medicinal Agents

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "Did you feel relief from financial burden (example, 3 months' drug costs and transportation fee) due to the change in agents?" and the answers were categorized as felt extreme relief, felt slight relief, no feeling either way, felt little relief, felt no relief. The sum of all the categories is not 100% because of rounding error.

    Measured: Week 48

  4. Percentage of Participants Who Worried About the Effect of the Medicinal Agent

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "The change in agents reduced the frequency of injections by one third; for this reason, did you worry about the effect?" and the options of the answers were not at all worried, not too worried, no thought either way, somewhat worried, and very worried.

    Measured: Week 48

  5. Percentage of Participants With Change in Adverse Drug Reactions Due to the Change in Medicinal Agents

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "Was there a change in adverse drug reactions (e.g., menopausal-like symptoms such as hot flushes, injection-site abnormalities) due to the change in agents?" and the options of the answers were events became much less severe, events became less severe, whether or not the events became severe cannot be determined, events became slightly more severe, and events became very severe.

    Measured: Week 48

  6. Percentage of Participants With Change in Pain at the Time of Injection Due to the Change in Medicinal Agents

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "Was there a change in pain at the time of injection due to the change in agents?" and the options of the answers were significantly relieved, slightly relieved, whether or not the pain worsened or was relieved cannot be determined, worsened slightly, and worsened significantly.

    Measured: Week 48

  7. Percentage of Participants With Positive Change in Agents

    The question was with regard to the assessment of convenience associated with the changes in agents, "Was the change in agents good?" and the options of the answers were very good, somewhat good, whether or not the change in agents was good cannot be determined, somewhat bad, very bad.

    Measured: Week 48

  8. Number of Participants Reporting One or More Adverse Drug Reactions

    Adverse drug reactions are defined as adverse events (AE) which are in the investigator's opinion of causal relationship to the study treatment. AE are defined as any unfavorable and unintended signs, symptoms or diseases temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product reported from the first dose of study drug to the last dose of study drug.

    Measured: Baseline up to Week 48

  9. Number of Participants Reporting One or More Serious Adverse Drug Reactions

    Serious adverse drug reactions are defined as serious adverse events (SAE) which are in the investigator's opinion of causal relationship to the study treatment. An SAE was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. The event was occurred in breast cancer female.

    Measured: Baseline up to Week 48

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 May 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2011
  3. Primary completionMar 2015
  4. Study completionMar 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
2,816 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02134977
Sponsor's protocol ID
265-211
Other IDs
JapicCTI-142513
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
23 Apr 2014
Last updated
18 Oct 2016
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Cancer, run by Takeda.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Oct 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 18 Oct 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer Patients Treated With Anticancer Drugs (QOL-ACD) Total and Subscale Score at Baseline (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. 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 18 Oct 2016.

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