Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer With Letrozole in Postmenopausal Women

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

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)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

Exclusion

  • 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
  • Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 21 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

112 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00237133

Start Date

March 1 2003

End Date

January 21 2009

Last Update

February 24 2017

Active Locations (11)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Barretos - SP, Brazil

2

Novartis Investigative Site

Florianopolis - SC, Brazil

3

Novartis Investigative Site

Fortaleza/CE, Brazil

4

Novartis Investigative Site

Goiania/GO, Brazil