Status:

COMPLETED

Studying Blood Samples From Women With Breast Cancer or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Who Are Receiving Tamoxifen

Lead Sponsor:

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Menopausal Symptoms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about differences in DNA and predict how well patients will respond to treatment and plan b...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate the change in endoxifen levels after an increase in tamoxifen citrate dose from 20 mg to 40 mg in women with breast cancer or ductal breast carcinoma in situ with i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion:
  • Histologically confirmed invasive carcinoma of the breast or ductal breast carcinoma in situ Has been receiving tamoxifen citrate at a dose of 20 mg/day for at least 4 months either for the treatment of invasive or non-invasive carcinoma of the breast or for breast cancer recurrence prevention
  • Expected duration of tamoxifen citrate treatment at least 6 months Hormone receptor status not specified Concurrent participation in non-treatment studies allowed provided it will not interfere with participation in this study Menopausal status not specified Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 Life expectancy ≥ 6 months Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 x 10\^9/L Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 times ULN Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No limitations to number of prior therapies
  • No limitations for prior radiotherapy
  • More than 14 days since prior and no other concurrent investigational agent
  • Exclusion:
  • Not pregnant or nursing No active, serious infection or medical or psychiatric illness likely to preclude study participation No psychiatric conditions that would preclude study compliance or informed consent No history of venous thromboembolism, transient ischemic attack, or cerebral vascular accident No history of allergic reaction to tamoxifen citrate or any of its reagents No concurrent coumadin
  • No concurrent medications known to inhibit CYP2D6, including any of the following:
  • Amiodarone
  • Haloperidol
  • Indinavir
  • Ritonavir
  • Quinidine
  • No concurrent selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, except the following:
  • Venlafaxine
  • Citalopram

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 18 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    501 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00764322

    Start Date

    June 18 2008

    End Date

    July 1 2011

    Last Update

    August 1 2017

    Active Locations (7)

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    1

    Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295

    2

    Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28232-2861

    3

    Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

    4

    Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital

    Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27403-1198