Status:

UNKNOWN

Tamoxifen Citrate in Patients With Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Estrogen can promote growth of endocrine sensitive breast cancer cells. Endocrine therapy with tamoxifen citrate may fight breast cancer by blocking the use of estrogen by the tumor cells. ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine how the increase of tamoxifen citrate dose influences the level of its major metabolites in patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer. Secondary * To charact...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of breast cancer
  • Hormone-sensitive breast cancer defined as \> 10% estrogen receptor and/or \> 10% progesterone receptor positivity by immunohistochemistry
  • Receiving treatment with tamoxifen citrate and must be eligible for exposure to higher doses
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • No history of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  • No history of endometrial carcinoma
  • No known history of vaginal bleeding, endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial hypertrophy, and/or polyps
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No contraindication to tamoxifen citrate treatment
  • No known allergy to midazolam or dextromethorphan
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    140 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00963209

    Start Date

    June 1 2009

    End Date

    December 1 2013

    Last Update

    August 2 2013

    Active Locations (2)

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    Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève

    Geneva, Switzerland, 1211

    2

    Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

    Lausanne, Switzerland, 1011