Neoadjuvant Tamoxifen in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer in a Low/Middle Income Country

December 1, 2016 updated by: Laila Saied, Vanderbilt University

Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Locally Advanced Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer in a Low-Resource, Middle-Income Setting (Guatemala)

This study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of neoadjuvant tamoxifen for patients with locally advanced hormone receptor positive breast cancer in a low/middle income country.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a single arm feasibility study of neoadjuvant tamoxifen for locally advanced hormone receptor positive breast cancer in a low-resource setting in a middle-income country (Guatemala). Patients will be treated with tamoxifen for four to six weeks, then have an on-treatment biopsy to assess Ki-67. If Ki-67 is less than or equal to 10%, the patient will continue on tamoxifen for a total of 4 months; if Ki-67 is greater than 10% or there is clinical progression, patients will be taken off study. The study will evaluate the proportion of patients treated with four months of tamoxifen who undergo definitive surgery and the clinical and pathologic response rates.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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35

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient evaluated and treated at INCAN
  • Patients must provide informed consent
  • Patient must be ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • Clinical locally advance breast cancer (Stage IIB or III)
  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive or progesterone receptor (PR)-positive breast cancer with ER or PR Allred Score > 4
  • Patient must have an ECOG Performance Status of 0-2
  • Patients must be able to swallow and retain oral medication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient must not have received any prior chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or biologic therapy for invasive breast cancer within the past five years
  • Patient must not be pregnant or nursing
  • Patient must not have had any prior malignancy except for adequately treated basal cell (or squamous cell) skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for five years.
  • Women of childbearing age unable or unwilling to use contraception

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen 20mg by mouth daily
Drug: Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen 20mg by mouth daily

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants Who Were Successfully Accrued in the Study, as a Measure of Feasibility
Time Frame: 4-6 months
Feasibility is defined as the ability to recruit the stated number of patients and fifty percent of participants completing the trial. Completing the trial is defined as reaching surgery if they are a responder to tamoxifen or obtaining the six week biopsy specimen if they are a non-responder.
4-6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Definitive Surgery in Responders to Neoadjuvant Tamoxifen
Time Frame: 4-6 months
Rate of definitive surgery after 4 months of neoadjuvant tamoxifen therapy in patients who were deemed to be "responders" to neoadjuvant tamoxifen (Ki67 < or = 10% after 4-6 weeks on neoadjuvant tamoxifen therapy)
4-6 months
Ki67 Suppression Rate at 4-6 Weeks in Patients Who Underwent an On-treatment Biopsy
Time Frame: 4-6 weeks
Result is the number of participants who had Ki67 suppression (< or = 10%) after 4-6 weeks of neoadjuvant tamoxifen out of patients who underwent an on-treatment biopsy.
4-6 weeks
Overall Clinical Response Rate
Time Frame: 4-6 months
Clinical response rate was assessed by palpation after 4 months of tamoxifen. Complete response was defined as no palpable primary tumor on clinical examination and lymph nodes < 10 mm. Partial response was defined as at least 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters compared to baseline sum of diameters. The overall clinical response was the sum of the complete clinical response and partial clinical response.
4-6 months
Pathologic Complete Response
Time Frame: 4-6 months
Pathologic complete response was defined as no residual tumor at the primary site or the axillary lymph nodes at the time of surgery.
4-6 months
Breast Conserving Therapy
Time Frame: 4-6 months
The rate of breast conservation surgery (as opposed to mastectomy) after 4 months of neoadjuvant tamoxifen therapy in patients who were deemed to be "responders" to neoadjuvant tamoxifen (Ki67 < or = 10% after 4-6 weeks on neoadjuvant tamoxifen therapy).
4-6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Vanderbilt University

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Washington University School of Medicine
Instituto National de Cancerologia, Guatemala

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Laila Agrawal, MD, Vanderbilt University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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June 16, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 16, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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June 20, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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January 30, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 1, 2016

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 150045

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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