Zoledronate in Preventing Bone Loss in Premenopausal Women Receiving Chemotherapy After Surgery For Early Stage Breast Cancer

January 3, 2014 updated by: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial Of Zoledronic Acid For The Prevention Of Bone Loss In Premenopausal Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer

RATIONALE: It is not yet known whether zoledronate is effective in preventing bone loss in premenopausal women who are receiving adjuvant chemotherapy after undergoing surgery for early stage breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of zoledronate in preventing bone loss in premenopausal women who are receiving chemotherapy after surgery for early stage breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover that occur in premenopausal women with resected early stage breast cancer during and after 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Determine the factors that predict bone loss during chemotherapy, particularly induction of amenorrhea, type of chemotherapeutic regimen, glucocorticoid exposure, and baseline BMD, in these patients.
  • Determine whether zoledronate prevents bone loss in these patients when given during and after adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Determine the effect of zoledronate on markers of bone turnover in these patients during and after adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Determine whether the effect on markers of bone turnover predicts response to zoledronate in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to estrogen receptor status (positive vs negative), progesterone receptor status (positive vs negative), and adjuvant chemotherapy regimen. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive zoledronate IV over 15 minutes on day 1.
  • Arm II: Patients receive placebo IV over 15 minutes on day 1. In both arms, treatment repeats every 3 months for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression. Patients also receive calcium and cholecalciferol (vitamin D) supplements daily.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at 6 and 12 months.

Patients are followed at 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 120 patients (60 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06904
        • Carl and Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center at Stamford Hospital
    • New Jersey
      • Paramus, New Jersey, United States, 07652-2509
        • Valley Hospital - Paramus
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of localized breast cancer

    • Stage I or II (T1-3, N0-2, M0)
  • Planned adjuvant chemotherapy (after surgery) of at least 6 months in duration

  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status known

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 to 50

Sex

  • Female

Menopausal status

  • Premenopausal or perimenopausal

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Creatinine less than 2 mg/dL

Other

  • No T score of less than 2.0 on bone mineral density (BMD)
  • No fragility fracture
  • No lumbar spine anatomy that would preclude accurate BMD measurement of a minimum of 3 lumbar vertebrae
  • Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics

Other

  • At least 1 month since prior calcitonin
  • At least 12 months since prior bisphosphonates given for more than 1 month duration
  • No concurrent fluoride therapy (10 mg/day or more)
  • No concurrent enrollment in another experimental drug study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Changes in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Changes in lumbar spine BMD at 12 and 24 months
Total hip and femoral neck BMD at 6, 12, and 24 months
Serum markers of bone turnover (osteocalcin, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, and cross-linked C-telopeptide of type 1 collagen levels) measured every 6 weeks for 6 months, and at 9 and 12 months
Quality of life as measured by the Short Form-36 instrument at baseline, and at 6 and 12 months
Treatment costs

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 6, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2014

Last Verified

April 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000258105
  • CPMC-IRB-14069
  • NCI-G02-2127
  • NOVARTIS-CPMC-IRB-14069

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