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NCT Number: NCT00291759

ABCSG 8 - Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer With Good to Moderate Differentiation.

The purpose of this study is to assess the difference in event-free survival between postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued to receive tamoxifen.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

Up to 80 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Research Site, Amstetten, Austria

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Invasive mammary carcinoma after radical treatment, without prior chemo/hormone/radiation therapy.
  • At least 6 lymph nodes examined.
  • Good or intermediate tumour differentiation.
  • <6 weeks before start of adjuvant therapy.
  • Oestrogen or Progesterone positive

Exclusion criteria

  • Premenopausal.
  • Preoperative hormonal/antihormonal/radiation/cytoxic chemo. Second malignant tumour/status post second malignant tumour.
  • In-situ/T4 carcinoma.
  • Age >80 years.
  • World Health Organisation performance index >3.
  • Serious accompanying diseases

Treatment and study plan

Tamoxifen

Drug

Anastrozole

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. To assess the difference in event free survival and overall survival (subject to stand-alone or combined/meta-analysis) between postmenopausal women with HR +ve early BC who switched from tamoxifen to anastrozole and those who continued on tamoxifen.

Secondary outcomes

  1. To assess the difference in event free survival & overall survival (subject to stand-alone or combined/meta-analysis) plus side effects between postmenopausal women with HR+ve early BC who switched from tam to anastrozole and those who continued on tam.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Postmenopausal Patients With HR +ve BC With Good to Moderate Differentiation - ARNO (Arimidex + Nolvadex). Primary Treatment for 2 Years With Tamoxifen Thereafter Randomisation to: Tamoxifen 3 Years or Anastrozole 3 Years.

Important dates

Study start
1996
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Feb 15, 2006
Registry last updated
Jan 30, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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