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NCT Number: NCT07460752

Evaluation of Alternative Site Goserelin Acetate Injection for Ovarian Function Suppression (OFS) in Local and Locally Advanced Premenopausal Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Patients

This phase II trial determines if giving goserelin acetate injections in the upper gluteal region is as effective for ovarian function suppression (OFS) as giving injections in the abdomen for ovarian function suppression (OFS) in premenopausal patients with hormone receptor positive breast cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body (localized) or that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Goserelin acetate is a drug used to treat prostate cancer, relieve the symptoms of advanced breast cancer, and treat problems with the endometrium (lining of the uterus). Goserelin acetate initially causes the pituitary gland to make more luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), temporarily increasing testosterone levels in men and estrogen levels in women. With continued use, goserelin acetate lowers the amount of LH and FSH the pituitary gland releases, leading to a drop in testosterone levels in men and estrogen levels in women. Goserelin acetate may stop the growth of cancer cells that need testosterone or estrogen to grow. It is a type of hormone therapy called a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist. Giving goserelin acetate injections in the upper gluteal region may be as effective for OFS as giving injections in the abdomen for OFS in premenopausal patients with localized or locally advanced hormone receptor positive breast cancer.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Cancer Center Clinical Trials

CONTACT

507-293-6386

Clinical Trials Referral Office

CONTACT

[email protected]

855-776-0015

Karthik V. Giridhar, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Age ≥ 18 years and ˂ 50 years
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Have histologically or cytologically confirmed, localized or locally advanced hormone positive breast cancer stage I-III (defined as ER Immunohistochemistry (IHC) > 1%] having completed curative intent therapy and clinically in remission
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Currently receiving ovarian function suppression (OFS) with use of goserelin on a monthly basis in the abdomen and either aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen for at least 6 months prior to study enrollment for treatment of hormone receptor positive breast cancer with plan to continue medical OFS for at least the next 12 months
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Provide written informed consent
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Willingness to provide mandatory blood specimens for correlative research
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow-up (during the active monitoring phase of the study)
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Negative serum pregnancy test =< 14 days prior to registration, and a negative urine pregnancy test =< 7 days prior to randomization
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Sexually active patients and their partners must use an effective method of contraception associated with a low failure rate prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation and for at least 3 months after the last dose of study drug.
  • Note: The following are considered effective contraceptives: oral contraceptive pill; condom plus spermicide; diaphragm plus spermicide; patient or partner surgically sterile; patient or partner more than 12 months postmenopausal; or injectable or implantable agent/device. Male patients should refrain from sperm donation and female patients should refrain from breastfeeding throughout this period
  • RANDOMIZATION (STEP 2): Completion of the lead-in treatment of 6 cycles of ovarian function suppression (OFS) with use of goserelin, with estradiol E2 value of ˂ 20 pg/mL and no back to back E2 levels > 10 pg/mL after cycle 6 blood draw

Exclusion criteria

  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Any of the following prior therapies: Chemotherapy =< 6 months prior to registration. NOTE: concurrent receipt of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) directed antibodies or antibody-drug conjugates, endocrine therapy, or cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor is permitted
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Receiving any estrogen or progestin containing medications, including topical estrogens
  • REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Planning to temporarily or permanently discontinue medical OFS in the next 12 months

Treatment and study plan

Biospecimen Collection

Procedure

Undergo blood sample collection

Other names: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection

Goserelin acetate

Drug

Given SC

Other names: ZDX, Zoladex

Questionnaire Administration

Other

Ancillary studies

Primary outcomes

  1. Ovarian function suppression (OFS) maintenance

    Time frame: 6 months

    Failure to maintain OFS (yes; no) is defined as estradiol ≥ 10 pg/mL on two separate occasions. Will be based on calculating the within-arm sample proportion of patients for whom upper gluteal region administration of goserelin for 6 months failed to maintain OFS after switching from monthly abdominal administration of goserelin and corresponding upper bound of the one-sided 97.5% confidence interval (CI). Provided that the upper bound of the one sided 97.5% CI excludes 10%, the primary aim for that arm will have been met.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Provider-reported adverse events (AEs)

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

    Will be scored using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.0. The maximum grade for each type of AE will be recorded for each patient and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine overall patterns.

  2. Injection site preference

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

    Will be measured by single-question site preference survey (abdomen, upper gluteal region, no preference or unsure).

Other outcomes

  1. Change in Patient Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

    Assessed by a study-specific questionnaire related to injection pain and post-injection symptoms such as bruising, swelling, or skin irritation. The questionnaire consists of 7 questions, one yes/no question; 5 questions answered on an 11-point scale from 0 (none) to 10 (most you can imagine); and one overall quality of life question answered on a scale of 0 (as bas as it can be) to 10 (as good as it can be). Higher scores for symptom questions indicate more sever symptoms. Any change from baseline will be summarized descriptively.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Cancer Center Clinical Trials

CONTACT

507-293-6386

Clinical Trials Referral Office

CONTACT

[email protected]

855-776-0015

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

MC250301, OptiOFS: A Randomized Phase II Trial of Alternative Site Goserelin Acetate Injection for Ovarian Function Suppression (OFS) in Local and Locally Advanced Premenopausal Breast Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Mar 10, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2026

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