ERA-923 in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring stage IV breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer Prior tamoxifen therapy failure within 1 year of study defined as follows: Prior tamoxifen therapy for metastatic disease with prior response and progression of disease while still on treatment or within 1 year of last treatment Prior adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for a minimum of 2 years with subsequent progression of disease while still on treatment or within 1 year of last treatment Postmenopausal Must be amenorrheic for at least 12 months Removal of both ovaries or chemotherapy induced menopause allowed At least 1 bideminsionally measurable lesion No disease restricted only to bone No symptomatic CNS metastases untreated by surgery or radiotherapy Hormone receptor status: Estrogen or progesterone receptor positive PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Menopausal status: Postmenopausal Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 6 months Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin greater than 9.0 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) AST no greater than 3 times ULN (no greater than 5 times ULN if liver metastases present) PT and PTT no greater than 1.25 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No deep vein thrombosis, retinal vein thrombosis, or stroke within past year No unstable angina or myocardial infarction within past 6 months Pulmonary: No pulmonary embolism within past year Other: Not pregnant or nursing No other major illness or condition that would preclude study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent trastuzumab (Herceptin) Chemotherapy: No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens, including trastuzumab One regimen in adjuvant setting and one in metastatic setting OR Two regimens in metastatic setting No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 6 months since prior raloxifene for osteoporosis No prior hormonal, antiestrogen, or aromatase inhibitors other than tamoxifen for breast cancer At least 4 weeks since prior tamoxifen No concurrent hormonal replacement therapy, other antiestrogens (including raloxifene), aromatase inhibitors, or systemic steroids (except physiologic replacement doses) Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: At least 4 weeks since prior investigational drug No concurrent warfarin exept low dose warfarin for port maintenance No other concurrent investigational agent No concurrent immunosuppressive therapy
Sites / Locations
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute