Prognostic Evaluation of Changing Endocrine Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer

This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Breast cancer, Endocrine therapy, Perimenopausal and recently postmenopausal patients, Early-stage hormone receptor-positive Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Written informed consent must be obtained and documented according to the local regulatory requirements prior to beginning specific protocol procedures.
• Age of at least 45 and at most 55 years.
• Performance status (Karnofsky-Index) >80%
• Steroid receptor (estrogen and progesterone) positive tumor (diagnosis according to hospital standard-procedures).
• No clinical evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases.
• Complete staging work-up within 3 months prior to registration. All patients must have (bilateral) mammography or breast MRI, chest X-ray; other tests may be performed as clinically indicated.
• Patients have taken the SERMs as endocrine therapy for 2-4 years.
• Patients who have had amenorrhea for at least half a year.
• Life expectancy of at least 10 years, disregarding the diagnosis of cancer.
• Adequate organ function including normal red and white blood count, platelets, serum creatinine, bilirubin, and transaminases within normal range of the institution.
• Patients must be available for and compliant to treatment and follow-up.
• Patients registered on this trial must be treated and followed up at the participating center.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known hypersensitivity reaction to the investigational compounds or incorporated substances.
• Hormone receptor-negative breast cancer.
• Local recurrence and/or metastasis of breast cancer.
• History of hysterectomy.
• Pregnant or lactating patients. Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) within 14 days prior to registration.
• History of osteoporosis and/or fractures due to osteoporosis.
• Prior or concomitant secondary malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix)
• Any other serious medical pathology, such as congestive heart failure; unstable angina; history of myocardial infarction during the previous year; uncontrolled high risk arrhythmias
• Other serious illness or medical condition that may interfere with the understanding and giving of informed consent and the conduct of the study.
• Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs or any other anti-cancer therapy.
• Males.