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  • First Published: 8/24/2003
  • Last Modified: 6/6/2011

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Phase III Randomized Study of Goserelin for the Reduction of Premature Ovarian Failure in Women With Stage I-IIIA Hormone Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Related Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Goserelin in Preventing Ovarian Failure in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIISupportive careClosed18 to 49NCISWOG-S0230
CALGB-40401, ECOG-S0230, NCT00068601, IBCSG-34-05, EUDRACT-2006-002600-33, EU-20632

Objectives

Primary

  1. Compare the rate of premature ovarian failure in women with stage I-IIIA hormone receptor-negative breast cancer treated with chemotherapy with vs without goserelin.

Secondary

  1. Compare the rate of ovarian dysfunction in patients treated with these regimens.
  2. Compare ovarian reserve in patients treated with these regimens.
  3. Describe the pregnancy rates in patients treated with these regimens.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer
    • Stage I-IIIA
    • Operable disease

  • Bilateral synchronous invasive breast cancer allowed provided primary tumors were diagnosed no more than 1 month apart and both tumors are hormone receptor negative

  • Must be planning to receive 3-8 months of a preoperative or postoperative chemotherapy regimen containing alkylating agents (anthracyclines or non-anthracyclines), meeting 1 of the following criteria:
    • 3-month/4-course anthracycline-based regimen
    • 6- to 8-month/course anthracycline-based regimen
    • 6- to 8-month/course non-anthracycline-based regimen

  • Hormone receptor status:
    • Estrogen receptor negative
    • Progesterone receptor negative

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • No other concurrent hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy

  • Concurrent radiotherapy to the breast, chest wall, or lymph nodes allowed

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics

Other

  • Concurrent participation in other therapeutic clinical trials, including SWOG-S0221, allowed

Patient Characteristics:

Age

  • 18 to 49

Sex

  • Female

Menopausal status

  • Premenopausal

Performance status

  • Zubrod 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception
  • No other prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or any in situ cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years after treatment with curative intent

Expected Enrollment

416

A total of 416 patients (208 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Rate of premature ovarian failure at 2 years

Secondary Outcome(s)

Rate of ovarian dysfunction at 1 and 2 years
Ovarian reserve at 1 and 2 years

Outline

This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to age (under 40 vs 40 to 49) and planned chemotherapy regimen (3- to 4-month/course anthracycline-based vs 6- to 8-month/course anthracycline-based vs 3- to 4-month/course non-anthracycline-based vs 6- to 8-month/course non-anthracycline-based). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive goserelin subcutaneously once every 4 weeks beginning 1 week before start of cyclophosphamide-containing chemotherapy. Treatment continues until completion of chemotherapy in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

  • Arm II: Patients receive cyclophosphamide-containing chemotherapy alone.

Patients are followed at 1, 2, and 5 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Southwest Oncology Group

Halle Moore, MD, Study coordinator
Ph: 216-445-4624; 800-862-7798
Kathy Albain, MD, Study coordinator
Ph: 708-327-3304
Email: kalbain@lumc.edu
Silvana Martino, DO, Study coordinator
Ph: 310-582-7900
Email: martinos@jwci.org

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, Protocol chair
Ph: 617-623-3800; 866-790-4500

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Lori Goldstein, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 215-728-2689; 888-369-2427
Email: lj_goldstein@fccc.edu

International Breast Cancer Study Group

Kelly-Anne Phillips, Protocol chair
Ph: 613-9656-1701

Related Information

PDQ® clinical trial SWOG-S0221

Registry Information
Official Title Phase III Trial of LHRH Analog Administration During Chemotherapy to Reduce Ovarian Failure Following Chemotherapy in Early Stage, Hormone-Receptor Negative Breast Cancer
Trial Start Date 2003-10-01
Trial Completion Date 2016-01-01 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00068601
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-07-28
Information Last Verified 2011-06-02
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA32102

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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