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

Alternate Title

Raloxifene and Goserelin in Preventing Breast Cancer in Women With a Family History of Breast Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Objectives

1. Compare the feasibility of raloxifene and goserelin versus no medical intervention in women at high genetic risk for developing breast cancer.
2. Compare the incidence of adverse effects in patients treated with these regimens.
3. Compare the effect of these regimens on bone density, biochemical markers of bone turnover, and lipid profiles in these patients.
4. Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

• High genetic risk of developing breast cancer defined as one or more of the following:
  • BRCA1 or BRCA2 germ-line mutation
  • First-degree relative of known BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carrier
  • Family with 4 or more relatives diagnosed with female or male breast cancer or ovarian cancer before the age of 60
  • Two first-degree relatives diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40
  • p53 germ-line mutation (classical Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) only)
  • First-degree relative of a carrier in a family with classical LFS
  • Risk equivalent to any of the above confirmed by clinical geneticist
• No evidence of breast cancer by mammography
  • Suspicious lesions must be confirmed as non-malignant
• No prior breast cancer
• No prior prophylactic mastectomy
• No plan for alternative prevention measures within the next 12 months
• Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

• Not specified

Chemotherapy:

• Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

• No concurrent hormonal therapy (e.g., oral contraception or hormone replacement therapy)

Radiotherapy:

• Not specified

Surgery:

• See Disease Characteristics

Other:

• At least 30 days or 5 half-lives since prior investigational drugs
• No concurrent anticoagulants

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

• 30 to 45

Sex:

• Female

Menopausal status:

• Premenopausal (follicle-stimulating hormone in premenopausal range if not menstruating)

Performance status:

• Not specified

Life expectancy:

• More than 10 years (excluding breast cancer risk)

Hematopoietic:

• Not specified

Hepatic:

• Adequate liver function

Renal:

• Adequate renal function

Cardiovascular:

• No prior deep vein thrombosis

Pulmonary:

• No prior pulmonary embolism

Other:

• Not pregnant
• Fertile patients must use effective nonhormonal contraception
• No psychological disorder that would preclude study compliance
• No prior malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer

Expected Enrollment

A total of 150 patients (75 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Outline

This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

• Arm I: Patients receive goserelin subcutaneously once every month and oral raloxifene daily for 6-12 months.
• Arm II: Patients are screened for breast cancer every 6 months.

In both arms, patients undergo annual mammograms.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Patients are followed for 5 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

National Cancer Research Institute

Anthony Howell, MD, Protocol chair		Ph: 44-161-446-8037 Email: maria.parker@christie-tr.nwest.nhs.uk

Registry Information
Official Title		A Randomized Trial Of Raloxifene Plus Zoladex For Prevention Of Breast Cancer
Trial Start Date		2000-03-23
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov		NCT00031850
Date Submitted to PDQ		2002-01-04
Information Last Verified		2007-05-08

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