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Assessing Women's Attitudes About the Risk of Infertility Related to Adjuvant Therapy for Early Breast Cancer

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Purpose
     Eligibility
     Treatment/Intervention
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Study of Attitudes Toward the Risk of Infertility Related to Adjuvant Therapy in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
No phase specifiedEducational/Counseling/TrainingActive35 and under at diagnosisOtherEORTC-10002
BIG-3-98, NCT00062400

Trial Description

Purpose:

Adjuvant therapy given after surgery for early breast cancer may cause infertility. Assessing young women's attitudes and feelings about the risk of infertility may help improve the ability to plan effective treatment.

This clinical trial is studying young women's attitudes and feelings about the risk of infertility related to adjuvant therapy for stage I or stage II breast cancer.

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria include the following:

Final eligibility for a clinical trial is determined by the health professionals conducting the trial.

Treatment/Intervention:

Patients will complete a questionnaire.

Important:

For more details about this trial, refer to the Health Professional version of the trial summary.

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Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer

Angelo Di Leo, MD, Study coordinator
Ph: 39-0574-43-4766
Email: adileo@usl4.toscana.it

Trial Sites

Belgium
  Brussels
 Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek Ixelles
 Contact Person
Ph: 32-641-4111
 Institut Jules Bordet
 Contact Person
Ph: 32-2-541-3181
  Liege
 CHU Liege - Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman
 Contact Person
Ph: 32-4-366-7111
  Wilrijk
 Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Augustinus
 Contact Person
Ph: 32-3-443-37-37
Chile
  Santiago
 Clinica Alemana
 Contact Person
 Hospital Militar
 Contact Person
 Instituto de Radiomedicina
 Contact Person
Ph: 56-2-754-1700
Croatia
  Zagreb
 University Hospital Rebro
 Contact Person
Ph: 385-1-238-8644
Germany
  Frankfurt
 Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universitaet
 Contact Person
Ph: 49-69-6301-5744
  Heidelberg
 Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
 Contact Person
Ph: 49-6221-56-7029
Italy
  Aviano
 Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano
 Contact Person
Ph: 39-0434-659-111
  Cremona
 Azienda Istituti Ospitalieri
 Contact Person
Ph: 372-405111
  Lecco
 Ospedale Alessandro Manzoni
 Contact Person
  Milan
 European Institute of Oncology
 Contact Person
Ph: 39-02-5748-9861
Lebanon
  Beirut
 American University of Beirut Medical Center
 Contact Person
Ph: 961-1-350-000
Netherlands
  Amsterdam
 Academisch Medisch Centrum at University of Amsterdam
 Contact Person
Ph: 31-20-566-9111
  Arnhem
 Arnhems Radiotherapeutisch Instituut
 Contact Person
Ph: 31-26-371-2412
Peru
  Lima
 Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas
 Contact Person
Ph: 51-1-612-9700
Poland
  Gdansk
 Medical University of Gdansk
 Contact Person
Ph: 48-58-349-2000
Portugal
  Lisboa
 Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil - Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, SA
 Contact Person
Ph: 351-21-722-9800
Republic of South Africa
  Cape Town
 Groote Schuur Hospital
 Contact Person
Ph: 27-21-404-4265
Serbia
  Belgrade
 Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia
 Contact Person
Ph: 381-361-4660
Switzerland
  Bern
 Inselspital Bern
 Contact Person
Ph: 41-31-632-2243
  Mendrisio
 Ospedale Beata Vergine
 Contact Person
Ph: 41-91-646-0101
  St. Gallen
 Kantonsspital - St. Gallen
 Contact Person
Ph: 41-71-494-1062
Turkey
  Istanbul
 Marmara University Hospital
 Contact Person
Ph: 90-327-5050
United Kingdom
Scotland
  Glasgow
 Western Infirmary
 Contact Person
Ph: 44-141-211-2000

Registry Information
Official Title A Survey of the Breast International Group (B.I.G.) to Assess the Attitude of Patients Aged Less Than 35 Years, with Early Breast Cancer, Toward the Risk of Loss of Fertility Related to Adjuvant Therapies
Trial Start Date 2003-05-05
Trial Completion Date 2008-03-31 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00062400
Date Submitted to PDQ 2003-05-07
Information Last Verified 2009-06-14

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