Comparison Study of Letrozole Alone or Letrozole With Zoledronic Acid in Early Breast Cancer, Neoadjuvant Therapy

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This study is to measure the extent of tumor shrinkage when Letrozole and Zoledronic Acid are given before surgery to newly diagnosed post-menopausal women with early breast...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Randomized Multi-Center Study Comparing Prolonged Primary Systemic Endocrine Therapy With Letrozole Alone or in Combination With Zoledronic Acid in Early Breast Cancer (NEOadjuvant Study in CANada)”

This study is to measure the extent of tumor shrinkage when Letrozole and Zoledronic Acid are given before surgery to newly diagnosed post-menopausal women with early breast cancer

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: March 2007

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Zoledronic Acid; Letrozole

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Clinical response at 24 weeks

Secondary Measures

  • Clinical response at 16 weeks
  • Clinical benefit at 16 weeks
  • Clinical benefit at 24 weeks
  • Rate of breast conserving surgery in both arms
  • Rate of complete pathological response
  • Biomarkers

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Postmenopausal women
  • Newly diagnosed with non metastatic breast cancer
  • Candidate for mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with invasive tumors
  • Patients receiving anti-cancer treatment
  • Patients who have undergone surgery
  • Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Female

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 65 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Novartis Industry

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Novartis Study Chair Novartis  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00247650

Study ID Number: CZOL446GCA08

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00247650

Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada

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