Anastrozole Monotherapy Versus Maximal Oestrogen Blockade With Anastrozole and Fulvestrant Combination Therapy

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of anastrozole monotherapy versus maximal oestrogen blockade with combinated therapy of fulvestrant and anastrozole compared with in treatment of hormone receptor positive women with first relapse of breast cancer...

Date First Received: November 20, 2005

Last Updated: September 4, 2008

Verified by: AstraZeneca, September 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: January 2004

Overall Status: Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment: 512

Brief Summary

Official Title: “FACT: Anastrozole Monotherapy Versus Maximal Oestrogen Blockade With Anastrozole and Fulvestrant Combination Therapy; an Open Randomized, Comparative, Phase III Multicentre Study in Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer in First Relapse After Primary Treatment of Localized Tumor.”

Condition Keyword(s):

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of anastrozole monotherapy versus maximal oestrogen blockade with combinated therapy of fulvestrant and anastrozole compared with in treatment of hormone receptor positive women with first relapse of breast cancer.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Fulvestrant
    • intramuscular injection
  • Drug: Anastrozole
    • 1 mg oral tablet

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Active Comparator: 1
    • Anastrozole
  • Experimental: 2
    • Anastrozole + Fulvestrant

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Time to progression

Secondary Measures

  • Objective tumour response
  • clinical benefit, safety

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent, postmenopausal females, histological or cytological confirmed oestrogene and/or PgR positive breast cancer, local recurrence or metastasis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous systemic endocrine therapy for advanced or recurrent disease; prior fulvestrant therapy
  • Premenopausal women

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Female

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: AstraZeneca

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Roger Henriksson, MD Study Director AstraZeneca  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 19, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00256698

Study ID Number: D6997L00002

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00256698

Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

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