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Anastrozole and Gefitinib Compared With Fulvestrant and Gefitinib in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer



Anastrozole and Gefitinib Compared With Fulvestrant and Gefitinib in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

For Condition: stage 4 breast cancer,recurrent breast cancer
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group , National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Synopsis: RATIONALE: Estrogen can stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy using anastrozole and fulvestrant may fight breast cancer by blocking the uptake of estrogen. Gefitinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. It is not yet known whether gefitinib is more effective when combined with anastrozole or fulvestrant in treating breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomizedphase II trial to study the effectiveness of anastrozole and gefitinib compared with fulvestrant and gefitinib in treating postmenopausal women who have recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.
Details: OBJECTIVES: - Compare the antitumor activity of anastrozole and gefitinib vs fulvestrant and gefitinib in postmenopausal women with recurrent or metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. - Compare the safety of these regimens in these patients. - Compare the interaction of biological predictors of response in patients treated with these regimens. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label study. Patients are stratified according to prior hormonal therapy (yes vs no) and dominant site of disease (soft tissue/lymph nodes vs bone vs visceral). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. - Arm I: Patients receive oral anastrozole and oral gefitinib once daily on days 1-28. - Arm II: Patients receive fulvestrant intramuscularly on day 1 and oral gefitinib once daily on days 1-28. Courses in both arms repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 148 patients (74 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast - Recurrent or metastatic disease - Measurable disease - Patients with available tissue blocks from either the primary or metastatic site must submit the tissue for epidermal growth factor receptor analysis - No history of CNS metastasis - Hormone receptor status: - Estrogen and/or progesterone receptor positive PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age - 18 and over Sex - Female Menopausal status - Postmenopausal* defined by 1 of the following: - Prior bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral ovarian irradiation - No menstrual period for at least 12 months NOTE: *If age 55 and under and on tamoxifen within the past 6 months, must have an estradiol level in the postmenopausal range Performance status - ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy - Not specified Hematopoietic - Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3 - Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic - Bilirubin no greater than 1.25 times upper limit of normal (ULN) - ALT and AST no greater than 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN if liver metastases are present) - INR, PT, and PTT normal Renal - Creatinine clearance at least 30 mL/min Other - Not pregnant or nursing - No untreated ocular inflammation or infection - No medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude study compliance, ability to give informed consent, or assessment of response or anticipated toxic effects - No prior invasive malignancies within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix - No contraindication to intramuscular injections PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy - More than 3 weeks since prior trastuzumab (Herceptin) - No concurrent trastuzumab Chemotherapy - More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy - No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease - No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy - More than 3 months since prior luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists or antagonists (patients 55 years old and under) - No prior hormonal therapy for metastatic disease - No prior estrogen receptor down-regulators (e.g., fulvestrant) - No prior aromatase inhibitors (e.g., anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane, or aminoglutethimide) - No other concurrent hormonal therapy Radiotherapy - Recovered from prior radiotherapy - Concurrent radiotherapy to painful sites of bony disease or areas of impending fracture is allowed provided the following conditions are met: - Therapy was initiated prior to study entry - Sites of measurable disease outside the radiotherapy port are available for disease evaluation Surgery - Not specified Other - No prior agents that target epidermal growth factor receptors - No concurrent CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, erythromycin, or verapamil) - No concurrent anticoagulants, except for thrombotic events in patients in arm I - No concurrent medications that would alter the pharmacokinetics of gefitinib (e.g., phenytoin, carbamazapine, phenobarbital, rifampin, Hypericum perforatum [St. John's Wort], oxcarbazepine, rifapentine, modafinil, and griseofulvin) - Concurrent bisphosphonates for hypercalcemia or bone metastases are allowed
Total Enrollment: 

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
RobertCarlson,  Study Chair,  Stanford University

Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center *Recruiting*
Hershey,  Pennsylvania,  17033-0850
United States
Recruiting Witold  Rybka 717-531-1050

Tufts - New England Medical Center *Recruiting*
Boston,  Massachusetts,  02111
United States
Recruiting John  Erban 617-636-5147

Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School *Recruiting*
Lebanon,  New Hampshire,  03756-0002
United States
Recruiting Camilo  Fadul 603-650-6312

NSW Breast Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Westmead,  New South Wales,  2145
Australia
Recruiting Michael  Barton 61-2-9845-5555

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Duarte,  California,  91010-3000
United States
Recruiting Theodore  Krontiris 626-301-8164

NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10016
United States
Recruiting Howard  Hochster 212-652-1912

MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112
United States
Recruiting Jill  Gilbert 504-568-5136

CCOP - Evanston *Recruiting*
Evanston,  Illinois,  60201
United States
Recruiting Gershon  Locker 847-570-2518

Cancer Institute of New Jersey *Recruiting*
New Brunswick,  New Jersey,  08903
United States
Recruiting Joseph  Aisner 732-235-7464

CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium *Recruiting*
Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48106
United States
Recruiting Philip  Stella 734-712-2000

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Birmingham,  Alabama,  35294-3300
United States
Recruiting Carla  Falkson 205-975-2691

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange *Recruiting*
East Orange,  New Jersey,  07019
United States
Recruiting Basil  Kasimis 973-676-1000 ext. 1544

CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium *Recruiting*
South Bend,  Indiana,  46601
United States
Recruiting Rafat  Ansari 574-284-7977

San Juan City Hospital *Recruiting*
San Juan,  ,  00936-7344
Puerto Rico
Recruiting Luis  Baez-Diaz 787-641-3693

CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation *Recruiting*
Marshfield,  Wisconsin,  54449
United States
Recruiting Tarit  Banerjee 715-387-5134

CCOP - Duluth *Recruiting*
Duluth,  Minnesota,  55805
United States
Recruiting Robert  Dalton 218-786-8364

CCOP - Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Oncology Program *Recruiting*
Scottsdale,  Arizona,  85259-5404
United States
Recruiting Tom  Fitch 480-301-9875

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Cleveland,  Ohio,  44195
United States
Recruiting Robert  Dreicer 216-445-4623

CCOP - Central Illinois *Recruiting*
Decatur,  Illinois,  62526
United States
Recruiting James  Wade 217-876-6617

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus *Recruiting*
Nashville,  Tennessee,  37212-2637
United States
Recruiting Kenneth  Hande 615-327-4751

Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines *Recruiting*
Des Moines,  Iowa,  50314
United States
Recruiting Roscoe  Morton 515-247-3121

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley) *Recruiting*
Tampa,  Florida,  33612
United States
Recruiting Julie  Kish 813-972-2000

CCOP - Ochsner *Recruiting*
New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70121
United States
Recruiting Carl  Kardinal 504-842-3910

Burgess Health Center *Recruiting*
Onawa,  Iowa,  51040
United States
Recruiting James  Mailliard 712-423-2311

Midlands Cancer Center at Midlands Community Hospital *Recruiting*
Papillion,  Nebraska,  68128-4157
United States
Recruiting James  Mailliard 402-593-3000

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60611
United States
Recruiting Al  Benson 312-695-1382

Albert Einstein Clinical Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Bronx,  New York,  10461
United States
Recruiting Joseph  Sparano 718-904-2555

MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20060
United States
Recruiting Lucile  Adams-Campbell 202-806-7697

MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Bronx,  New York,  10466
United States
Recruiting Peter  Wiernik 718-920-1100

CCOP - Wichita *Recruiting*
Wichita,  Kansas,  67214-3882
United States
Recruiting Shaker  Dakhil 316-268-5784

University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Madison,  Wisconsin,  53792-0001
United States
Recruiting James  Stewart 608-265-8131

CCOP - Columbus *Recruiting*
Columbus,  Ohio,  43206
United States
Recruiting J.  Kuebler 614-488-2118

Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15236
United States
Recruiting John  Kirkwood 412-692-4724

Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas *Recruiting*
Lima,  ,  34
Peru
Recruiting Carlos  Vallejos-Sologuren 51-14-499-137

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital *Recruiting*
Toledo,  Ohio,  43623-3456
United States
Recruiting Paul  Schaefer 419-843-6147

Westmead Hospital *Recruiting*
Westmead,  New South Wales,  2145
Australia
Recruiting Richard  Kefford 61-2-9845-6033

CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Incorporated *Recruiting*
Denver,  Colorado,  80224
United States
Recruiting Eduardo  Pajon 303-777-2663

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn *Recruiting*
Brooklyn,  New York,  11209
United States
Recruiting Andrea  Wiesel Leaf 718-630-3691

MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC *Recruiting*
Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87131
United States
Recruiting Cynthia  Cathcart 505-272-5688

CCOP - Kalamazoo *Recruiting*
Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  49007-3731
United States
Recruiting Raymond  Lord 269-373-7488

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project *Recruiting*
Cedar Rapids,  Iowa,  52403-1206
United States
Recruiting Martin  Wiesenfeld 319-363-8303

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation *Recruiting*
Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106
United States
Recruiting John  Ellerton 702-384-0013

Stanford Cancer Center at Stanford University Medical Center *Recruiting*
Stanford,  California,  94305-5216
United States
Recruiting Harlan  Pinto 650-725-9057

Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center *Recruiting*
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19104
United States
Recruiting Daniel  Haller 215-662-6318

MetroHealth Medical Center *Recruiting*
Cleveland,  Ohio,  44109
United States
Recruiting Edward  Mansour 216-778-4394

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Miami *Recruiting*
Miami,  Florida,  33125
United States
Recruiting Niramol  Savaraj 305-324-3143

CCOP - Merit Care Hospital *Recruiting*
Fargo,  North Dakota,  58122
United States
Recruiting Preston  Steen 701-234-6161

CCOP - Oklahoma *Recruiting*
Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  74136
United States
Recruiting James  Lockhart 918-491-5878

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center *Recruiting*
Boston,  Massachusetts,  02215
United States
Recruiting Michael  Atkins 617-667-1930

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita *Recruiting*
Wichita,  Kansas,  67218
United States
Recruiting Shaker  Dakhil 316-685-2221

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Omaha *Recruiting*
Omaha,  Nebraska,  68105
United States
Recruiting James  Mailliard 402-280-5274

CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay *Recruiting*
Green Bay,  Wisconsin,  54307-3453
United States
Recruiting Gerald  Bayer 920-433-8889

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association *Recruiting*
Peoria,  Illinois,  61602
United States
Recruiting John  Kugler 309-636-3605

MBCCOP - San Juan *Recruiting*
San Juan,  ,  00921-3201
Puerto Rico
Recruiting Luis  Baez-Diaz 787-641-3693

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush) *Recruiting*
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  46202
United States
Recruiting Patrick  Loehrer 317-554-0000

John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center *Recruiting*
Des Moines,  Iowa,  50309
United States
Recruiting Roscoe  Morton 515-241-4245

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison *Recruiting*
Madison,  Wisconsin,  53705
United States
Recruiting Mark  Albertini 608-262-7017

CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center *Recruiting*
Danville,  Pennsylvania,  17822-2001
United States
Recruiting Suresh  Nair 570-271-6413

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainesville *Recruiting*
Gainesville,  Florida,  32608-1197
United States
Recruiting Dean  McCarley 352-374-6016

University of Minnesota Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55455
United States
Recruiting George  Adams 612-625-2410

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt Medical Center *Recruiting*
Nashville,  Tennessee,  37232-6307
United States
Recruiting David  Johnson 615-343-9454

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh *Recruiting*
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15240
United States
Recruiting Timothy  Carlos 412-688-6248

CCOP - Scott and White Hospital *Recruiting*
Temple,  Texas,  76508
United States
Recruiting Lucas  Wong 254-724-7048

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis *Recruiting*
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  55417-2399
United States
Recruiting Markus  Gapany 612-725-2000 ext. 3459

Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53226-3596
United States
Recruiting David  Vesole 414-805-4646

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60611-4494
United States
Recruiting Timothy  Kuzel 312-469-3748

Iowa Lutheran Hospital *Recruiting*
Des Moines,  Iowa,  50316-2301
United States
Recruiting Roscoe  Morton 515-663-5612

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute *Recruiting*
Tampa,  Florida,  33612-9497
United States
Recruiting Cancer  Answers 800-456-7121

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota *Recruiting*
St. Louis Park,  Minnesota,  55416
United States
Recruiting Patrick  Flynn 952-993-15175

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Rochester,  Minnesota,  55905
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Habermann 507-284-2511

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University *Recruiting*
Atlanta,  Georgia,  30322
United States
Recruiting William  Wood 404-778-5180

CCOP - Northern New Jersey *Recruiting*
Hackensack,  New Jersey,  07601
United States
Recruiting Richard  Rosenbluth 201-996-5917

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Urbana,  Illinois,  61801
United States
Recruiting Kendrith  Rowland 217-383-4083

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Juan *Recruiting*
San Juan,  ,  00927-5800
Puerto Rico
Recruiting Luis  Baez-Diaz 787-641-3693

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki) *Recruiting*
Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53295
United States
Recruiting Mohammed  Raheem 414-384-2000

Pretoria Academic Hospital *Recruiting*
Pretoria,  ,  0001
South Africa
Recruiting Coenraad  Slabber 27-12-354-1054

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto *Recruiting*
Palo Alto,  California,  94304-1290
United States
Recruiting Harlan  Pinto 650-493-5000 ext. 4948

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur) *Recruiting*
Decatur,  Georgia,  30033
United States
Recruiting Maria  Amarante Ribeiro 404-728-7680

Indiana University Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  46202-5289
United States
Recruiting Patrick  Loehrer 317-278-7418

Drexel University Hospital *Recruiting*
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19102-1192
United States
Recruiting Pamela  Crilley 215-762-8547

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10010
United States
Recruiting Howard  Hochster 212-652-1912

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium *Recruiting*
Sioux Falls,  South Dakota,  57104
United States
Recruiting Loren  Tschetter 605-328-8044

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services *Recruiting*
Newark,  Delaware,  19713
United States
Recruiting Stephen  Grubbs 302-623-4100

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium *Recruiting*
Omaha,  Nebraska,  68106
United States
Recruiting James  Mailliard 402-280-4364

CCOP - MainLine Health *Recruiting*
Wynnewood,  Pennsylvania,  19096
United States
Recruiting Paul  Gilman 610-645-2057

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association *Recruiting*
Des Moines,  Iowa,  50309-1016
United States
Recruiting Roscoe  Morton 515-244-7586

Fox Chase Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19111-2497
United States
Recruiting Lori  Goldstein 215-728-2689


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  CDR0000285631;  ECOG-4101
Study Start Date: 
Record last reviewed: October 2003
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00057941

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