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Breast CancerPhase 3NCT00241449

A Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Tolerability of Faslodex With Nolvadex in Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing Fulvestrant and Tamoxifen in people with Breast Cancer and Metastasis, run by AstraZeneca at 139 sites in 26 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Faslodex (fulvestrant) to Nolvadex (tamoxifen) as first-line treatment for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer, Metastasis
What is being tested?
Fulvestrant and Tamoxifen
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
51 participants
Where
139 sitesin 26 countries
Study dates
Nov 1998to Jan 2012
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Biopsy confirmation of breast cancer. Evidence of breast cancer that is not considered amenable to curative treatment.
  • Postmenopausal women. Written informed consent to participate in the study.

Who cannot join

  • Previous treatment with hormonal therapy unless that therapy was tamoxifen for adjuvant breast cancer. The use of tamoxifen must have ceased at least one year before this study.
  • Previous treatment with Faslodex. Any existing serious disease, illness, or condition that will prevent participation or compliance with the study procedures.
  • Treatment with an investigational or non-approved drug within one month of then start of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

139 sites in 26 countries.

139 sites in 26 countries

United States24 sites
  • Research Site

    Austin, Texas

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    Chicago, Illinois

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    Columbus, Ohio

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    Decatur, Georgia

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    Detroit, Michigan

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    Fountain Valley, California

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    Galveston, Texas

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    Gloucester, Massachusetts

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    Houston, Texas

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    La Jolla, California

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    Lacey, Washington

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    Little Rock, Arkansas

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    Mason City, Iowa

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    Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania

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    Orange, California

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    Providence, Rhode Island

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    Richmond, Virginia

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    San Antonio, Texas

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    Seattle, Washington

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    Shreveport, Louisiana

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    Temple, Texas

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    Venice, Florida

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    Voorhees Township, New Jersey

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    Washington D.C., District of Columbia

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United Kingdom18 sites
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    Belfast

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    Birmingham

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    Chelmsford

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    Chorley

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    Coventry

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    Huddersfield

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    Leeds

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    London

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    Luton

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    Manchester

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    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Northampton

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    Nottingham

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    Prescot

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    Telford

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    Whitehaven

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    Worthing

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    York

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Italy14 sites
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    Bologna

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    Brescia

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    Forlì

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    Genova

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    Milan

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    Naples

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    Palermo

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    Perugia

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    Pisa

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    Reggio Calabria

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    Reggio Emilia

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    Rozzano

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    Sassari

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    Trieste

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Japan13 sites
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    Amagasaki

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    Fukuoka

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    Kitakyushu

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    Kumamoto

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    Matsuyama

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    Nagoya

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    Niigata

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    Ōita

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    Osaka

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    Saitama

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    Sapporo

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    Suita

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    Tokyo

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Canada10 sites
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    Chicoutimi

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    Edmonton, Alberta

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    Montreal

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    Newmarket, Ontario

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    Ottawa, Ontario

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    Penticton, British Columbia

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    Saint John, New Brunswick

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    Toronto, Ontario

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    Weston, Ontario

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    York, Ontario

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France8 sites
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    Clermont-Ferrand

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    Évreux

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    Lyon

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    Montpellier

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    Pierre-Bénite

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    Rodez

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    Rouen

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    Tours

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Taiwan5 sites
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    Kaohsiung City

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    Taichung

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    Tainan

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    Taipei

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    Taoyuan

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Australia4 sites
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    Camperdown

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    Concord

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    Heidelburg

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    Melbourne

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Belgium4 sites
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    Antwerp

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    Haine-Saint-Paul

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    Hasselt

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    Leuven

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Hungary4 sites
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    Budapest

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    Pécs

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    Szolnok

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Poland4 sites
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    Bydgoszcz

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    Krakow

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    Szczecin

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    Warsaw

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Spain4 sites
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    Badalona

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    Guadalajara

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    Madrid

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    Málaga

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Brazil3 sites
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    Belo Horizonte

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    Goiânia

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    São Paulo

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    Kotka

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    Kuopio

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    Rovaniemi

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Germany3 sites
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    Frankfurt

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    Göttingen

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    Rostock

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    Cape Town

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    Lyttelton Manor

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Argentina2 sites
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    Rosario

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Austria2 sites
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    Salzburg

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    Vienna

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Israel2 sites
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    Ashkelon

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    Haifa

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Mexico2 sites
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    Guadalajara

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    Mexico City

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New Zealand2 sites
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    Christchurch

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    Palmerston North

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Ireland1 site
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    Dublin

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Netherlands1 site
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    The Hague

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Portugal1 site
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    Coimbra

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Russia1 site
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    Moscow

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Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
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    Istanbul

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About this study

Official title: A Double-blind, Randomized, Multicentre Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Tolerability of 250mg of Faslodex (Long Acting ICI 182,780) With 20mg of Nolvadex (Tamoxifen) in Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Faslodex (fulvestrant) to Nolvadex (tamoxifen) as first-line treatment for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer. Patients will be treated until disease progression or until the investigator has determined that treatment is not in the best interest of the patient, whichever occurs first.

Being tested
Fulvestrant, Tamoxifen
Keywords
Locally advanced breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FulvestrantDrug

    Also called Faslodex, ZD9238

    intramuscular injection 250 mg

  • TamoxifenDrug

    Also called Nolvadex

    20 mg oral tablet

Study groups in NCT00241449
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Active comparatorTamoxifen
Receives: Drug: Tamoxifen
2ExperimentalFulvestrant
Receives: Drug: Fulvestrant

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Time to disease progression (TTP)

    It is considered that these results indicate that adequate data were available for obtaining clinically meaningful information for the primary efficacy endpoint of time to disease progression

    Measured: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Objective response rate (ORR)

    It is considered that these results indicate that adequate data were available for obtaining clinically meaningful information for the primary efficacy endpoint of time to disease progression

    Measured: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.

  2. Duration of response (DoR)

    Measured: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.

  3. Time to treatment failure (TTF)

    Measured: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    Measured: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.

  5. Quality of Life (QOL) and Tolerability.

    Measured: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Oct 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 1998
  3. Primary completionMar 2007
  4. Study completionJan 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
51 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00241449
Sponsor's protocol ID
9238IL/0025
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
17 Oct 2005
Last updated
6 Jun 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Fulvestrant and Tamoxifen in people with Breast Cancer and Metastasis, run by AstraZeneca at 139 sites in 26 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jun 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 139 sites in United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada and 21 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Time to disease progression (TTP) (time frame: At the time of data cut-off for this trial, the median overall duration of follow-up was 441 days, with a total of 434 (73.9%) randomised patients, including 47 patients from Japanese centres having progressed.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Jun 2012.

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