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Breast NeoplasmsPhase 3TEAMNCT00279448

Exemestane As Treatment In Adjuvant For Post-Menopausal Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing exemestane and tamoxifen in people with Breast Neoplasms, run by Pfizer at 59 sites in France.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

To compare recurrence free survival between two treatment groups (5 years with exemestane vs 2.5 to 3 years tamoxifen followed by 2 to 2.5 years of exemestane for a total duration of 5 years) This Pfizer sponsored trial is part of an international collaboration of investigators conducting 7 similar yet independent… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Neoplasms
What is being tested?
exemestane and tamoxifen
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
9,779 participants
Where
59 sitesFrance
Study dates
Jan 2002to Jun 2009
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 50 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • HR+ post-menopausal patients with non-metastatic breast cancer

Who cannot join

  • Any of the following: HR-, non-menopausal patient, metastatic breast cancer

Trial locations and contacts

59 sites in 1 country.

59 sites in 1 country

France59 sites
  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Aix-en-Provence, 13616

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Amiens, 80000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Annecy, 74011

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Avignon, 84082

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Bayonne, 64100

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Blois, 41000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Bordeaux, 33000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Bordeaux, 33076

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Brest, Be1 04292, 29609

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Brest, 29283

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Cagne Sur Mer, 06805

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Chalon-sur-Saône, 71100

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Chaumont, 52000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Compiègne, Be1 02256, 60200

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Croix, 59170

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Dijon, 21000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Douai, 59500

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Draguignan, 83007

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Dunkirk, 59240

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Évreux, 27000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Hyres, 83400

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    L'Union, 31240

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Le Havre, 76600

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Lille, 59000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Lorient

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Lyon, 69008

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Mareuil-lès-Meaux

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Marseille, Be1 01971, 13285

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Marseille, 13006

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Marseille, 13009

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Marseille, 13012

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Metz, 57072

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Montauban, 82017

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Montbéliard, 25200

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Montélimar, 26026

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Montpellier, 34059

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Mougins, 06250

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Nancy, 54000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Nantes, 44202

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Neuilly, 92200

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Nice, 06050

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Nîmes, 30900

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Paris, 75248

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Pessac, 33600

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Quincy-sous-Sénart, 91480

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Reims, 51100

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Rennes, Be1 03677, 35033

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Ris-Orangis, 91130

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Saint-Brieuc, 22105

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Saint-Cloud, 92210

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Saint-Herblain, 44805

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Saint-Nazaire, 44600

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Strasbourg, 67000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Toulon, 83056

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Toulouse, 31000

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Toulouse, 31400

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Vannes, 56001

  • Pfizer Investigational Site

    Vannes, 58000

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Study To Compare The Efficacy, Tolerance And Quality Of Life Of 5 Years Of Adjuvant Exemestane (Aromasin) Therapy With 2.5 To 3 Years Of Adjuvant Tamoxifen Therapy, Followed By 2 To 2.5 Years Of Exemestane For A Total Duration Of 5 Years To Treat HR+ Post-Menopausal Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

To compare recurrence free survival between two treatment groups (5 years with exemestane vs 2.5 to 3 years tamoxifen followed by 2 to 2.5 years of exemestane for a total duration of 5 years)

This Pfizer sponsored trial is part of an international collaboration of investigators conducting 7 similar yet independent studies in 9 countries. This study is designed to be part of the larger TEAM trial where the data from these 7 studies will be combined. A pre-specified analysis of the pooled data will be conducted. Link to TEAM Trial [971-ONC-0028-081/A5991026] Study Results: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00036270?term=971-ONC-0028-081\&rank=1

Being tested
exemestane, tamoxifen
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • exemestaneDrug

    Also called Aromasin

    On tablet of 25 mg per day during 5 years

  • tamoxifenDrug

    Also called Kessar

    Two tablets of tamoxifen 10 mg per day during 2.5 to 3 years followed by one tablet of exemestane 25 mg per day during 2 to 2.5 years for a total duration of 5 years of treatment

Study groups in NCT00279448
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: exemestane
BActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: tamoxifen

What is being measured

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

  1. To compare recurrence free survival between two treatment groups.

    Measured: 2.75 years and 5 years

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. The quality of life of patients treated with exemestane to that of patients treated with tamoxifen

    Measured: Every 3 months during first year then every 6 months for 4 years

  2. Overall survival between the 2 treatment groups

    Measured: Every 3 months during first year then every 6 months for 4 years

  3. Incidence of a second breast cancer (contralateral) between the 2 treatment groups

    Measured: Every 3 months during first year then every 6 months for 4 years

  4. General tolerance in the short- and long-term between the 2 treatment groups

    Measured: Every 3 months during first year then every 6 months dor 4 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2002
  3. Primary completionNov 2008
  4. Study completionJun 2009

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
None (open label)
Enrolment
9,779 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00279448
Sponsor's protocol ID
EXEAPO-0028-118
Other IDs
A5991081
Acronym
TEAM
Status last verified
Dec 2011
First submitted
17 Jan 2006
Last updated
23 Dec 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Pilgram L, Yang K, Beltran-Bless AA, Pond GR, Vandermeer L, Hilton J, Savard MF, LeBlanc A, Shepherd L, Chen B, Bartlett JM, Taylor KJ, Bayani J, Barker S, Spears M, van der Velde CJ, Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg E, Dirix L, Mallon E, Hasenburg A, Markopoulos C, Juwara L, Dankar FK, Clemons M, El Emam K. Transfer Learning and Machine Learning for Training Five-Year Survival Prognostic Models in Early Breast Cancer: Development and Validation Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Apr 14;28:e88665. doi: 10.2196/88665.

    PubMed 41980703
  • Leblanc A, Beltran-Bless AA, Pond GR, El Emam K, Juwara L, Clemons L, Bayani J, Pilgram L, Pharoah P, Mallon E, Taylor KJ, Markopoulos C, Dirix L, Vandermeer L, Hilton J, Savard MF, Bartlett JMS, Clemons M. Prognostic and predictive performance of PREDICT 2.1, PREDICT v3, and RSClin in node-negative early breast cancer: a TEAM pathology substudy. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2026 Feb 5;215(3):74. doi: 10.1007/s10549-026-07909-5.

    PubMed 41642493
  • Beltran-Bless AA, Pond GR, Bayani J, Barker SL, Spears M, Mallon E, Taylor KJ, Hasenburg A, Markopoulos C, Dirix L, Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg E, van de Velde CJH, Rea DW, Vandermeer L, Hilton J, Bartlett JMS, Clemons M. Does RSClin provide additional information over classic clinico-pathologic scores (PREDICT 2.1, INFLUENCE 2.0, CTS5)? Breast. 2025 Oct;83:104528. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2025.104528. Epub 2025 Jul 4.

    PubMed 40633461
  • Bayani J, Kornaga EN, Crozier C, Jang GH, Bathurst L, Kalatskaya I, Trinh QM, Yao CQ, Livingstone J, Boutros PC, Spears M, McPherson JD, Stein LD, Rea D, Bartlett JMS. Identification of Distinct Prognostic Groups: Implications for Patient Selection to Targeted Therapies Among Anti-Endocrine Therapy-Resistant Early Breast Cancers. JCO Precis Oncol. 2019 Dec;3:1-13. doi: 10.1200/PO.18.00373.

    PubMed 35100692
  • Derks MGM, Bastiaannet E, van de Water W, de Glas NA, Seynaeve C, Putter H, Nortier JWR, Rea D, Hasenburg A, Markopoulos C, Dirix LY, Portielje JEA, van de Velde CJH, Liefers GJ. Impact of age on breast cancer mortality and competing causes of death at 10 years follow-up in the adjuvant TEAM trial. Eur J Cancer. 2018 Aug;99:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.04.009. Epub 2018 Jun 6.

    PubMed 29885375
  • Derks MGM, Blok EJ, Seynaeve C, Nortier JWR, Kranenbarg EM, Liefers GJ, Putter H, Kroep JR, Rea D, Hasenburg A, Markopoulos C, Paridaens R, Smeets JBE, Dirix LY, van de Velde CJH. Adjuvant tamoxifen and exemestane in women with postmenopausal early breast cancer (TEAM): 10-year follow-up of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Sep;18(9):1211-1220. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30419-9. Epub 2017 Jul 18.

    PubMed 28732650
  • Kalatskaya I, Trinh QM, Spears M, McPherson JD, Bartlett JMS, Stein L. ISOWN: accurate somatic mutation identification in the absence of normal tissue controls. Genome Med. 2017 Jun 29;9(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13073-017-0446-9.

    PubMed 28659176
  • Bartlett JM, Brookes CL, Piper T, van de Velde CJ, Stocken D, Lyttle N, Hasenburg A, Quintayo MA, Kieback DG, Putter H, Markopoulos C, Kranenbarg EM, Mallon EA, Dirix LY, Seynaeve C, Rea DW. Do type 1 receptor tyrosine kinases inform treatment choice? A prospectively planned analysis of the TEAM trial. Br J Cancer. 2013 Oct 29;109(9):2453-61. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.609. Epub 2013 Oct 3.

    PubMed 24091623
  • van de Velde CJ, Rea D, Seynaeve C, Putter H, Hasenburg A, Vannetzel JM, Paridaens R, Markopoulos C, Hozumi Y, Hille ET, Kieback DG, Asmar L, Smeets J, Nortier JW, Hadji P, Bartlett JM, Jones SE. Adjuvant tamoxifen and exemestane in early breast cancer (TEAM): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2011 Jan 22;377(9762):321-31. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62312-4.

    PubMed 21247627

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing exemestane and tamoxifen in people with Breast Neoplasms, run by Pfizer at 59 sites in France.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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 23 Dec 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 59 sites in France. 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?

To compare recurrence free survival between two treatment groups. (time frame: 2.75 years and 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00279448, which also lists 9 linked publications.

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 23 Dec 2011.

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