Metastatic Breast CancerPhase 2CONCEPTNCT04012918
Capecitabine in Combination With Aromatase Inhibitor Versus Aromatase Inhibitors, in Hormonal Receptor Positive Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, Randomized Controlled Study
A Phase 2 study testing Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitor and A.I. in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by Ain Shams University at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
Women with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who are hormone receptor positive are candidates for first line hormonal therapy including aromatase inhibitors. In the past few years new combination therapies became available as fulvastrant or palbociclib with letrezole; increasing the progression free survival… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitor and A.I.
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 124 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 30 Aug 2018to Feb 2021
- Phase
- Phase 2
- 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
- Adult women with locoregionally recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to curative therapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
- Hormone receptor positive
- No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for advanced ER+ disease ( hormonal therapy)
- Measurable disease defined by revised RECIST criteria (version 1.1), or bone-only disease
- normal laboratory values
- Postmenopausal or premenopausal with oophorectomy (medical or surgical).
Who cannot join
- Patients with advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that are at risk of life threatening complication in the short term
- Prior (neo) adjuvant treatment with same aromatase inhibitor type with DFI =< 12 months from completion of treatment.
- Known uncontrolled or symptomatic central nervous system metastases
- Second primary malignancy
- Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections or intercurrent medical or psychiatric illness
- unable to swallow tablets, or malabsorption patients.
- unwilling or unable to comply with study protocol or unable to meet the follow up.
- patients who researchers considered were not suitable to participate.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Clinical oncology department, Faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University
Cairo, 11817
Nada Naguib, Assistant lecturer, 1221222573
Nagy Samy Gobran
About this study
Official title: Capecitabine in Combination With Aromatase Inhibitor Versus Aromatase Inhibitors, in Hormonal Receptor Positive Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, Randomized Controlled Study (CONCEPT Trial)
Women with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who are hormone receptor positive are candidates for first line hormonal therapy including aromatase inhibitors. In the past few years new combination therapies became available as fulvastrant or palbociclib with letrezole; increasing the progression free survival (PFS). A retrospective study showed that combination of capecitabine with aromatase inhibitors increase PFS as 1st and 2nd line line treatment another prospective study showed the same results. The aim of our study is confirm such data by a randomized controlled trial.
Read the detailed description
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, accounting for 25% of total cancer cases (Globocan, 2012) It ranks as the most prevalent cancer among women in the Middle East and Northern Africa (Ferlay et al., 2015). In Egypt, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among females (Ibrahim et al., 2014).
Survival of breast cancer patients depends on the disease stage. Most of the patients with localized disease experience long-term disease-free survival. Meanwhile, those who develop metastasis have a 5-year relative survival of only 24% (Siegel et al, 2015). Hormonal receptor positive (HR +ve) represent the most common subset (almost 70%) in both early and advanced disease (Clarke et al., 2012).
It is crucial to determine the menopausal status before initiation of treatment. For HR +ve / Her 2-negative metastatic breast cancer patients who premenopausal; If the patient had Disease free survival (DFS) of 12 months or more, or if she was diagnosed with metastasis de novo, the recommended first line is either ovarian ablation plus tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (Cardoso et al., 2017). For postmenopausal patients aromatase inhibitors are recommended with median progression-free survival (PFS) between 8 and 10 months (Bonneterre et al., 2000) and 10 months (Paridaens et al., 2008).
Chemotherapy regimens that are prescribed in hormone receptor-positive patients includes microtubule inhibitors (including taxanes and vinca alkaloids), anthracyclines, gemcitabine, cyclophosphamide and capecitabine. But endocrinal therapy is preferred as long as the patient is not in visceral crisis (Cardoso et al., 2017).
Recently new drugs that increased progression free survival (PFS) has been approved in the treatment of HR +ve metastatic breast cancer (MBC) as fulvastrant (Selective estrogen receptor modulator) (Ellis et al., 2015) and palbocilib (Ck4/6 inhibitor) (Finn et al., 2015) as first line and eveirolimus (mTor inhibitor)(Pritchard et al., 2012) as second line.
The optimum sequence of endocrinal treatment and chemotherapy has not been fully clarified, It is of great importance to bear in mind that the goal of treatment in recurrent and metastatic breast cancer is extending the progression free survival (PFS) and sustaining a good quality of life (Cardoso et al., 2017).
A retrospective study by Shankar et al. that compared between combination of capecitabine and aromatase inhibitor (AI) versus capecitabine alone versus aromatase inhibitor alone showed that the median PFS of first-line treatment was significantly better for the combination with PFS 21 months vs 8.0 months for capecitabine and 15.0 months for AI. For second-line treatment, the PFS was longer in the combination compared with capecitabine and Al groups (18 months vs. 5.0 months vs. 11.0 months, respectively) (Shankar et al., 2015).
Alvarado et al, compared combination aromatase inhibitor plus capecitabine versus capecitabine alone versus aromatase inhibitor alone. The median PFS of first-line treatment was significantly better for the combination (PFS not-reached for combination vs.3.0 m for capecitabine and 13.0 m for AI, p<0.0001). For second-line treatment, the PFS was longer in the combination compared to capecitabine and AI (PFS not reached vs. 6.0 m vs.13.0 m, respectively, p=0-041) (Alvarado et al., 2012).
In China a Phase II trial assessed the use of of metronomic oral capecitabine therapy combined with aromatase inhibitors in postmenopausal metastatic and recurrent breast cancer resistant to first-line aromataseinhibitors and the results showed overall Response Rate (ORR) 70.5% and median PFS 9.57 months (L. Jian-wei et al., 2015). Lee S. Schwartzberg conducted a phase II trial which results showed that fulvastrant with metronomic capecitabine for women with HR-Positive, HER2-Negative MBC has Median PFS was 14.98 months (Schwartzberg et al., 2014).
Capecitabine; being cheaper and more available in economically disadvantaged countries together with the promising results of the previous retrospective trial by Shankar et al and the prospective trial by Alvarado Miranda et al ; further confirmation of such results by a prospective randomized clinical trial is crucial. Currently a phase III trial under the title of "Metronomic Capecitabine Plus Aromatase Inhibitor for First Line Treatment in HR(+), Her2(-) Metastatic Breast Cancer" with the primary results expected to be published on 2021 (Sun Yat-sen University, 2016).
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitor, A.I.
- Keywords
- chemotherapy, aromatase inhibitor, capecitabine, hormonal therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitorDrug
Capecitabine 625 mg/m2 bid PO for 14 days to be repeated every 21 days until progression in combination with aromatase inhibitor if postmenopausal, addition of LHRH agonist will be added if premenopausal.
A.I.Drug
aromatase inhibitors ( letrozole 2.5 mg PO per day or Anastrozole 1 mg PO per day or aromasin 25 mg PO per day) if post-menopausal, if premenopausal leutnising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist will be added to the aromatase inhibitor
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| A.I. + Capeciabine | Experimental | Patients will receive Capecitabine 625 mg/m2 bid PO for 14 days to be repeated every 21 days until progression in combination with aromatase inhibitor if postmenopausal, addition of LHRH agonist will be added if premenopausal. Receives: Drug: Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitor |
| A.I | Active comparator | Patients will receive aromatase inhibitors ( letrozole 2.5 mg PO per day or Anastrozole 1 mg PO per day or aromasin 25 mg PO per day) if post-menopausal, if premenopausal leutnising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist will be added to the aromatase inhibitor. Receives: Drug: A.I. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Progress-free survival
Time from randomization to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or to death due to any cause or Intolerable toxicity.
Measured: up to 24 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Adverse events
Detailed Description and grading of adverse events
Measured: till progression or up to 24 months whichever earlier
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Jul 2019
- Study start30 Aug 2018
- Primary completionAug 2020 (estimated)
- Study completionFeb 2021 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (14)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Metastatic Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ain Shams UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hesham Elghazaly,MD, Ain Shams University
- Investigators
- Hesham Elghazaly, Professor, Principal investigator, Ain Shams University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04012918
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Combined CTH and HT in MBC
- Acronym
- CONCEPT
- Status last verified
- Jul 2019
- First submitted
- 16 May 2019
- Last updated
- 9 Jul 2019
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Alvarado Miranda, A. et al. (2012) 'Combination treatment with aromatase inhibitor and capecitabine as first- or second-line treatment in metastatic breast cancer.', Journal of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology, 30(15_suppl), pp. e11016-e11016. doi: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e11016.
Bonneterre J, Thurlimann B, Robertson JF, Krzakowski M, Mauriac L, Koralewski P, Vergote I, Webster A, Steinberg M, von Euler M. Anastrozole versus tamoxifen as first-line therapy for advanced breast cancer in 668 postmenopausal women: results of the Tamoxifen or Arimidex Randomized Group Efficacy and Tolerability study. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Nov 15;18(22):3748-57. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.22.3748.
PubMed 11078487Cardoso F, Costa A, Senkus E, Aapro M, Andre F, Barrios CH, Bergh J, Bhattacharyya G, Biganzoli L, Cardoso MJ, Carey L, Corneliussen-James D, Curigliano G, Dieras V, El Saghir N, Eniu A, Fallowfield L, Fenech D, Francis P, Gelmon K, Gennari A, Harbeck N, Hudis C, Kaufman B, Krop I, Mayer M, Meijer H, Mertz S, Ohno S, Pagani O, Papadopoulos E, Peccatori F, Penault-Llorca F, Piccart MJ, Pierga JY, Rugo H, Shockney L, Sledge G, Swain S, Thomssen C, Tutt A, Vorobiof D, Xu B, Norton L, Winer E. 3rd ESO-ESMO International Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC 3). Ann Oncol. 2017 Jan 1;28(1):16-33. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw544. No abstract available.
PubMed 28177437Clarke CA, Keegan TH, Yang J, Press DJ, Kurian AW, Patel AH, Lacey JV Jr. Age-specific incidence of breast cancer subtypes: understanding the black-white crossover. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Jul 18;104(14):1094-101. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs264. Epub 2012 Jul 5.
PubMed 22773826Ellis MJ, Llombart-Cussac A, Feltl D, Dewar JA, Jasiowka M, Hewson N, Rukazenkov Y, Robertson JF. Fulvestrant 500 mg Versus Anastrozole 1 mg for the First-Line Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer: Overall Survival Analysis From the Phase II FIRST Study. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 10;33(32):3781-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5831. Epub 2015 Sep 14.
PubMed 26371134Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray F. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012. Int J Cancer. 2015 Mar 1;136(5):E359-86. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29210. Epub 2014 Oct 9.
PubMed 25220842Finn RS, Crown JP, Lang I, Boer K, Bondarenko IM, Kulyk SO, Ettl J, Patel R, Pinter T, Schmidt M, Shparyk Y, Thummala AR, Voytko NL, Fowst C, Huang X, Kim ST, Randolph S, Slamon DJ. The cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor palbociclib in combination with letrozole versus letrozole alone as first-line treatment of oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer (PALOMA-1/TRIO-18): a randomised phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jan;16(1):25-35. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)71159-3. Epub 2014 Dec 16.
PubMed 25524798L., J. et al. (2015) 'Phase II clinical trial of metronomic oral capecitabine therapy combined with aromatase inhibitors in postmenopausal metastatic and recurrent breast cancer resistant to first-line aromatase inhibitors', European Journal of Cancer, 51(March), p. S281. doi: 10.1016/S0959-8049(16)30798-5.
Ibrahim AS, Khaled HM, Mikhail NN, Baraka H, Kamel H. Cancer incidence in egypt: results of the national population-based cancer registry program. J Cancer Epidemiol. 2014;2014:437971. doi: 10.1155/2014/437971. Epub 2014 Sep 21.
PubMed 25328522Baselga J, Campone M, Piccart M, Burris HA 3rd, Rugo HS, Sahmoud T, Noguchi S, Gnant M, Pritchard KI, Lebrun F, Beck JT, Ito Y, Yardley D, Deleu I, Perez A, Bachelot T, Vittori L, Xu Z, Mukhopadhyay P, Lebwohl D, Hortobagyi GN. Everolimus in postmenopausal hormone-receptor-positive advanced breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2012 Feb 9;366(6):520-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1109653. Epub 2011 Dec 7.
PubMed 22149876Paridaens RJ, Dirix LY, Beex LV, Nooij M, Cameron DA, Cufer T, Piccart MJ, Bogaerts J, Therasse P. Phase III study comparing exemestane with tamoxifen as first-line hormonal treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women: the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Cooperative Group. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Oct 20;26(30):4883-90. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.4659. Epub 2008 Sep 15.
PubMed 18794551Schwartzberg LS, Wang G, Somer BG, Blakely LJ, Wheeler BM, Walker MS, Stepanski EJ, Houts AC. Phase II trial of fulvestrant with metronomic capecitabine for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2014 Feb;14(1):13-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2013.09.003. Epub 2013 Sep 27.
PubMed 24268206Shankar A, Roy S, Rath GK, Julka PK, Kamal VK, Malik A, Patil J, Jeyaraj PA, Mahajan MK. Aromatase Inhibition and Capecitabine Combination as 1st or 2nd Line Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer - a Retrospective Analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2015;16(15):6359-64. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.15.6359.
PubMed 26434843Siegel RL, Miller KD, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2015. CA Cancer J Clin. 2015 Jan-Feb;65(1):5-29. doi: 10.3322/caac.21254. Epub 2015 Jan 5.
PubMed 25559415
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Jul 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Capecitabine in Combination With Aromatase Inhibitor Versus Aromatase Inhibitors, in Hormonal Receptor Positive Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, Randomized Controlled Study (CONCEPT Trial)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04012918
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CONCEPT / Combined CTH and HT in MBC
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- chemotherapy, aromatase inhibitor, capecitabine, hormonal therapy
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Ain Shams UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Aug 2020 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Feb 2021 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Jul 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Women with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who are hormone receptor positive are candidates for first line hormonal therapy including aromatase inhibitors. In the past few years new combination therapies became available as fulvastrant or palbociclib with letrezole; increasing the progression free survival (PFS). A retrospective study showed that combination of capecitabine with aromatase inhibitors increase PFS as 1st and 2nd line line treatment another prospective study showed the same results. The aim of our study is confirm such data by a randomized controlled trial.
Detailed description
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, accounting for 25% of total cancer cases (Globocan, 2012) It ranks as the most prevalent cancer among women in the Middle East and Northern Africa (Ferlay et al., 2015). In Egypt, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among females (Ibrahim et al., 2014).
Survival of breast cancer patients depends on the disease stage. Most of the patients with localized disease experience long-term disease-free survival. Meanwhile, those who develop metastasis have a 5-year relative survival of only 24% (Siegel et al, 2015). Hormonal receptor positive (HR +ve) represent the most common subset (almost 70%) in both early and advanced disease (Clarke et al., 2012).
It is crucial to determine the menopausal status before initiation of treatment. For HR +ve / Her 2-negative metastatic breast cancer patients who premenopausal; If the patient had Disease free survival (DFS) of 12 months or more, or if she was diagnosed with metastasis de novo, the recommended first line is either ovarian ablation plus tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (Cardoso et al., 2017). For postmenopausal patients aromatase inhibitors are recommended with median progression-free survival (PFS) between 8 and 10 months (Bonneterre et al., 2000) and 10 months (Paridaens et al., 2008).
Chemotherapy regimens that are prescribed in hormone receptor-positive patients includes microtubule inhibitors (including taxanes and vinca alkaloids), anthracyclines, gemcitabine, cyclophosphamide and capecitabine. But endocrinal therapy is preferred as long as the patient is not in visceral crisis (Cardoso et al., 2017).
Recently new drugs that increased progression free survival (PFS) has been approved in the treatment of HR +ve metastatic breast cancer (MBC) as fulvastrant (Selective estrogen receptor modulator) (Ellis et al., 2015) and palbocilib (Ck4/6 inhibitor) (Finn et al., 2015) as first line and eveirolimus (mTor inhibitor)(Pritchard et al., 2012) as second line.
The optimum sequence of endocrinal treatment and chemotherapy has not been fully clarified, It is of great importance to bear in mind that the goal of treatment in recurrent and metastatic breast cancer is extending the progression free survival (PFS) and sustaining a good quality of life (Cardoso et al., 2017).
A retrospective study by Shankar et al. that compared between combination of capecitabine and aromatase inhibitor (AI) versus capecitabine alone versus aromatase inhibitor alone showed that the median PFS of first-line treatment was significantly better for the combination with PFS 21 months vs 8.0 months for capecitabine and 15.0 months for AI. For second-line treatment, the PFS was longer in the combination compared with capecitabine and Al groups (18 months vs. 5.0 months vs. 11.0 months, respectively) (Shankar et al., 2015).
Alvarado et al, compared combination aromatase inhibitor plus capecitabine versus capecitabine alone versus aromatase inhibitor alone. The median PFS of first-line treatment was significantly better for the combination (PFS not-reached for combination vs.3.0 m for capecitabine and 13.0 m for AI, p<0.0001). For second-line treatment, the PFS was longer in the combination compared to capecitabine and AI (PFS not reached vs. 6.0 m vs.13.0 m, respectively, p=0-041) (Alvarado et al., 2012).
In China a Phase II trial assessed the use of of metronomic oral capecitabine therapy combined with aromatase inhibitors in postmenopausal metastatic and recurrent breast cancer resistant to first-line aromataseinhibitors and the results showed overall Response Rate (ORR) 70.5% and median PFS 9.57 months (L. Jian-wei et al., 2015). Lee S. Schwartzberg conducted a phase II trial which results showed that fulvastrant with metronomic capecitabine for women with HR-Positive, HER2-Negative MBC has Median PFS was 14.98 months (Schwartzberg et al., 2014).
Capecitabine; being cheaper and more available in economically disadvantaged countries together with the promising results of the previous retrospective trial by Shankar et al and the prospective trial by Alvarado Miranda et al ; further confirmation of such results by a prospective randomized clinical trial is crucial. Currently a phase III trial under the title of "Metronomic Capecitabine Plus Aromatase Inhibitor for First Line Treatment in HR(+), Her2(-) Metastatic Breast Cancer" with the primary results expected to be published on 2021 (Sun Yat-sen University, 2016).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| A.I. + Capeciabine | Experimental | Drug: Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitorPatients will receive Capecitabine 625 mg/m2 bid PO for 14 days to be repeated every 21 days until progression in combination with aromatase inhibitor if postmenopausal, addition of LHRH agonist will be added if premenopausal. |
| A.I | Active comparator | Drug: A.I.Patients will receive aromatase inhibitors ( letrozole 2.5 mg PO per day or Anastrozole 1 mg PO per day or aromasin 25 mg PO per day) if post-menopausal, if premenopausal leutnising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist will be added to the aromatase inhibitor. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Adult women with locoregionally recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to curative therapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
- Hormone receptor positive
- No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for advanced ER+ disease ( hormonal therapy)
- Measurable disease defined by revised RECIST criteria (version 1.1), or bone-only disease
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Patients with advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that are at risk of life threatening complication in the short term
- Prior (neo) adjuvant treatment with same aromatase inhibitor type with DFI =< 12 months from completion of treatment.
- Known uncontrolled or symptomatic central nervous system metastases
- Second primary malignancy
- Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections or intercurrent medical or psychiatric illness
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitorCapecitabine 625 mg/m2 bid PO for 14 days to be repeated every 21 days until progression in combination with aromatase inhibitor if postmenopausal, addition of LHRH agonist will be added if premenopausal. | Drug | A.I. + Capeciabine |
| A.I.aromatase inhibitors ( letrozole 2.5 mg PO per day or Anastrozole 1 mg PO per day or aromasin 25 mg PO per day) if post-menopausal, if premenopausal leutnising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist will be added to the aromatase inhibitor | Drug | A.I |
Primary outcome
Progress-free survival
Time frame: up to 24 months
Time from randomization to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or to death due to any cause or Intolerable toxicity.
1 secondary outcome
Adverse events
Time frame: till progression or up to 24 months whichever earlier
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Jul 2019.
- BackgroundAlvarado Miranda, A. et al. (2012) 'Combination treatment with aromatase inhibitor and capecitabine as first- or second-line treatment in metastatic breast cancer.', Journal of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology, 30(15_suppl), pp. e11016-e11016. doi: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e11016.
- Background: PubMed 11078487Bonneterre J, Thurlimann B, Robertson JF, Krzakowski M, Mauriac L, Koralewski P, Vergote I, Webster A, Steinberg M, von Euler M. Anastrozole versus tamoxifen as first-line therapy for advanced breast cancer in 668 postmenopausal women: results of the Tamoxifen or Arimidex Randomized Group Efficacy and Tolerability study. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Nov 15;18(22):3748-57. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.22.3748.
- Background: PubMed 28177437Cardoso F, Costa A, Senkus E, Aapro M, Andre F, Barrios CH, Bergh J, Bhattacharyya G, Biganzoli L, Cardoso MJ, Carey L, Corneliussen-James D, Curigliano G, Dieras V, El Saghir N, Eniu A, Fallowfield L, Fenech D, Francis P, Gelmon K, Gennari A, Harbeck N, Hudis C, Kaufman B, Krop I, Mayer M, Meijer H, Mertz S, Ohno S, Pagani O, Papadopoulos E, Peccatori F, Penault-Llorca F, Piccart MJ, Pierga JY, Rugo H, Shockney L, Sledge G, Swain S, Thomssen C, Tutt A, Vorobiof D, Xu B, Norton L, Winer E. 3rd ESO-ESMO International Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC 3). Ann Oncol. 2017 Jan 1;28(1):16-33. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw544. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 22773826Clarke CA, Keegan TH, Yang J, Press DJ, Kurian AW, Patel AH, Lacey JV Jr. Age-specific incidence of breast cancer subtypes: understanding the black-white crossover. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Jul 18;104(14):1094-101. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs264. Epub 2012 Jul 5.
- Background: PubMed 26371134Ellis MJ, Llombart-Cussac A, Feltl D, Dewar JA, Jasiowka M, Hewson N, Rukazenkov Y, Robertson JF. Fulvestrant 500 mg Versus Anastrozole 1 mg for the First-Line Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer: Overall Survival Analysis From the Phase II FIRST Study. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 10;33(32):3781-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.61.5831. Epub 2015 Sep 14.
- Background: PubMed 25220842Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray F. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012. Int J Cancer. 2015 Mar 1;136(5):E359-86. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29210. Epub 2014 Oct 9.
- Background: PubMed 25524798Finn RS, Crown JP, Lang I, Boer K, Bondarenko IM, Kulyk SO, Ettl J, Patel R, Pinter T, Schmidt M, Shparyk Y, Thummala AR, Voytko NL, Fowst C, Huang X, Kim ST, Randolph S, Slamon DJ. The cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor palbociclib in combination with letrozole versus letrozole alone as first-line treatment of oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer (PALOMA-1/TRIO-18): a randomised phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jan;16(1):25-35. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)71159-3. Epub 2014 Dec 16.
- BackgroundL., J. et al. (2015) 'Phase II clinical trial of metronomic oral capecitabine therapy combined with aromatase inhibitors in postmenopausal metastatic and recurrent breast cancer resistant to first-line aromatase inhibitors', European Journal of Cancer, 51(March), p. S281. doi: 10.1016/S0959-8049(16)30798-5.
- Background: PubMed 25328522Ibrahim AS, Khaled HM, Mikhail NN, Baraka H, Kamel H. Cancer incidence in egypt: results of the national population-based cancer registry program. J Cancer Epidemiol. 2014;2014:437971. doi: 10.1155/2014/437971. Epub 2014 Sep 21.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hesham Elghazaly, Professor principal investigator
Ain Shams University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Capecitabine plus aromatase inhibitor and A.I. in people with Metastatic Breast Cancer, run by Ain Shams University at 1 site in Egypt.
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 7 inclusion and 8 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jul 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Nada Naguib (01221222573 ext. +2, nada_naguib@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Progress-free survival (time frame: up to 24 months). 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 NCT04012918, which also lists 14 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 9 Jul 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.