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Registration number
ACTRN12606000293561
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
10/07/2006
Date registered
11/07/2006
Date last updated
30/11/2015
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
AZURE BR 2-03 - Adjuvant Zoledronic acid in patients with high risk localised breast cancer.
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Scientific title
AZURE BR 2-03 - Does Adjuvant Zoledronic acid reduce recurrence in patients with high risk localised breast cancer?
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
AZURE
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
High risk, localised breast cancer
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Cancer
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Breast
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
For patients allocated to the investigational arm, zoledronic acid will be given intravenously at a dose of 4mg per treatment. The treatment schedule is every 3-4 weeks for the first 6 months with any chemotherapy, then 3 monthly for 2 years then 5 x 6 monthly infusions. Followup will continue for 5 years after the 5 year treatment period.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
No comparator.
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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To determine whether adjuvant treatment with 4mg zoledronic acid plus chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy is superior to chemotherapy and/or endrocrine therapy alone in improving disease free survival.
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Time to bone metastases as first recurrence
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Time to bone metastases excluding first recurrence
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Time to distant metastases
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Overall survival
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Reducing skeletal related events prior to development of bone metastases
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Reducing skeletal related events following development of bone metastases
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To assess the safety and toxicity of zoledronic acid in this clinical setting
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Patients with Stage II/III primary breast cancer - Receiving or scheduled to receive neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy- Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0 or 1- Reliable and appropriate contraception. Patient must have given written informed consent prior to study specific procedures.
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Minimum age
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Sex
Females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
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Key exclusion criteria
Metastatic or recurrent breast cancer or a history of breast cancer (excluding ductal carcinoma in situ or lobular carcinoma in situ)- History of prior cancers within the preceding five years (including previous contralateral breast cancer)- History of diseases with influence on bone metabolism such as Paget's disease of the bone, primary hypothyroidism or osteoporosis requiring treatment at the time of study entry or within 6 months- Prior treatment with bisphosphonates within the past year- Serum creatinine > 1.5 x upper limit of normal- Known hypersensitivity to bisphosphonates- Current active dental problems including dental abscess or infection of the jawbone (maxilla or mandible) or a current or prior diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw- Recent (within 4 weeks of study entry) or planned dental or jaw surgery (eg extractions, implants)- Pregnancy or breast feeding.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Randomised controlled trial
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Central UK based automated 24-hour telephone randomisation system
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Dynamically balanced, stratified by centre using minimisation software to ensure similar lymph node involvement, T stage, ER status, adjuvant systemic therapies, use of statins and menopausal status in the two arms
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Open (masking not used)
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Parallel
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Phase 3
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Efficacy
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Active, not recruiting
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1/09/2003
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Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Various cancer charities
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Commercial sector/Industry
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Novartis
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Prof Robert Coleman, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Government body
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Leeds Clinical Trial Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Approved
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Alfred Hospital
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Australia
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Austin Hospital
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Australia
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Ballarat Oncology & Haematology
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Australia
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Border Medical Oncology
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Australia
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Box Hill Hospital
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Campbelltown, Hospital
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Concord Hospital
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Flinders Medical Centre
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Frankston Hospital
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Freemasons Hospital
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Geelong Hospital
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Liverpool Hospital
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Maroondah Hospital
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Mater Sydney Hospital
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Mercy Private Hospital
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Monash Medical Centre
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Prince of Wales
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Queen Elizabeth
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Redcliffe Hospital
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Royal Melbourne Hospital
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Royal North Shore
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
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Sirriraj Hospital
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Songkla (Prince of)
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St Vincent's Hospital
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Tweed Hospital
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Western Hospital
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Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess any benefits of adding a drug called ‘zoledronic acid’ (also known as ZometaTM) to the standard treatments for breast cancer. Zoledronic acid is one of a class of drugs that are known as bisphosphonates. In Australia, bisphosphonates are already approved to treat a number of medical conditions including osteoporosis (thinning of the bones), and in cancer patients to prevent pain and problems that occur when there has been spread of cancer to the bones. However, these drugs are not approved by Australian heatlh authorities for use in reducing the risk of breast cancer spreading to the bones. For this reason, ZometaTM is considered an investigational drug in this study. There is evidence from earlier studies that bisphosphonates may prevent cancer spreading to the bones. This may be through their effects on bone, which make it more difficult for cancer cells to damage bone. Additionally, very strong bisphosphonates like zoledronic acid may have effects on the cancer cells themselves or help the drugs you are receiving to treat your cancer better. This study was developed by doctors from the United Kingdom and Australia . The overall coordination of the trial is being done by the Clinical Trials and Research Unit at the University of Leeds, UK. The trial is being coordinated in Victoria by the Cancer Council Victoria who seek approximately 300 women to take part throughout Australia. Approximately 3,300 women will take part in this study internationally, half of the women who take part will have the standard treatment that is normally given to treat breast cancer (this half are known as the “control group”), and the other half will have standard treatment plus zoledronic acid. Women who choose to enter this trial may have treatments for 5 years and progress assessments for 10 years.
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Deborah Howell
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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+61(0)39635 5179
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+61(0)39635 5410
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A/Prof Richard Bell
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Andrew Love Cancer Centre
70 Swanston Street
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