Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Tamoxifen on Breast Density in Premenopausal Women With Breast Cancer or High Risk for Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20-45 years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: High estrogen levels may be associated with dense breast tissue and an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Tamoxifen may be effective in reducing breast density by decreasing estrog...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine whether breast density, as measured by digital mammography, decreases in premenopausal women receiving tamoxifen for breast cancer or for breast cancer risk reduction...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Initiating tamoxifen as the sole systemic treatment for breast cancer OR for breast cancer risk reduction
  • Undergoing mammography at least annually
  • No bilateral breast cancer or stage IV breast cancer
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 20 to 45
  • Sex
  • Female
  • Menopausal status
  • Premenopausal
  • No change in menstrual patterns within the past 6 months
  • Performance status
  • Not specified
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Not specified
  • Hepatic
  • Not specified
  • Renal
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No planned pregnancy within the next 5 years
  • No medical or psychiatric disorder that would preclude giving informed consent
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • No prior chemotherapy for breast cancer
  • Endocrine therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior tamoxifen for more than 1 month in duration
  • Radiotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Surgery
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    53 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00086749

    Start Date

    February 1 2003

    End Date

    December 1 2007

    Last Update

    July 11 2012

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    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013