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Study NCT ID:
NCT00422903
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2016-05-12
First Post:
2007-01-16
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
True
Brief Title:
Letrozole In Combination With Lapatinib In Neoadjuvant Treatment Of Early Breast Cancer
Sponsor:
Organization:
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Partial clinical response=the tumor's longest diameter (LD) is reduced by 50% or more; ultrasound characteristics of the tumor persist. Minimal response=the tumor's LD is reduced by 25%-49%. Stable disease=the tumor's LD is decreased by less than 25% and is increased by no more than 25% from the starting value. Progressive disease=the tumor's LD is increased by more than 25% from the starting value. Participants who were not evaluable did not have data available.", 'unitOfMeasure': 'percentage of participants', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population. Three participants withdrew consent and were not included in the efficacy analysis.'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response (pCR) in the Breast and Axillary Nodes, Evaluated Using Miller and Payne Criteria', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '49', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '43', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '0', 'groupId': 'OG000', 'lowerLimit': '0.0', 'upperLimit': '7.3'}, {'value': '0', 'groupId': 'OG001', 'lowerLimit': '0.0', 'upperLimit': '8.2'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'NUMBER', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline)', 'description': 'pCR is defined as the complete absence of infiltrating tumor cells (TCs) in the breast and lymph nodes. Miller and Payne criteria: Grade 1, no change/some alteration to individual malignant cells, but no reduction in overall cellularity; Grade 2, up to a 30% loss in TCs; Grade 3, between an estimated 30% and 90% reduction in TCs; Grade 4, more than a 90% reduction in TCs, only small cluster/dispersed cells remaining; Grade 5, no malignant identifiable cells; carcinoma in the milk ducts may be present. Grades 1 and 2 = No response; Grades 3 and 4= PR; Grade 5 = CR.', 'unitOfMeasure': 'Percentage of participants', 'dispersionType': '95% Confidence Interval', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Number of Participants With Breast Tumors Per Pathological Stage at Surgery', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '47', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '42', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'title': 'T0', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '1', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '0', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'T1', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '20', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '26', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'T2', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '24', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '12', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'T3', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'T4', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '0', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'NUMBER', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline)', 'description': 'Tumors were categorized as follows: T0, no evidence of primary tumor, but carcinoma of the milk ducts, accumulation of abnormal cells in the breast lobules, or Paget disease (cancer condition that appears like a skin disease involving the breast nipple) with no associated tumor mass; T1, tumor was \\<=2 centimeters (cm) across; T2, tumor was \\>2 cm but \\<5 cm across; T3, tumor was \\>5 cm across; T4, tumor of any size growing into the chest wall or skin, including inflammatory breast cancer.', 'unitOfMeasure': 'participants', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population. Only those participants contributing data were analyzed.'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Number of Participants With the Indicated Nodal Status at Surgery', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '47', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '42', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'title': 'N0', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '19', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '21', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'N+', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '28', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '21', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'NUMBER', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline)', 'description': 'The nodal status of cancer indicates the involvement of lymph nodes in the participant with cancer. N0 indicates no involvement of lymph nodes, and N+ indicates involvement of lymph nodes.', 'unitOfMeasure': 'participants', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population. Only those participants contributing data were analyzed.'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Number of Participants With the Indicated Type of Surgery', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '49', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '43', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'title': 'Mastectomy', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '13', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '15', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'BCS', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '34', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '27', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'Not done', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '1', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'NUMBER', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline 1)', 'description': 'Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts. Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) involves removing only the affected part of the breast tissue during surgery, as opposed to removal of the entire breast.', 'unitOfMeasure': 'participants', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population. Only those participants contributing data were analyzed.'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Percentage of Participants With Conversion From Planned Mastectomy at Baseline to BCS at Surgery', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '49', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '43', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '56', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '46', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'NUMBER', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline)', 'description': 'The percentage of participants who were planned to undergo a mastectomy at baseline but later underwent BCS was measured.', 'unitOfMeasure': 'percentage of participants', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population. Only those participants contributing data were analyzed.'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Number of Participants With the Indicated Adverse Events With a Classification of >=Grade 2', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '49', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '43', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'title': 'Musculoskeletal pain', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '4', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'Diarrhea', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '10', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'Mucositis', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '0', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '8', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'Liver toxicity', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '1', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '4', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'Skin disorders', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '1', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '18', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}, {'title': 'Hypertension', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '1', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '2', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'NUMBER', 'timeFrame': 'From Baseline (Day 1) up to 6 months (until definitive surgery)', 'description': 'Toxicity was measured in grades (severity of the AE) as per National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Event (NCI CTCAE) version (v) 3.0. The CTCAE v3.0 displays Grades 1 through 5 with unique clinical descriptions of severity for each AE based on this general guideline: Grade 1, mild; Grade 2, moderate; Grade 3, severe; Grade 4, life-threatening/disabling; Grade 5, death related to the AE. Mucositis is the painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract, and hypertension is high blood pressure.', 'unitOfMeasure': 'participants', 'reportingStatus': 'POSTED', 'populationDescription': 'ITT Population. Only those participants contributing data were analyzed.'}, {'type': 'SECONDARY', 'title': 'Mean Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)', 'denoms': [{'units': 'Participants', 'counts': [{'value': '49', 'groupId': 'OG000'}, {'value': '43', 'groupId': 'OG001'}]}], 'groups': [{'id': 'OG000', 'title': 'Letrozole + Placebo', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 milligrams (mg) plus matching placebo were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}, {'id': 'OG001', 'title': 'Letrozole + Lapatinib', 'description': 'Letrozole tablets in the dose of 2.5 mg plus lapatinib ditosylate monohydrate tablets in the dose of 1500 mg were administered orally once daily for 6 months prior to surgery.'}], 'classes': [{'title': 'Baseline', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '61', 'groupId': 'OG000', 'lowerLimit': '50', 'upperLimit': '78'}, {'value': '61', 'groupId': 'OG001', 'lowerLimit': '54', 'upperLimit': '76'}]}]}, {'title': 'After 12 weeks', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '62', 'groupId': 'OG000', 'lowerLimit': '50', 'upperLimit': '76'}, {'value': '60', 'groupId': 'OG001', 'lowerLimit': '52', 'upperLimit': '75'}]}]}, {'title': 'After 24 weeks', 'categories': [{'measurements': [{'value': '61', 'groupId': 'OG000', 'lowerLimit': '50', 'upperLimit': '84'}, {'value': '59', 'groupId': 'OG001', 'lowerLimit': '50', 'upperLimit': '75'}]}]}], 'paramType': 'MEAN', 'timeFrame': 'Baseline (Day 1), after 12 weeks, and after 24 weeks', 'description': 'Cardiac safety was evaluated as any signs or symptoms of deterioration in LVEF. 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CR is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions (TLs) and non-TLs and the appearance of no new lesions (NLs). PR for TLs is defined as a \\>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of TLs, taking as a reference the Baseline sum LD. For non-TLs, it is defined as the persistence of \\>=1 non-TL and no new TLs or non-TLs.'}, {'measure': 'Percentage of Participants With Various Responses in the Breast, Evaluated Using Per Protocol Criteria', 'timeFrame': 'From Baseline (Day 1) up to 6 months, evaluated every 12 weeks', 'description': "Complete clinical response=nodule not detectable; all ultrasound abnormalities detected at diagnosis have disappeared. Partial clinical response=the tumor's longest diameter (LD) is reduced by 50% or more; ultrasound characteristics of the tumor persist. Minimal response=the tumor's LD is reduced by 25%-49%. Stable disease=the tumor's LD is decreased by less than 25% and is increased by no more than 25% from the starting value. Progressive disease=the tumor's LD is increased by more than 25% from the starting value. Participants who were not evaluable did not have data available."}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response (pCR) in the Breast and Axillary Nodes, Evaluated Using Miller and Payne Criteria', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline)', 'description': 'pCR is defined as the complete absence of infiltrating tumor cells (TCs) in the breast and lymph nodes. Miller and Payne criteria: Grade 1, no change/some alteration to individual malignant cells, but no reduction in overall cellularity; Grade 2, up to a 30% loss in TCs; Grade 3, between an estimated 30% and 90% reduction in TCs; Grade 4, more than a 90% reduction in TCs, only small cluster/dispersed cells remaining; Grade 5, no malignant identifiable cells; carcinoma in the milk ducts may be present. 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N0 indicates no involvement of lymph nodes, and N+ indicates involvement of lymph nodes.'}, {'measure': 'Number of Participants With the Indicated Type of Surgery', 'timeFrame': 'At the point of definitive surgery (up to 6 months after Baseline 1)', 'description': 'Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts. 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