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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01249456
Date of registration: 25/11/2010
Primary sponsor: Novartis Korea Ltd.
Public title: Safety and Efficacy Study of Femara(Letrozole) as an Extended Adjuvant Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients
Scientific title: An Observational, Multicenter Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Femara(Letrozole) as an Extended Adjuvant Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients Who Completed Adjuvant Tamoxifen or Toremifen Treatment
Date of first enrolment: May 2006
Target sample size: 610
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01249456
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective  
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Name:   Minhee Che
Address: 
Telephone: +82-2-768-9000
Email: minhee.che@novartis.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent form

- Postmenopausal patients who had had a histologically or cytologically confirmed
breast cancer removed at the time of diagnosis with no evidence of metastases and who
had completed over 5 years of adjuvant therapy with tamoxifen or toremifen before
entering the study

- Age =50 years with cessation of menses and Age <50 years Postmenopausal status
defined by one of the following:

- FSH level > 30-40 IU/L

- cessation of menses over the past 1 year

- are/become amenorrheic due to either chemotherapy or LHRH, are/become
amenorrheic due to surgical ovarian ablation

- The tumor was to be ER and/or PgR-positive or the receptor status could have been
unknown

- No evidence of recurrence of the disease at entry

- Patient must be accessible for follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

- Those patients known to have had receptor-negative primary tumors

- Any concurrent malignancy

- Patients who previously received hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during 5 years of
adjuvant therapy with tamoxifen or toremifen

- Patients who are currently receiving other aromatase inhibitors, or chemotherapy

- Patients who have serious cardiovascular or hepatic disease with significantly
abnormal daily function and/or laboratory results

- Life expectancy < 12 months



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast Cancer
Letrozole
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
To identify unknown adverse reactions, especially serious adverse reactions [Time Frame: for 3 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CFEM345DKR04
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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