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Registration number
NCT00248170
Ethics application status
Date submitted
2/11/2005
Date registered
3/11/2005
Date last updated
19/04/2016

Titles & IDs
Public title
Comparison Trial of Letrozole to Anastrozole in the Adjuvant Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor and Node Positive Breast Cancer
Scientific title
Comparison Trial of Letrozole to Anastrozole in the Adjuvant Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor and Node Positive Breast Cancer
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2005-004263-35
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
CFEM345D2411
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
FACE
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Breast Cancer 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Breast

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Letrozole
Treatment: Drugs - Anastrozole

Experimental: Letrozole - 2.5 mg by mouth (p.o.) once daily

Active Comparator: Anastrozole - 1 mg p.o. once daily


Treatment: Drugs: Letrozole
2.5 mg tablets

Treatment: Drugs: Anastrozole
1 mg tablets

Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Disease Free Survival
Timepoint [1] 0 0
84 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Overall Survival
Timepoint [1] 0 0
84 months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Time to Development of Distant Metastases
Timepoint [2] 0 0
84 months
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Time to Development of Contra Lateral Breast Cancer
Timepoint [3] 0 0
84 months
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Distant Disease-free Survival
Timepoint [4] 0 0
84 months
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change From Baseline in Serum Lipid Profiles
Timepoint [5] 0 0
baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Who Experienced Clinical Fracture Events
Timepoint [6] 0 0
84 months
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Who Experienced Cardiovascular Events
Timepoint [7] 0 0
84 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Recent primary surgery for breast cancer

- Early stage breast cancer

- Postmenopausal

- Hormone receptor positive

- Positive lymph node involvement
Minimum age
33 Years
Maximum age
96 Years
Sex
Females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Metastatic disease

- Presence of contralateral breast cancer including DCIS

- Progression

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

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Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
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Actual
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Actual
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
Eligible patients will be post-menopausal hormone receptor- and lymph node-positive females
who recently underwent primary surgery for breast cancer. Patients will be randomized to
letrozole (2.5 mg per day for 5 years) vs anastrozole (1 mg per day for 5 years). Follow up
will occur for 5 years after the completion of enrollment for survival and disease status
updates.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00248170
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Contacts
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00248170