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NCI HIGH PRIORITY CLINICAL TRIAL --- Phase III Randomized Study of Estrogen Replacement Therapy Versus Placebo in Women With Stage I or II Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outline
Published Results
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Treating Women With Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIITreatmentCompletedNot specifiedNCIGOG-137A
E-G0137, SWOG-G0137, NCT00002976, GOG-0137

Objectives

  1. Determine the effect of estrogen replacement therapy on recurrence free and overall survival in women with a history of stage I or II endometrial adenocarcinoma.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed grade I, II or III endometrial adenocarcinoma (endometrioid, villoglandular, mucinous, adenosquamous, papillary serous, clear cell, or not otherwise specified)

  • Must have had total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy within past 20 weeks
    • Surgical stage IA, IB, IC, IIA (occult), or IIB (occult) disease

  • Must have had normal mammogram, or a negative breast biopsy after an abnormal mammogram, within past year

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from prior surgery

Other:

  • No prior cancer treatment that would preclude study therapy
  • Concurrent participation on GOG Lap-1 or GOG Lap-2 allowed

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • SGOT no greater than 3 times normal
  • No acute liver disease

Renal:

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular:

  • No prior thromboembolic disease

Other:

  • No prior or current carcinoma of the breast
  • No other prior invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

Expected Enrollment

2108

Approximately 2,108 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outline

This is a randomized, double blind study. Patients are stratified according to stage of endometrial cancer (IA vs IB/IC vs II). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms:

  • Arm I: Patients receive oral conjugated estrogens (Premarin) daily for 3 years.

  • Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo daily for 3 years.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 3 years and then annually for 2 years.

Published Results

Barakat RR, Bundy BN, Spirtos NM, et al.: Randomized double-blind trial of estrogen replacement therapy versus placebo in stage I or II endometrial cancer: a Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. J Clin Oncol 24 (4): 587-92, 2006.[PUBMED Abstract]

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Gynecologic Oncology Group

Richard Barakat, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 212-639-2453; 800-525-2225
Email: barakatr@mskcc.org

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Scott Wadler, MD, Protocol chair (Contact information may not be current)
Ph: 718-904-2754

Southwest Oncology Group

David Alberts, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 520-626-7685; 800-622-2673

Registry Information
Official Title A Randomized Double-Blinded Trial of Estrogen Replacement Therapy Versus Placebo in Women With Stage I or II Endometrial Adenocarcinoma
Trial Start Date 1997-06-23
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00002976
Date Submitted to PDQ 1997-06-23
Information Last Verified 2003-04-18
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA27469

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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