Arthralgia During Anastrozole Therapy for Breast Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00323479 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 9, 2006
Results First Posted : April 6, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 6, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Early Breast Cancer | Drug: Anastrozole | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 114 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicentre, Open Study Assessing Joint Disorders Under ARIMIDEX® (1mg/Day) as Adjuvant Treatment in Post Menopausal Women With Early Breast Cancer |
Study Start Date : | June 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2009 |

- Drug: Anastrozole
1mg/Day oralOther Names:
- ARIMIDEX
- ZD1033
- Number of Participants With New Events of Arthralgia [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Functional Index of Cochin at 12 Months in Patients Under Anastrozole. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Functional index of cochin score (from 0 to 90) : sum up of 18 questions on activities involving hands (each question scored from 0 = yes without difficulties (best) to 5 = impossible (worst)) based on 99 patients due to missing values.
- Serum Collagen Degradation Type I - CTX-I at 12 Months in Patients Under Anastrozole [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Results are based on 97 patients due to missing values
- Kellgren and Lawrence Score at 12 Months in Patients Under Anastrozole [ Time Frame: 12 months ]X ray evaluation of arthritis in 30 articulations ; each articulation scored from (0 = no arthritis to 4 = severe arthritis) based on 92 patients due to missing values
- Synovial Membrane Thickness at 12 Months in Patients Under Anastrozole [ Time Frame: 12 months ]X ray assessment on hands and wrists based on 99 patients due to missing values
- Percentage of Participant With Therapeutic Maintenance Under Anastrozole [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Treatment compliance. results based on 109 patients due to missing values

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Post menopausal woman with a breast cancer and scheduled for an adjuvant treatment with anastrozole
- WHO performance status 0, 1 or 2
- Provision of written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recurrence of breast cancer, inflammatory rheumatism
- treatment by chondromodulator, oral glucocorticoid, aromatase inhibitor, anti estrogen, Herceptin
- Diabetes treated by insulin
- Severe renal or hepatic disease
- Known hypersensitivity to anastrozole

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00323479
France | |
Research Site | |
Bordeaux, France | |
Research Site | |
Caen, France | |
Research Site | |
Lyon, France | |
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Paris, France | |
Research Site | |
Poitiers, France |
Study Director: | AstraZeneca France Medical Director, MD | AstraZeneca |
Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00323479 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D5392L00013 2005-00-5441-19 EUDRACT number |
First Posted: | May 9, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 6, 2012 |
Last Update Posted: | April 6, 2012 |
Last Verified: | March 2012 |
breast cancer treatment joint disorders |
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Anastrozole Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents |
Aromatase Inhibitors Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Estrogen Antagonists Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs |