Trial Information

Summary: HERA study - A Study of Intravenous Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Women With HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer

Status: No longer recruiting

Protocol Number: BO16348

Sponsor: F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd

Company Division: Pharmaceutical

Official Scientific Title: A randomized, open-label study of the effect of Herceptin on disease-free and overall survival in women with HER2-positive primary breast cancer who have completed adjuvant chemotherapy

Brief Summary: This study will compare the efficacy and safety of different treatment durations of intravenous Herceptin compared to observation (no treatment) in women with HER2-positive primary breast cancer who have completed adjuvant chemotherapy. The anticipated time on study treatment is 2+ years, and the target sample size is 500+ individuals. Target sample size is 4482.

Study Phase: III

Study Design / Study Details:

  • Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Masking: Open Label
  • Control: Placebo
  • Assignment: Parallel
  • Endpoints: Safety/Efficacy

Study Type:

Interventional

Condition: Breast Cancer

Intervention Type: Drug

Intervention Name: trastuzumab[Herceptin]

Primary Outcome: 1. Disease-free survival

Key Secondary Outcomes: 1. Efficacy: Overall survival, relapse-free survival, distant disease-free survival. Safety: Adverse events, with special emphasis on cardiac safety, laboratory parameters.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female patients, >=18 years of age, with HER2-positive primary breast cancer;
  • completion of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy, if applicable.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of prior invasive breast cancer;
  • prior use of any anti-HER2 therapy.

Gender: Females

Age Limits: Min: 18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Anticipated Start Date: December, 2001

Trial Registration Date: 06/24/2005

Date Last Updated: 04/16/2008

Link To Trial Results

Contact:

Research Site:
Located In:
Buenos Aires , Argentina, C1015ABO
Telephone: 973-235-5000 or 800-526-6367

 

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Trial listings updated: May 13, 2008 at 1:44:12 PM


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