Higher dose tested in fight against returning breast cancer

NCT ID NCT00099437

Summary

This study tested whether a higher dose (500 mg) of the hormone therapy drug fulvestrant works better than the standard dose (250 mg) for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer that has continued to grow after previous hormone treatment. It involved 736 women and directly compared how long each dose kept the cancer from progressing. The goal was to see if the higher dose provides better disease control for this specific group of patients.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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    Casa Grande, Arizona, 85122, United States

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    Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States

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    New Britain, Connecticut, 06052, United States

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    Crystal River, Florida, 34429, United States

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    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308, United States

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    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

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    Rosedale, Maryland, 21237, United States

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    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

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    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

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    St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

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    Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043, United States

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    Greenville, North Carolina, 27858, United States

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    Pasadena, Texas, 77504, United States

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    West Bend, Wisconsin, 53095, United States

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    Brasschaat, 2930, Belgium

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    Brussels, 1070, Belgium

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    Brussels, 1090, Belgium

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    Edegem, 2650, Belgium

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    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

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    Hasselt, 3500, Belgium

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    Liège, 4000, Belgium

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    Turnhout, 2300, Belgium

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    Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil

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    Londrina, 86010-640, Brazil

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    Porto Alegre, 91350-200, Brazil

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    Recife, 50670-420, Brazil

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    Salvador, 40170-070, Brazil

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    São Paulo, 04039-001, Brazil

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    Antofagasta, 1240000, Chile

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    Santiago, 8380455, Chile

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    Santiago, Chile

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    Bogotá, Colombia

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    Cali, Colombia

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    Brno, 656 53, Czechia

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    České Budějovice, 370 87, Czechia

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    Pardubice, 520 03, Czechia

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    Prague, 100 34, Czechia

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    Prague, 128 08, Czechia

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    Prague, 180 00, Czechia

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    Tábor, 390 03, Czechia

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    V Uvalu 84, 150 06, Czechia

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    Nyíregyháza, 4400, Hungary

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    Székesfehérvár, 8000, Hungary

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    Szombathely, 9700, Hungary

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    Ansārinagar, 110 029, India

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    Bhopal, 462001, India

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    Hyderabad, 500082, India

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    Jaipur, 302013, India

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    Kolkata, 700054, India

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    Manipal, 576 104, India

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    Marg Jaipur, 302004, India

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    Mumbai, 400012, India

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    Pune, 411001, India

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    Trivandrum, 2417, India

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    Vellore, 632004, India

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    Aviano, 33081, Italy

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    Bergamo, 24128, Italy

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    Carpi, 41012, Italy

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    Genova, 16132, Italy

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    Prato, 59100, Italy

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    Reggio Emilia, 42100, Italy

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    Varese, 21100, Italy

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    Floriana, VLT 14, Malta

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    Mexico City, 06720, Mexico

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    México, 01090, Mexico

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    México, 14140, Mexico

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    Bialystok, 15-027, Poland

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    Lodz, 90-553, Poland

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    Poznan, 61-878, Poland

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    Ivanovo, 153040, Russia

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    Kazan, Tatarstan, 420029, Russia

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    Kazan, Tatarstan, 420111, Russia

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    Krasnodar, 350040, Russia

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    Lipetsk, 398005, Russia

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    Moscow, 107005, Russia

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    Moscow, 115478, Russia

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    Moscow, 121356, Russia

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    Moscow, 59401, Russia

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    Nizhny Novgorod, 603081, Russia

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    Obninsk, 249020, Russia

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    Ryazan, 390046, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, 191014, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, 197089, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia

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    Yaroslavl, 150054, Russia

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    Bardejov, 08501, Slovakia

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    Bratislava, 812 50, Slovakia

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    Nitra, 949 01, Slovakia

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    Trnava, 917 75, Slovakia

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    A Coruña, 15006, Spain

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    Madrid, 28040, Spain

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    Málaga, 29010, Spain

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    Oviedo, 33011, Spain

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    Salamanca, 37007, Spain

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    Seville, 41013, Spain

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    Cherkasy, 18009, Ukraine

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    Dnipro, 49102, Ukraine

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    Donetsk, 83092, Ukraine

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    Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine

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    Lviv, 79031, Ukraine

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    Sumy, 40022, Ukraine

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    Ternopil, 46023, Ukraine

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    Uzhhorod, 88000, Ukraine

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    Caracas, 1010, Venezuela

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    Caracas, 1053, Venezuela

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    Caracas, 1060, Venezuela

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