Oral pill challenges injection in fight against tough breast cancer

NCT ID NCT03781063

Summary

This study tested whether an oral pill called lasofoxifene could work as well as or better than the standard injection (fulvestrant) for women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer. It focused on women whose cancer had stopped responding to other hormone therapies and had developed a particular genetic change (ESR1 mutation). The main goal was to see which treatment could keep the cancer from growing for a longer time.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beacon Health (JIT)

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States

  • CIUSSS de Saguenay-Lac-Saint Jean

    Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H5H6, Canada

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer

    Duarte, California, 91010, United States

  • Compassionate Care Research Group

    Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States

  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (JIT)

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89128, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • FMH James M Stockman Cancer Institute (JIT)

    Frederick, Maryland, 21702, United States

  • Florida Cancer Specialists

    Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States

  • HCA Midwest Health

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States

  • Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center

    Jerusalem, Israel, 9112001, Israel

  • Hattiesburg Clinic Hematology/Oncology

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401, United States

  • Hawaii Cancer Care (JIT)

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Illinois Cancer Care (JIT)

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States

  • Jewish General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T1E2, Canada

  • Mary Crowley Cancer Research (JIT)

    Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • McGill University Health Centre

    Montreal, Quebec, H4A3J1, Canada

  • Miami Cancer Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

  • New Jersey Cancer Care and Blood Disorders (JIT)

    Belleville, New Jersey, 07203, United States

  • Ocala Oncology Center (JIT)

    Oscala, Florida, 34474, United States

  • Ohio Health (JIT)

    Columbus, Ohio, 43221, United States

  • Oncology Consultants (JIT)

    Houston, Texas, 77024, United States

  • Peninsula Cancer Institute

    Newport News, Virginia, 23601, United States

  • Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva, Israel, 49100, Israel

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers

    Longmont, Colorado, 80501, United States

  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

  • Sanford Cancer Center (JIT)

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States

  • Sheba Medical Center

    Ramat Gan, Israel, 52656021, Israel

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    Beersheba, Israel, 84101, Israel

  • Summit Medical Group (JIT)

    Florham Park, New Jersey, 07932, United States

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N3M5, Canada

  • Tennessee Oncology Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States

  • Tennessee Oncology/SCRI

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • The Bond Clinic Cancer & Research Center.

    Winter Haven, Florida, 33880, United States

  • The Ohio State University - Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • The Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L6, Canada

  • TriHealth Cancer Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220, United States

  • UCSF Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Louisville / James Graham Brown Cancer Center

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • Utah Cancer Specialists (JIT)

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84102, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • West Cancer Center

    Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States

  • Yuma Regional Medical Center (JIT)

    Yuma, Arizona, 85364, United States

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