Personalized vitamin d dosing may beat standard approach in breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT01480869
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether giving vitamin D based on a patient's deficiency level works better than a standard dose. 215 breast cancer patients on chemotherapy received either a fixed daily supplement or a tailored dose. The goal was to see which method normalizes vitamin D levels faster and more safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vitamin D and calcium supplements
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that personalized vitamin D dosing is better at correcting deficiencies in breast cancer patients, potentially improving bone health and overall well-being during chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This trial is completed and focuses on vitamin D levels, not cancer outcomes. It may not affect cancer recurrence or survival, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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215 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jul 2011
- Finished
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Dec 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Breast adenocarcinoma treated by neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy within 12 months prior to study enrollment * WHO performance status 0-1 * Age ≥18 years old * Affiliation to a social security regime or beneficiary of equivalent social protection * Written informed consent provided before any study specific procedures Complementary inclusion criterion for randomization \- Proved vitamin D deficiency as defined by serum vitamin D level lower than 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/L). Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease * History or presence of any other malignancy (except curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or in situ cervix carcinoma) …………. traités dans les 5 ans précédents. * Contraindication to calcium or cholecalciferol * Known severe hypersensitivity to vitamin D or to calcium supplementation or to one of the excipients. * Disease and/or medical conditions accompanied by hypercalcaemia and/or hypercalciuria * Calcium lithiasis and tissue calcification * Hypervitaminosis D * Presence of significant comorbidities: i) Uncontrolled endocrine disease ii) Known disorders of calcium phophorus laboratory testing iii) Proved osteopenia or osteoporosis requiring vitamin D and calcium supplements * Concomitant treatment with other experimental products or another vitamin D calcium treatment * Pregnancy, breastfeeding or of reproductive potential not using an effective contraceptive method * Legal inability or restricted legal ability. Medical or psychological conditions not allowing proper study completion or informed consent signature
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CRLC Val d'Aurelle-Paul Lamarque
Montpellier, 34298, France
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