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: 08/18/2008
Link To Trial Results
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Contact:
Research Site:
Located In:
Buenos Aires , Argentina, C1015ABO
Telephone: 973-235-5000 or 800-526-6367
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