Risedronate in Preventing Bone Loss in Premenopausal Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Primary Breast Cancer
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis
In brief
RATIONALE: Preventing bone loss in patients who are receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer may decrease the risk of fractures and may help patients live more comfortably. It is not yet known whether calcium is more effective with or without risedronate in preventing bone loss. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two forms of calcium with or without risedronate to compare how well they work in preventing bone loss in premenopausal women who are receiving chemotherapy for primary stage I, stage II, stage IIIA, or stage IIIB breast cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00054418
- Run by
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- People needed
- 216
- Starts
- 2003-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-07-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Aurora Presbyterian Hospital — Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Boulder Community Hospital — Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital — Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Porter Adventist Hospital — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
- St. Joseph Hospital — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Rose Medical Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
- CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Incorporated — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Swedish Medical Center — Englewood, Colorado, United States
- Sky Ridge Medical Center — Lone Tree, Colorado, United States
- Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital — Longmont, Colorado, United States
- St. Mary-Corwin Regional Medical Center — Pueblo, Colorado, United States
- North Suburban Medical Center — Thorton, Colorado, United States
- Study site — Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Piedmont Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Northside Hospital Cancer Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- CCOP - Atlanta Regional — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- MBCCOP-Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center — Augusta, Georgia, United States
- WellStar Cobb Hospital — Austell, Georgia, United States
- Charles B. Eberhart Cancer Center at DeKalb Medical Center — Decatur, Georgia, United States
- Gwinnett Medical Center — Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
- Mobile Infirmary Medical Center — Mobile, Alabama, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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