S0308 Zoledronate or Ibandronate in Preventing Bone Problems in Women With Stage IV Breast Cancer That Has Spread to the Bone

NCT00301886 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-11-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Zoledronate and ibandronate may prevent or help relieve bone pain and other symptoms caused by bone metastases. It is not yet known whether zoledronate is more effective than ibandronate in preventing bone problems caused by bone metastases due to breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying zoledronate to see how well it works compared to ibandronate in preventing bone problems in women with stage IV breast cancer that has spread to the bone.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

ibandronate

DRUG

zoledronate

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • SWOG Cancer Research Network

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Saul E. Rivkin, MD · Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

  • Kathy S. Albain, MD · Loyola University

  • Dawn Hershman, MD · Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2006-05-31
Completion
2006-05-31

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