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Phase 3Active· 5,018 enrolled / 5,018 target
Drug / intervention
Anastrozole +6 moredrug
Likely dose
Not stated in record
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NCT01272037Phase 3ActiveUpdate Overdue (27.3/mo)Completion was 40mo ago

A Phase III, Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- Chemotherapy in Patients With 1-3 Positive Nodes, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2-Negative Breast Cancer With Recurrence Score (RS) of 25 or Less. RxPONDER: A Clinical Trial Rx for Positive Node, Endocrine Responsive Breast Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)·interventional·Posted Jan 7, 2011·Updated Jun 26, 2026

In Brief

A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Anastrozole, Exemestane, and 5 other interventions for Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and 4 related conditions. Active but no longer recruiting, targeting 5,018 participants across 1,569 sites in 10 countries.

Signals

Enrollment appears stalled

Detailed Summary

This randomized phase III clinical trial studies how well tamoxifen citrate, anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane with or without chemotherapy work in treating patients with breast cancer that has spread from where it began in the breast to surrounding normal tissue (invasive). Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy, using tamoxifen citrate, may fight breast cancer by blocking the use of estrogen by the tumor cells. Aromatase inhibitors, such as anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane, may fight breast cancer by lowering the amount of estrogen the body makes. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet known whether giving tamoxifen citrate, anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane is more effective with combination chemotherapy in treating patients with breast cancer.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
CountriesCanada, Colombia, France, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, United States
Collaborators--

Timeline

Phase 3Active
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
First PostedJan 7, 2011
Enrollment StartFeb 28, 2011
Primary CompletionFeb 1, 2023
Study CompletionJan 8, 2027
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 11.9 yearsPosted 15.5 years ago

Arms & Interventions

Arm I (chemotherapy and endocrine therapy)experimental

Patients receive a protocol-approved chemotherapy regimen based on the patient and/or physician preference. Patients then receive a protocol-approved adjuvant endocrine therapy comprising tamoxifen citrate, an aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane), or both for 5-10 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: AnastrozoleDrug: ExemestaneOther: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: LetrozoleOther: Quality-of-Life AssessmentDrug: Systemic ChemotherapyDrug: Tamoxifen Citrate
Arm II (endocrine therapy)experimental

Patients receive a protocol-approved endocrine therapy comprising tamoxifen citrate, an aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane), or both for 5-10 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: AnastrozoleDrug: ExemestaneOther: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: LetrozoleOther: Quality-of-Life AssessmentDrug: Tamoxifen Citrate

Interventions

Anastrozoledrug

Given PO

Exemestanedrug

Given PO

Laboratory Biomarker Analysisother

Correlative studies

Letrozoledrug

Given PO

Quality-of-Life Assessmentother

Ancillary studies (closed as of 12/1/12)

Systemic Chemotherapydrug

Given IV

Tamoxifen Citratedrug

Given PO