Letrozole in Preventing Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation

Summary

RATIONALE: Letrozole may prevent breast cancer in postmenopausal women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying letrozole to see how well it works compared with a placebo in preventing breast cancer in postmenopausal women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

Timeline

Start

2008-05

Primary completion

2019-06

Completion

2023-12

Publications

• Background Pujol P, Lasset C, Berthet P, Dugast C, Delaloge S, Fricker JP, Tennevet I, Chabbert-Buffet N, This P, Baudry K, Lemonnier J, Roca L, Mijonnet S, Gesta P, Chiesa J, Dreyfus H, Vennin P, Delnatte C, Bignon YJ, Lortholary A, Prieur F, Gladieff L, Lesur A, Clough KB, Nogues C, Martin AL; French Federation of Cancer Centres (FNCLCC). Uptake of a randomized breast cancer prevention trial comparing letrozole to placebo in BRCA1/2 mutations carriers: the LIBER trial. Fam Cancer. 2012 Mar;11(1):77-84. doi: 10.1007/s10689-011-9484-4.
• Results Pujol P, Mijonnet S, Karen S, et al.: Breast cancer prevention by letrozole in post menopausal BRCA1/2 mutations carriers: The Onco-03/LIBER trial. [Abstract] 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 9-13, 2009, San Antonio, Texas. A-1048, 2009.

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