Clinical Study of Vaginal Lactobacilli and Estriol (Gynoflor®) for Atrophic Vaginitis in Breast Cancer Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the long term safety and efficacy of the vaginal application of Gynoflor®, an extremely low dosed estrogen therapy with lactobacilli, on atrophic vaginitis in postmenopausal breast cancer patients who have been treated with aromatase inhibitors.

Timeline

Start

2011-04

Primary completion

2012-07

Completion

2012-07

Publications

• Results Donders G, Neven P, Moegele M, Lintermans A, Bellen G, Prasauskas V, Grob P, Ortmann O, Buchholz S. Ultra-low-dose estriol and Lactobacillus acidophilus vaginal tablets (Gynoflor((R))) for vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitors: pharmacokinetic, safety, and efficacy phase I clinical study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Jun;145(2):371-9. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2930-x. Epub 2014 Apr 10.
• Results Buchholz S, Mogele M, Lintermans A, Bellen G, Prasauskas V, Ortmann O, Grob P, Neven P, Donders G. Vaginal estriol-lactobacilli combination and quality of life in endocrine-treated breast cancer. Climacteric. 2015 Apr;18(2):252-9. doi: 10.3109/13697137.2014.991301. Epub 2015 Jan 20.
• Results Donders G, Bellen G, Neven P, Grob P, Prasauskas V, Buchholz S, Ortmann O. Effect of ultra-low-dose estriol and lactobacilli vaginal tablets (Gynoflor(R)) on inflammatory and infectious markers of the vaginal ecosystem in postmenopausal women with breast cancer on aromatase inhibitors. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Oct;34(10):2023-8. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2447-1. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

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