Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) + Acolbifene Against Vasomotor Symptoms (Hot Flushes) in Postmenopausal Women

Summary

The purpose of this Phase III trial is to evaluate the efficacy of oral administration of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) combined with acolbifene (a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)) on vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes) in postmenopausal women.

Timeline

Start

2011-10

Primary completion

2012-12

Completion

2013-05

Publications

• Background Labrie F. Drug insight: breast cancer prevention and tissue-targeted hormone replacement therapy. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug;3(8):584-93. doi: 10.1038/ncpendmet0559.
• Background Labrie F. DHEA, important source of sex steroids in men and even more in women. Prog Brain Res. 2010;182:97-148. doi: 10.1016/S0079-6123(10)82004-7.
• Background Labrie F, Belanger A, Labrie C, Candas B, Cusan L, Gomez JL. Bioavailability and metabolism of oral and percutaneous dehydroepiandrosterone in postmenopausal women. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Oct;107(1-2):57-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.02.007. Epub 2007 Jun 8.
• Background Labrie F, Champagne P, Labrie C, Roy J, Laverdiere J, Provencher L, Potvin M, Drolet Y, Pollak M, Panasci L, L'Esperance B, Dufresne J, Latreille J, Robert J, Samson B, Jolivet J, Yelle L, Cusan L, Diamond P, Candas B. Activity and safety of the antiestrogen EM-800, the orally active precursor of acolbifene, in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Mar 1;22(5):864-71. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.05.122.
• Background Labrie F, Labrie C, Belanger A, Simard J, Gauthier S, Luu-The V, Merand Y, Giguere V, Candas B, Luo S, Martel C, Singh SM, Fournier M, Coquet A, Richard V, Charbonneau R, Charpenet G, Tremblay A, Tremblay G, Cusan L, Veilleux R. EM-652 (SCH 57068), a third generation SERM acting as pure antiestrogen in the mammary gland and endometrium. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 1999 Apr-Jun;69(1-6):51-84. doi: 10.1016/s0960-0760(99)00065-5.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.