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A Randomised Trial of Sequential Aromatase Inhibitors (AI) in Postmenopausal Women with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer. The SAINT Trial
ISRCTN ISRCTN99515843
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A Randomised Trial of Sequential Aromatase Inhibitors (AI) in Postmenopausal Women with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer. The SAINT Trial
Scientific title
Acronym SAINT
Serial number at source C/15/00
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Breast
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Patients with positive estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PgR) status
2. Postmenopausal
3. Measurable or accessible locally advanced, unresectable or locoregionally recurrent or metastatic breast carcinoma with documented disease progression
4. At least one bidimensionally measurable lesion should be available for assessment
5. Patients would have failed to respond to previous first line treatment with anti-oestrogens
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 01/01/2001
Anticipated end date 31/12/2004
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions In the experimental arms of the study (A1 and A2) patients will initially receive a second generation AI (in the form of Formestane, 250 mg im 2-weekly) followed at disease progression by a third generation AI, which by randomisation will be either (A1) non steroidal (Anastrazole 1 mg po daily) or (A2) steroidal (Exemestane 25 mg po daily).

Patients in the control arms of the study (B1 and B2) will receive immediate Anastrazole 1 mg po daily (B1) or Exemestane 25 mg po daily (B2).
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding International Collaborative Cancer Group (UK)
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Contact name Dr  -  -
  Address UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email register@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor International Collaborative Cancer Group (ICGG) (UK)
  Address Medical Oncology
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W6 8RF
  Country United Kingdom
Date applied 19/08/2002
Last edited 14/05/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 19/08/2002
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