Statins for Reduction of Cardiac Toxicity in Patients Receiving HER2 Targeted

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

About this trial

This study proposes that the addition of statins reduces the treatment delays or early discontinuations secondary to cardiotoxicity in patients with Stage I-III HER2 positive breast being treated with anti-HER2 therapy.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage I-III female breast cancer (including inflammatory breast cancer)

Scheduled to receive neoadjuvant/adjuvant HER2 targeted therapy

Between ≥18 years of age

Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) prior to enrollment. Female patients must agree to use effective barrier contraception during the period of therapy

Disqualifiers

Participants with stage IV breast cancer

Participants currently taking statins

Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >190 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >100 mm Hg)

No active liver disease

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lipitor 40mg Tablet

    Drug

    LIPITOR® (atorvastatin calcium) tablets will be administered orally as a single dose of 40 mg once daily, with or without food

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Anti-HER2 targeted therapy + Lipitor 40mg dailyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Number of Participants With at Least One Adverse Event will be measured using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 for five years

Adverse events (AEs) will be measured using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 for five years

Time frame
Five years

Secondary outcomes

1

Patient reported outcome (PRO) for pain measured by the quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS to measure pain

Quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS will be administered at baseline, six, twelve and fifteen months

Time frame
Baseline, six, twelve and fifteen months

Other outcomes

1

Patient reported outcome (PRO) for pain measured by the quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS to measure fatigue

Quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS will be administered at baseline six, twelve and fifteen months

Time frame
Baseline, six, twelve and fifteen months
2

Patient reported outcome (PRO) for pain measured by the quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS to measure physical functioning

Quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS will be administered at baseline six, twelve and fifteen months to measure physical functioning

Time frame
Baseline, six, twelve and fifteen months
3

Patient reported outcome (PRO) for pain measured by the quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS to measure emotional distress

Quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS will be administered at baseline six, twelve and fifteen months to measure emotional distress

Time frame
Baseline, six, twelve and fifteen months
4

Patient reported outcome (PRO) for pain measured by the quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS to measure social participation

Quality of Life questionnaire using PROMIS will be administered at baseline six, twelve and fifteen months to measure social participation

Time frame
Baseline, six, twelve and fifteen months

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