Control of Vasomotor Symptoms in Women Treated for Breast Cancer
Control of Vasomotor Symptoms in Women Treated for Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Gabapentin may be effective for the control of hot flashes. It is not yet known if gabapentin is effective in treating hot flashes.
PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of gabapentin in controlling hot flashes in women who have breast cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center and duration of hot flash symptoms (less than 9 months vs 9 or more months). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms.
Treatment on all arms continues for 8 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. After week 8, patients may receive open-label gabapentin at the discretion of their physicians.
Hot flashes are assessed at baseline and then during weeks 3 and 7 of the study.
Quality of life, anxiety, and depression are assessed at baseline and then at weeks 4 and 8.
Patients are followed at week 12.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 408 patients (136 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 18 months.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of breast cancer
Experiencing 2 or more hot flashes per day for at least 1 week
Hormone receptor status:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Sex:
Menopausal status:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Cardiovascular:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
Syracuse, New York 13217, United States