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Ketorolac in Breast Cancer Surgery

Perioperative Ketorolac in High Risk Breast Cancer Patients With and Without Inflammation. A Prospective Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01806259
Acronym
KBCt
Enrollment
203
Registered
2013-03-07
Start date
2013-02-28
Completion date
2018-09-30
Last updated
2020-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Curative Breast Cancer Surgery, Inflammatory Positive/Negative Status, Pre Surgical Incision Administration

Brief summary

Do the use of Ketorolac in one intravenous injection at the moment of the operative incision reduce the number of recurrence in patient with advanced breast cancer without inflammation signs.

Interventions

Active drug

DRUGPlacebos

Placebo looking like the Active drug

Sponsors

Anticancer Fund, Belgium
CollaboratorOTHER
Université Catholique de Louvain
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Written informed Consent age : 18-85 years weight: 50-100 kg Neutrophils / Lymphocytes ratio \>4 and/or triple negative histological status and/or Positive lymph nodes

Exclusion criteria

Previous cancer (behalf of basocellular skin cancer and in situ uterine cervix cancer) Non compliance or refusal of the protocol Positive Pregnancy test Childbearing or breastfeeding mothers Contra-indication for NSAIDs NSAIDs intake in the 5 days before randomisation NSAIDs use planned in the 30 days after randomisation Non curative surgery (T4 or M1 tumor classification )

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recurrence-free Survival5 years2 years for the primary analysis + 3 additional years for secondary analysis (From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years)

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival5 years2 years for the primary analysis + 3 additional years for secondary analysis (From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause assessed up to 5 years)

Countries

Belgium

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ketorolac 30 mg
Active drug to be compared with placebo Ketorolac 30 mg IV
96
NaCl 0.9% 3mL
Ketorolac 30 mg IV
107
Total203

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicKetorolac 30 mgNaCl 0.9% 3mLTotal
Age, Continuous56.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14
55.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.9
55.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
95 Participants107 Participants202 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 960 / 107
serious
Total, serious adverse events
8 / 967 / 107

Outcome results

Primary

Recurrence-free Survival

2 years for the primary analysis + 3 additional years for secondary analysis (From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years)

Time frame: 5 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ketorolac 30 mgRecurrence-free Survival80 Participants
NaCl 0.9% 3mLRecurrence-free Survival96 Participants
Other Pre-specified

Overall Survival

2 years for the primary analysis + 3 additional years for secondary analysis (From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause assessed up to 5 years)

Time frame: 5 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ketorolac 30 mgOverall Survival93 Participants
NaCl 0.9% 3mLOverall Survival105 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026