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Clinical pharmacology of tamoxifen in breast cancer patients

Tamoxifen population pharmacokinetics in breast cancer patients: metabolism study, genetic polymorphism, hormonal status and age

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7tqc7k
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-07-23
Start date
2015-01-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

For the sample size calculation, the level of significance was set at 5%, the power of the test at 90% and the difference between the groups at 30%. Twenty premenopausal patients aged less than 50 yea
16 and 24 hours after administration of the daily dose of tamoxifen. To investigate the in vivo activities of CYP2D6, CYP3A and P-gp, patients received single oral doses of metoprolol 100 mg, midazola
0.50
5 and 6 hours after single dose administration. For fexofenadine, 10 blood samples were collected at the times: predose
8 and 12 hours after the single dose
Drug

Sponsors

Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Breast cancer patients on adjuvant tamoxifen treatment for more than 80 days who have not been treated with other co-medications that may interfere with the study have been investigated. For the study, two groups of patients will be delimited according to age and hormonal status, being a premenopausal group (age less than 50 years) and another postmenopause (age higher than 60 years).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with comorbidities that interfere with the metabolism of tamoxifen and the probe drugs were excluded; patients who have previously chemotherapy and / or target therapy; patients who have contraindications to the use of the probe drugs metoprolol, midazolam and fexofenadine; and psychiatric patients unable to understand ICF.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The difference initially expected was 30% in plasma concentrations of tamoxifen and its metabolites among the premenopausal and postmenopausal groups employing a non-compartmental and population pharmacokinetic analysis.;At the end of the study, a greater than 40% difference in plasma concentrations of tamoxifen and its metabolites was found between the premenopausal and postmenopausal groups using a non-compartmental and population pharmacokinetic analysis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJoão Paulo Ximenez

Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto

joaopaulo.ximenez@usp.br+55-016-3354195

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026