AMG 162 in the Treatment of Bone Loss in Subjects Undergoing Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy for Non-metastatic Breast Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00089661 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 11, 2004
Results First Posted : January 26, 2010
Last Update Posted : October 17, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer Low Bone Mineral Density Osteopenia | Drug: Placebo Drug: AMG 162 / Denosumab | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 252 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate AMG 162 in the Treatment of Bone Loss in Subjects Undergoing Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy for Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 1, 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 11, 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 27, 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: AMG 162 / Denosumab |
Drug: AMG 162 / Denosumab
60 mg (1.0 mL) administered subcutaneously every six months, beginning on Study Day 1, for a total treatment period of 24 months |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
60 mg (1.0 mL) administered subcutaneously every six months, beginning on Study Day 1, for a total treatment period of 24 months |
- Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density Percent Change From Baseline at Month 12 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.
- Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density Percent Change From Baseline at Month 6 [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.
- Total Hip Bone Mineral Density Percent Change From Baseline at Month 12 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.
- Total Hip Bone Mineral Density Percent Change From Baseline at Month 6 [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.
- Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density Percent Change From Baseline at Month 12 [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.
- Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density Percent Change From Baseline at Month 6 [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast
- Subjects with early stage disease who are estrogen receptor positive and who have completed their treatment pathway (surgery, chemo-therapy, radiation, and/or hormone therapy) and are currently on or will initiate aromatase inhibitor therapy, and are expected to stay on aromatase inhibitor therapy for the duration of the 24-month study
- All treatment pathway must be completed ≥ 4 weeks prior to study entry, and all acute toxic effect of any above therapy must be resolved to ≤ Grade 1 by National Cancer Institution (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)
- Female > 18 years of age
- ECOG Performance status 0 and 1
- Lumbar spine, total hip or femoral neck BMD equivalent to a t-score classification of -1.0 to -2.5
- Subject is willing and able to provide signed consent before any study-specific procedure
Other criteria also apply.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00089661
Study Director: | MD | Amgen |
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Responsible Party: | Amgen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00089661 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20040135 |
First Posted: | August 11, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 26, 2010 |
Last Update Posted: | October 17, 2018 |
Last Verified: | September 2018 |
Breast Cancer Bone loss associated with Aromatase Inhibitor therapy (AIT) for non-metastatic BC osteopenia Low bone density |
Breast Neoplasms Bone Diseases, Metabolic Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases Denosumab |
Aromatase Inhibitors Bone Density Conservation Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Estrogen Antagonists Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |