This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and effect on quality of life of oral ibandronate (Bondronat) in participants with breast cancer and metastatic bone disease. The anticipated time on study treatment is 25 weeks, and the target sample size is 50 individuals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Participants will receive ibandronate, 50 milligrams (mg) by mouth every morning, for a period of 25 weeks.
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Shumen, Bulgaria
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sofia, Bulgaria
Cumulative incidence of skeletal events according to Skeletal Morbidity Period Rate (SMPR)
Time frame: Up to 25 weeks
Incidence of bone pain according to participant questionnaire
Time frame: Up to 25 weeks
Analgesic consumption according to participant questionnaire
Time frame: Up to 25 weeks
Change in serum pyridinoline cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of collagen type I (ICTP)
Time frame: Up to 25 weeks
Short Form 36 (SF-36) score
Time frame: Up to 25 weeks
Incidence of adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: Up to approximately 7 months
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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Varna, Bulgaria
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Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria