To see if Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) combined with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) will achieve better complete response rate than megestrol acetate or medroxyprogesterone acetate (MA/MPA) alone as fertility-sparing treatment for patients with early endometrial carcinoma.
This will be a multicenter randomized controlled study to evaluate the treatment effects and adverse events of GnRHa plus AIs compared with MA/MPA in primary EEC patients.In this study, young patients (18-45 years) diagnosed as EEC for the first time seeking for fertility preserving treatment at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University were screened. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to GnRHa+letrozole group (triprorelin acetate, intramuscular injection of 3.75mg was given 4 weeks apart and the maximum use are 6 courses. letrozole, 2.5mg oral daily and no more than 24 weeks) or MA/MPA group (160 mg oral MA daily or 500 mg oral MPA daily). Hysteroscopy will be performed every 3 months during treatment to evaluate the treatment effects. For patients with EEC, complete response (CR) is defined as the reversion of endometrial carcinoma to proliferative or secretory endometrium; partial response (PR) is defined as regression to simple or complex hyperplasia with or without atypia; Stable disease (SD) is defined as the persistence of the disease; and progressive disease (PD) is defined as the progression of endometrial lesions. Continuous therapies will be needed in PR, SD or PD.The primary endpoint was cumulative complete response (CR) rate at 16 weeks of treatment. The secondary endpoints were cumulative CR rate at 28weeks of treatment, adverse events, recurrent rate, pregnancy rate, effects on ovarian function and quality of life of patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
104
At a dosage of 160 mg/day
At a dosage of 500 mg/day
Intramuscular injection of 3.75mg was given 4 weeks apart and the maximum use are 6 courses
Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, China
RECRUITINGComplete response rates within 16 weeks of treatment
The cumulative 16-week CR rates will be calculated in two groups
Time frame: From date of treatment initiation until the date of CR, assessed up to 16 weeks.
Complete response rates within 28 weeks of treatment
The cumulative 28-week CR rates will be calculated in two groups
Time frame: From date of treatment initiation until the date of CR, assessed up to 28 weeks.
Time to achieve complete response
The median CR time will be calculated in two groups
Time frame: From date of treatment initiation until the date of CR or date of hysterectomy,From date of randomization until the date of CR, assessed up to 2 years
Adverse events
Adverse events related with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, Megestrol Acetate, Triprorelin Acetate and Letrozole. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0 will be recorded, as well as incidence of adverse events.
Time frame: From date of treatment initiation until the date of CR, assessed up to 2 years
Quality of life during the treatment accessed by WHOQOL-BREF
Quality of life will be assessed at baseline, 4 weeks and every 12-16 weeks of treatment, using WHOQOL-BREF scale including assessment on pain, energy,sleep,mobil,activity,medication,work,positive feeling,think,esteem,body,negtivity,spirit,relationship,support,sex,safety,home,finance,service,information, environment,leisure,transport
Time frame: From date of randomization until 12 weeks after treatment is over.
Relapse rates
All enrolled patients will be followed up for 2 years. During the following-up period, if patients recur after complete response, they will be counted and the number of recurrence will be divided by number of patients followed up, then we can get the relapse rates. Comparison will be performed between two groups.
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At a dosage of 2.5mg/day and no more than 24 weeks
Time frame: up to 2 years after the treatment for each patient
Change of AMH (anti-mullerian hormone ) serum level
AMH (anti-mullerian hormone ) will be assessed at baseline and every 12-16 weeks.
Time frame: From date of randomization until 24 weeks after treatment is over.
The rates of fertility outcomes
The percentage of pregnancy and live-birth will be counted.
Time frame: up to 2 years after the treatment for each patient