Risedronate in Improving Bone Mineral Density and Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Enrolled in Clinical Trial CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS
Risedronate in Improving Bone Mineral Density and Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Enrolled in Clinical Trial CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS
RATIONALE: Bisphosphonates, such as risedronate, may help improve bone health and prevent
 osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. It is not yet known whether risedronate is effective in
 improving bone mineral density and bone health in women with ductal carcinoma in situ.

 PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying risedronate to see how well it works
 compared to a placebo in improving bone mineral density and bone health in postmenopausal
 women with ductal carcinoma in situ enrolled in clinical trial CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS (CRUK:
 Cancer Research UK) (DCIS: Ductal carcinoma in situ).
OBJECTIVES:

 Primary

 -  Compare the changes in bone of the spine and femur in postmenopausal women with ductal
 carcinoma in situ treated with anastrozole vs placebo on protocol CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS.

 -  Determine the effect of bisphosphonate treatment on bone mineral density and bone
 metabolism in patients who are receiving anastrozole on protocol CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS and
 are osteoporotic or moderately to severely osteopenic at baseline.

 Secondary

 -  Correlate changes in levels of biochemical markers of bone metabolism with longer-term
 changes in bone mineral density, as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

 OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, partially randomized, double-blind study. Patients are
 stratified according to bone mineral density (T-score) measurements (≥ -1.5 vs -2.5 to < -1.5
 vs -4.0 to < -2.5 or ≤ 2 low-trauma vertebral fractures). Patients in stratum I are further
 stratified according to calcium and cholecalciferol (vitamin D) supplementation (yes vs no)
 and use of risedronate on this study (yes vs no). Patients in stratum II are further
 stratified according to randomized treatment on protocol CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS (yes vs no).

 -  Stratum I (T-score ≥ -1.5): Patients undergo dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
 scanning at baseline and then at 1, 3, 5, and 7 years. Patients who develop osteoporosis
 (T-score < -2.5) are removed from the study and receive open-label bisphosphonates.

 -  Stratum II (T-score -2.5 to < -1.5 [moderate to severe osteopenia]): Patients undergo
 DXA scanning as in stratum I. Patients are also randomized (double-blind) to 1 of 2
 treatment arms.

 -  Arm I: Patients receive oral risedronate once a week for 5 years.

 -  Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo once a week for 5 years. Patients in either
 arm who develop osteoporosis AND a drop in T-score of more than 1 unit are removed
 from the study and receive open-label bisphosphonates.

 -  Stratum III (T-score -4.0 to < -2.5 OR ≤ 2 low trauma vertebral fractures
 [osteoporosis]): Patients undergo DXA scanning as in stratum I. Patients also receive
 oral risedronate (or their current bisphosphonate) once a week for 5 years.

 Blood samples for correlative studies (e.g., bone biomarkers, serum estradiol) are collected
 at baseline and at 6 and 12 months.

 After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.

 PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,000 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

 -  Diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ within the past 6 months

 -  Locally excised with tumor-free margins at least 1 mm

 -  Currently enrolled in protocol CRUK-IBIS-II-DCIS AND randomized to receive either
 anastrozole or placebo

 -  No T-score < -4.0 and/or > 2 low trauma vertebral fractures by dual-energy x-ray
 absorptiometry (DXA)

 -  Hormone receptor status: Estrogen or progesterone receptor positive tumor

 PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

 -  Female patient

 -  Postmenopausal

 -  No prior bilateral hip fracture or bilateral hip prostheses

 -  No concurrent metabolic bone disease, including any of the following:

 -  Paget's disease

 -  Osteogenesis imperfecta

 -  Disorders of calcium or mineral metabolism

 -  Renal calculus

 -  Malabsorption

 -  Hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia

 -  Hyperparathyroidism or hypoparathyroidism

 -  Hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism

 -  Patients on stable replacement therapy are allowed provided they are
 euthyroid

 PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

 -  More than 12 months since prior medication affecting bone metabolism, including any of
 the following:

 -  Estrogen

 -  Any bisphosphonate

 -  Parathyroid hormone

 -  Calcitonin

 -  Oral or systemic glucocorticoids