What this trial means for you
This study is recruiting now at 1 US site. It's studying Tirzepatide for obesity (disorder), breast cancer.
What participants typically get: study medication (or placebo, if the trial uses one) and study-related medical care at no cost, plus close monitoring. Compensation for time and travel varies by study — ask the site. Note that in many trials you can't choose your treatment group, and some participants receive a placebo.
The study, in the sponsor's words
This study will explore whether tirzepatide is a practical and acceptable treatment for postmenopausal females with a history of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and obesity. The investigators aim to understand whether participants are willing and able to take this medication once weekly for 6 months and whether it may help improve weight and overall health. There will be monthly check-ins to monitor progress and safety. At the beginning and end of the study, participants will undergo body composition assessments, blood tests and a stool sample will be collected, and surveys will be completed.
Can you join? The exact criteria
Below is the verbatim eligibility text from the registry — bring it to your doctor; it's written for clinicians, and your own clinician is the right person to interpret it with you.
Full eligibility criteria (for you and your doctor)
Inclusion Criteria: * Biologically female * Age ≥ 18 * Obesity as defined by current BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² * Postmenopausal as defined by one or more of the following * Age ≥60 years * Age \<60 years with amenorrhea for ≥ 1 year * Documented bilateral surgical oophorectomy * Chemical menopause with the addition of LHRH agonists at least 12 weeks prior to enrolment, and plan to remain on LHRH agonists throughout the trial * HR+ (ER and/or PR) stage 0-III breast cancer * Completed curative treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) at least 12 weeks prior to enrolment * Insurance approval for tirzepatide or willing to pay out of pocket * Willing to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Stage IV breast cancer * Concomitant use of CDK inhibitors * Concomitant use of antiHER2 therapy * The PI may be consulted regarding enrollment of females receiving other endocrine therapy medications * Other active malignancy requiring treatment * Enrollment in another investigational clinical trial * Contraindication to tirzepatide * Treatment with a GLP-1 receptor agonist within the last 3 months * Diabetes requiring insulin * Any disorder, unwillingness, or inability, not covered by any of the other exclusion criteria, which in the investigator's opinion, might jeopardize the subject's safety or compliance with the protocol
Study sites by state
New York
- Weill Cornell Medicine — New York · Recruiting now
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