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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Jan;22(1):36-43.
doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000275.

Endometrial safety of ospemifene: results of the phase 2/3 clinical development program

Ginger D Constantine  1 , Steven R Goldstein, David F Archer
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Endometrial safety of ospemifene: results of the phase 2/3 clinical development program

Ginger D Constantine et al. Menopause. 2015 Jan.
Free PMC article

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to assess the endometrial safety of ospemifene based on phase 2/3 clinical trials of postmenopausal women with up to 52 weeks of exposure to ospemifene 60 mg/day versus placebo.

Methods: Endometrial safety was evaluated in a development program of six randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group studies of postmenopausal women aged between 40 and 80 years who had vulvar and vaginal atrophy. Participants were randomized 1:1 to ospemifene 60 mg/day or placebo in one 6-week trial and three 12-week trials; one of the 12-week trials had a 40-week extension study. In a separate 52-week trial, women were randomized 6:1 to ospemifene 60 mg/day or placebo. Endometrial safety was assessed by endometrial histology (biopsy), transvaginal ultrasound, and gynecologic examination.

Results: In these trials, 1,242 women who received ospemifene 60 mg/day and 924 women who received placebo were evaluable for safety. Endometrial hyperplasia occurred in less than 1% of women treated with ospemifene; no endometrial cancer was reported. The mean (SD) increase in endometrial thickness among women treated with ospemifene was 0.51 (1.54) mm at 12 weeks, 0.56 (1.61) mm at 6 months, and 0.81 (1.54) mm at 12 months. Women who received placebo had a mean (SD) increase of 0.07 (1.23) mm at 12 months.

Conclusions: These clinical trial data indicate that up to 52 weeks of treatment with oral ospemifene 60 mg/day was safe for the endometrium. There was no increase in the incidence of endometrial cancer or hyperplasia among postmenopausal women treated with ospemifene compared with placebo.

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Disposition diagram of phase 2/3 double-blind, placebo-controlled studies included in this analysis: all participants.
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