Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide, and Paclitaxel in Treating Women With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Collaborators:
Pharmacia
Amgen
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00072319
First received: November 4, 2003
Last updated: March 1, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
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Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy drugs before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery. Giving chemotherapy drugs after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Pilot trial to study the effectiveness of neoadjuvant or adjuvant epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel in treating women who have stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
Breast Cancer |
Biological: filgrastim Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride Drug: paclitaxel Procedure: adjuvant therapy Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Pilot Study of Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Paclitaxel at 10-11 Days Interval for Women With Early Breast Carcinoma |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics:
breast cancer
Drug Information available for:
Cyclophosphamide
Paclitaxel
Epirubicin hydrochloride
Epirubicin
Filgrastim
Lenograstim
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
U.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:
| Study Start Date: | August 2003 |
| Study Completion Date: | November 2006 |
| Primary Completion Date: | November 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the feasibility and safety of neoadjuvant or adjuvant epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel, in terms of the absence of any grade 3 or higher toxicity (aside from alopecia), in women with high-risk stage I-III breast cancer.
OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.
- Neoadjuvant or adjuvant EC therapy: Patients receive epirubicin IV over 3-5 minutes and cyclophosphamide IV (EC) on day 1 and filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously on days 2-9 or 10. Treatment repeats every 10-11 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Neoadjuvant or adjuvant paclitaxel therapy: After the completion of EC therapy, patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1. Patients also receive G-CSF as in EC therapy. Treatment repeats every 10-11 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients who have not had prior surgery undergo definitive surgery after the completion of chemotherapy. Patients also may receive adjuvant radiotherapy and/or hormonal therapy at the discretion of the treating physician.
Patients are followed every 4 months for 3 years and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 11-38 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast
- Stage I, II, or III
- Inflammatory breast cancer allowed
Hormone receptor status:
- Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
- 18 and over
Sex
- Female
Menopausal status
- Not specified
Performance status
- ECOG 0-1
Life expectancy
- Not specified
Hematopoietic
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic
- Bilirubin normal
- SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) AND alkaline phosphatase no greater than ULN OR
- SGOT/SGPT no greater than ULN AND alkaline phosphatase no greater than 4 times ULN
Renal
- Not specified
Cardiovascular
- LVEF at least lower limit of normal by MUGA or echocardiogram
- No unstable angina
- No congestive heart failure
- No arrhythmia requiring medical therapy
- No myocardial infarction within the past year
Other
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No prior allergy/hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or other drugs formulated with Cremophor EL
- No psychiatric illness that would preclude understanding of the nature of the study or study compliance
- No active unresolved infection
- No peripheral neuropathy greater than grade 1
- No other nonmammary malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- No concurrent medical condition that would preclude study participation in the judgment of the investigator
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
- More than 12 months since prior immunotherapy for prior breast cancer
- No prior or concurrent biologic therapy or immunotherapy for this breast cancer
Chemotherapy
- More than 12 months since prior chemotherapy for prior breast cancer
- No prior anthracycline (i.e., doxorubicin or epirubicin) and taxane therapy
- No prior or other concurrent chemotherapy for this breast cancer
Endocrine therapy
No concurrent hormonal therapy for chemoprevention
- Prior hormonal therapy for chemoprevention allowed
- No concurrent sex hormonal therapy (e.g., birth control pills or ovarian hormonal replacement therapy)
Radiotherapy
- No prior radiotherapy
- No other concurrent radiotherapy for this breast cancer
Surgery
- Not specified
Other
- No concurrent digitalis, beta-blockers, or calcium channel blockers for congestive heart failure
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00072319
Locations
| United States, New York | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10021 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Pharmacia
Amgen
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Monica N. Fornier, MD | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00072319 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 03-092, P30CA008748, MSKCC-03092 |
| Study First Received: | November 4, 2003 |
| Last Updated: | March 1, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:
|
stage I breast cancer stage II breast cancer stage IIIA breast cancer |
stage IIIB breast cancer stage IIIC breast cancer inflammatory breast cancer |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Adjuvants, Immunologic Lenograstim Cyclophosphamide Epirubicin Paclitaxel Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions |
Immunosuppressive Agents Antirheumatic Agents Therapeutic Uses Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Myeloablative Agonists Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic |
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