Docetaxel Followed by CEF (Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and 5-Fluorouracil) Compared to Docetaxel and Capecitabine Followed by CEX (Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and Capecitabine) as Adjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00114816 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 20, 2005
Last Update Posted : May 21, 2007
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| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| Breast Cancer | Drug: capecitabine Drug: docetaxel | Phase 3 |
This is an open-label, two-arm, randomized multi-center phase III trial to compare efficacy and safety of a taxane-anthracycline regimen to a taxane-anthracycline-capecitabine regimen as adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer with an intermediate-to-high risk of cancer recurrence.
Patients diagnosed with early breast cancer with an estimated risk of 25% or greater for distant recurrence within 5 years from the diagnosis will be randomly allocated to one of the following 2 arms (1:1):
- Arm A -- 3 cycles of docetaxel 80 mg/m² intravenous (i.v.) (repeated on day [d.] 22); followed by 3 cycles of CEF (cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 i.v., epirubicin 75mg/m² i.v., 5-fluorouracil 600 mg/m2 i.v., repeated on d. 22)
- Arm B -- 3 cycles of TX (docetaxel 60 mg/m² i.v., capecitabine twice daily 900 mg/m² given orally on days 1-15 of the cycle; cycle repeated on d. 22); followed by 3 cycles of CEX (cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 i.v., epirubicin 75mg/m² i.v, capecitabine twice daily 900 mg/m² on days 1-15 of the cycle; cycle repeated on d. 22)
Locoregional radiotherapy is given according to the institutional practice after completing adjuvant chemotherapy (Tx3/CEFx3 or TXx3/CEXx3).
All patients with ER and/or PgR positive disease will receive adjuvant endocrine therapy. This will consist of 1 mg p.o. anastrozole (ArimidexR) given for 60 months in women who were post-menopausal prior to chemotherapy (no menstrual periods for > 6 months) or of tamoxifen 20 mg p.o. for 60 months in women who were pre-menopausal prior to chemotherapy.
Use of trastuzumab is allowed in HER-2 positive disease.
Patients will be followed up for 5 years post-randomization.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 1500 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Docetaxel Followed by Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and 5-FU to Docetaxel With Capecitabine Followed by Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and Capecitabine as Adjuvant Treatment for Early Breast Cancer |
| Study Start Date : | January 2004 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2007 |
- Recurrence-free survival
- Adverse event rate (CTCAE v. 3.0)
- Overall survival
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible for inclusion in the study, each patient must fulfill each of the criteria below.
- Have provided written informed consent prior to study-specific screening procedures, with the understanding that the patient has the right to withdraw from the study at any time, without prejudice.
- Be female and 18 years of age or older.
- Have histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer.
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High risk of breast cancer recurrence (> 25% within the first 5 years without adjuvant therapy, > 35% within the first 10 years) with one of the following:
- Regional node positive disease (pN+; tumor cells or tumor cell clusters < 0.2 mm in diameter are not counted as metastases);
- Pathological N0 and PgR- and tumor size > 20 mm.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who fulfill any of the following criteria will be excluded:
- > 65 years of age.
- "Special type" histology (mucinous, papillary, medullary, or tubular breast cancer), when pN0.
- ER, PgR and HER-2 status (via in situ hybridization or immunohistochemistry) not determined.
- Presence of distant metastases.
- Previous chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting.
- Non-ambulatory or WHO performance status > 1.
- Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential (menstruating within 6 months of study entry or with no hysterectomy and age < 55) with either a positive or no pregnancy test at baseline.
- Women of childbearing potential unless using a reliable and appropriate contraceptive method. (Post-menopausal women must have been amenorrheic for at least 6 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential).
- More than 12 weeks between breast surgery and date of randomization.
- Organ allografts with immunosuppressive therapy required.
- Major surgery (except breast surgery) within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start, or lack of complete recovery from the effects of major surgery.
- Participation in any investigational drug study within 4 weeks preceding treatment start.
- Patients with a history of uncontrolled seizures, central nervous system disorders or psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant precluding informed consent or interfering with compliance for oral drug intake.
- History of another malignancy within the last five years except cured basal cell carcinoma of skin or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix.
- Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiac disease (e.g. congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease and cardiac arrhythmia not well controlled with medication) or myocardial infarction within the last 12 months.
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Abnormal laboratory values:
- Hemoglobin < 10.0 g/dL, neutrophils < 1.5 x 10^9/L, platelet count < 120 x 10^9/L;
- Serum creatinine > 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN);
- Creatinine clearance (calculated per Cockroft and Gault) < 50 mL/min;
- Serum bilirubin > ULN;
- ALAT > 1.5 x ULN;
- Alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 x ULN.
- Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections or other serious uncontrolled concomitant disease.
- Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract or those who have clinically significant malabsorption syndrome.
- Inability to swallow tablets.
- Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
- Unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
- Requirement for concurrent use of the antiviral agent sorivudine or chemically related analogues, such as brivudine.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00114816
| Finland | |
| Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland | |
| Helsinki, Finland, FIN-00029 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Heikki T Joensuu, M.D., prof. | Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00114816 |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
FBCG Protocol No. 01-2003 Roche protocol number MO17728 |
| First Posted: | June 20, 2005 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | May 21, 2007 |
| Last Verified: | May 2007 |
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breast cancer chemotherapy adjuvant capecitabine docetaxel |
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Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Docetaxel Capecitabine |
Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites |