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Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Plus Paclitaxel With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2
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A Randomized Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Taxol (AC-T) to That of Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Taxol Plus Herceptin (AC-T+H) in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Tumors That Overexpress HER2
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy plus trastuzumab is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone for treating breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with trastuzumab works compared to combination chemotherapy alone in treating women with node-positive stage II or stage IIIA breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.
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OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel with or without trastuzumab (Herceptin®) in women with operable, node-positive breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.
- Compare the effect of these regimens on disease-free and overall survival of these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to number of positive nodes (1-3 vs 4-9 vs 10 or more), administration of hormonal therapy (tamoxifen vs anastrozole vs neither), surgery/radiotherapy (lumpectomy plus breast irradiation vs lumpectomy plus breast irradiation plus regional irradiation vs mastectomy without radiotherapy vs mastectomy with radiotherapy), paclitaxel schedule (every 3 weeks vs weekly), and participating center. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
- Arm 1: Patients receive doxorubicin IV and cyclophosphamide IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses. Approximately 3 weeks after the last course, patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours every 21 days for 4 courses OR paclitaxel IV over 1 hour once weekly for 12 weeks (12 doses).
- Arm 2: Patients receive chemotherapy as in arm I and trastuzumab (Herceptin®) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of the first course of paclitaxel. Trastuzumab is then administered IV over 30 minutes weekly for 51 weeks, beginning on day 8.
All patients with estrogen or progesterone receptor-positive tumors receive hormonal therapy* for at least 5 years, beginning within 3-12 weeks after the last dose of chemotherapy. Patients who have received prior tamoxifen for prevention may be treated with additional tamoxifen for no more than 5 years at the discretion of the principal investigator (PI).
NOTE: *Other hormonal therapeutic agents are allowed in sequence with or as an alternative to tamoxifen therapy.
All patients previously treated with lumpectomy undergo breast irradiation beginning after completion of chemotherapy and concurrently with trastuzumab (in arm 2) administration. Patients previously treated with mastectomy may also receive radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is administered daily for 5-6 weeks.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 5 years and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 2,700 patients will be accrued for this study within 4.75 years.
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Interventional
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Phase 3
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Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment
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Breast Cancer
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- Biological: herceptin
4 mg/kg loading dose then 2 mg/kg weekly for 1 year.
Other Name: trastuzumab
- Drug: adriamycin
60 mg/m2 IV push every 21 days for 4 cycles.
Other Name: doxorubicin
- Drug: cyclophosphamide
600 mg/m2 IV every 21 days for 4 cycles
- Drug: taxol
175 mg/m2 IV every 21 days for 4 cycles
Other Name: paclitaxel
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- Active Comparator: Arm 1: adriamycin + cyclophosphamide then taxol
Interventions:
- Drug: adriamycin
- Drug: cyclophosphamide
- Drug: taxol
- Experimental: Arm 2: adriamycin + cyclophosphamide then taxol + herceptin
Interventions:
- Biological: herceptin
- Drug: adriamycin
- Drug: cyclophosphamide
- Drug: taxol
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- Geyer CE, Bryant JL, Romond EH, et al.: Update of cardiac dysfunction on NSABP B-31, a randomized trial of sequential doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC)→paclitaxel (T) vs. AC→T with trastuzumab (H). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-581, 2006.
- Kim C, Bryant J, Horne Z, et al.: Trastuzumab sensitivity of breast cancer with co-amplification of HER2 and cMYC suggests pro-apoptotic function of dysregulated cMYC in vivo. [Abstract] Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 94 (Suppl 1): A-46, 2005.
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- Romond EH, Perez EA, Bryant J, Suman VJ, Geyer CE Jr, Davidson NE, Tan-Chiu E, Martino S, Paik S, Kaufman PA, Swain SM, Pisansky TM, Fehrenbacher L, Kutteh LA, Vogel VG, Visscher DW, Yothers G, Jenkins RB, Brown AM, Dakhil SR, Mamounas EP, Lingle WL, Klein PM, Ingle JN, Wolmark N. Trastuzumab plus adjuvant chemotherapy for operable HER2-positive breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1673-84. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa052122.
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- Chumsri S, Serie DJ, Li Z, Pogue-Geile KL, Soyano-Muller AE, Mashadi-Hossein A, Warren S, Lou Y, Colon-Otero G, Knutson KL, Perez EA, Moreno-Aspitia A, Thompson EA. Effects of Age and Immune Landscape on Outcome in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer in the NCCTG N9831 (Alliance) and NSABP B-31 (NRG) Trials. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Jul 15;25(14):4422-4430. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-2206. Epub 2019 Feb 26.
- Gavin PG, Song N, Kim SR, Lipchik C, Johnson NL, Bandos H, Finnigan M, Rastogi P, Fehrenbacher L, Mamounas EP, Swain SM, Wickerham DL, Geyer CE Jr, Jeong JH, Costantino JP, Wolmark N, Paik S, Pogue-Geile KL. Association of Polymorphisms in FCGR2A and FCGR3A With Degree of Trastuzumab Benefit in the Adjuvant Treatment of ERBB2/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Analysis of the NSABP B-31 Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Mar 1;3(3):335-341. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4884.
- O'Sullivan CC, Bradbury I, Campbell C, Spielmann M, Perez EA, Joensuu H, Costantino JP, Delaloge S, Rastogi P, Zardavas D, Ballman KV, Holmes E, de Azambuja E, Piccart-Gebhart M, Zujewski JA, Gelber RD. Efficacy of Adjuvant Trastuzumab for Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Early Breast Cancer and Tumors </= 2 cm: A Meta-Analysis of the Randomized Trastuzumab Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 20;33(24):2600-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.60.8620. Epub 2015 Jun 22.
- Perez EA, Romond EH, Suman VJ, Jeong JH, Sledge G, Geyer CE Jr, Martino S, Rastogi P, Gralow J, Swain SM, Winer EP, Colon-Otero G, Davidson NE, Mamounas E, Zujewski JA, Wolmark N. Trastuzumab plus adjuvant chemotherapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer: planned joint analysis of overall survival from NSABP B-31 and NCCTG N9831. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 20;32(33):3744-52. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.5730. Epub 2014 Oct 20.
- Romond EH, Jeong JH, Rastogi P, Swain SM, Geyer CE Jr, Ewer MS, Rathi V, Fehrenbacher L, Brufsky A, Azar CA, Flynn PJ, Zapas JL, Polikoff J, Gross HM, Biggs DD, Atkins JN, Tan-Chiu E, Zheng P, Yothers G, Mamounas EP, Wolmark N. Seven-year follow-up assessment of cardiac function in NSABP B-31, a randomized trial comparing doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel (ACP) with ACP plus trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy for patients with node-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Nov 1;30(31):3792-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.0010. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
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Completed
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2130
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November 2019
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March 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
- Bilateral malignancy or a mass or mammographic abnormality in the opposite breast suspicious for malignancy unless there is biopsy proof that the mass is not malignant.
- Primary tumor staged as T4 for any reason.
- Nodes staged as clinical N2 or N3 for any reason and nodes staged as pathologic pN2b, pN3b, or pN3c.
- Prior history of breast cancer, including DCIS (patients with a history of lobular carcinoma in situ [LCIS] are eligible).
- Treatment including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biotherapy, and/or hormonal therapy administered for the currently diagnosed breast cancer prior to randomization. The only exception is hormonal therapy, which may have been given for up to a total of 28 days anytime after diagnosis and before randomization. In such a case, hormonal therapy must stop at or before randomization and be re-started if indicated following chemotherapy.
- Prior anthracycline or taxane therapy for any malignancy.
- Any sex hormonal therapy, e.g., birth control pills, ovarian hormonal replacement therapy, etc. (These patients are eligible only if this therapy is discontinued prior to randomization.)
- Therapy with any hormonal agents such as raloxifene (Evista®), tamoxifen, or other selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), either for osteoporosis or prevention. (Patients are eligible only if these medications are discontinued prior to randomization. These medications are not permitted while on the study except for the use of tamoxifen as described in the protocol)
- Nonmalignant systemic disease (cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, etc.) that would preclude a patient from being subjected to any of the treatment options or would prevent prolonged follow-up.
- Cardiac disease that would preclude the use of Adriamycin, Taxol or Herceptin. This includes:
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Active cardiac disease:
- angina pectoris that requires the use of antianginal medication;
- cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication;
- severe conduction abnormality;
- clinically significant valvular disease;
- cardiomegaly on chest x-ray;
- ventricular hypertrophy on EKG; or
- patients with poorly controlled hypertension, i.e., diastolic greater than 100 mm/Hg. (Patients with hypertension who are well controlled on medication are eligible for entry.)
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History of cardiac disease:
- myocardial infarction documented as a clinical diagnosis or by EKG or any other tests;
- documented congestive heart failure; or
- documented cardiomyopathy.
- Psychiatric or addictive disorders that would preclude obtaining informed consent.
- Pregnancy or lactation at the time of proposed randomization. This protocol excludes pregnant or lactating women based on the fetal toxicity of both tamoxifen and Taxol which are listed as Pregnancy Category D agents. Pregnant women who received tamoxifen have experienced fetal deaths, birth defects, spontaneous abortions, and vaginal bleeding. Women of reproductive potential must agree to use an effective barrier method of contraception. Hormonal birth control methods are not permitted.
- Sensory/motor neuropathy ≥ grade 2, as defined by the NCI's Common Toxicity Criteria version 2.0.
- Contraindications to corticosteroid use which, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study.
- Concurrent treatment with other investigational agents.
- Sensitivity to benzyl alcohol.
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Special conditions for ineligibility of lumpectomy patients: irradiation and surgery. For patients treated by lumpectomy with axillary dissection, breast irradiation is required. Please see guidelines for radiation therapy in Appendix A. In addition, the following patients will also be ineligible:
- Patients with diffuse tumors (as demonstrated on mammography) that would not be considered surgically amenable to lumpectomy.
- Patients treated with lumpectomy in whom there is another clinically dominant mass or mammographically suspicious abnormality within the ipsilateral breast remnant. Such a mass must be biopsied and demonstrated to be histologically benign prior to randomization or, if malignant, must be surgically removed with clear margins.
- Patients in whom the margins of the resected specimen are involved with invasive tumor or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Additional surgical resections to obtain free margins are allowed. Patients in whom tumor is still present after the additional resection(s) must undergo mastectomy to be eligible.
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Sexes Eligible for Study: |
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18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
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No
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Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
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Canada, United States
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NCT00004067
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NSABP B-31 CDR0000067269
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Yes
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NSABP Foundation Inc
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NSABP Foundation Inc
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Same as current
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Principal Investigator: |
Norman Wolmark, MD |
NSABP Foundation Inc |
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NSABP Foundation Inc
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April 2021
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