Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Plus Paclitaxel With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004067
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: January 27, 2003
• Last Update Posted: April 29, 2021
• Sponsor: NSABP Foundation Inc
• Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): NSABP Foundation Inc

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

• Recruitment Status: Completed
• Actual Primary Completion Date: March 2005
• Actual Study Completion Date: November 2019

Publications of Results:

Rastogi P, Jeong J, Geyer CE, et al.: Five year 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 25 (Suppl 18): A-LBA513, 2007.

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.

Tan-Chiu E, Yothers G, Romond E, Geyer CE Jr, Ewer M, Keefe D, Shannon RP, Swain SM, Brown A, Fehrenbacher L, Vogel VG, Seay TE, Rastogi P, Mamounas EP, Wolmark N, Bryant J. Assessment of cardiac dysfunction in a randomized trial comparing doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel, with or without trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy in node-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-overexpressing breast cancer: NSABP B-31. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Nov 1;23(31):7811-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.4091.

Geyer CE Jr, Bryant J, Romond E: Cardiac safety analysis of the first stage of NSABP B-31, a randomized trial comparing the safety and efficacy of adriamycin® and cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by taxol® to that of AC followed by taxol® plus herceptin® in patients (Pts) with operable, node-positive (N+), HER-2 overexpressing breast cancer (HER2+BC). [Abstract] Breast Cancer Res Treat 82 (Suppl 1): A-23, S13, 2003.

Paik S, Bryant J, Tan-Chiu E, Romond E, Hiller W, Park K, Brown A, Yothers G, Anderson S, Smith R, Wickerham DL, Wolmark N. Real-world performance of HER2 testing--National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project experience. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2002 Jun 5;94(11):852-4. doi: 10.1093/jnci/94.11.852.

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.

Perez EA, Romond EH, Suman VJ, Jeong JH, Davidson NE, Geyer CE Jr, Martino S, Mamounas EP, Kaufman PA, Wolmark N. Four-year follow-up of trastuzumab plus adjuvant chemotherapy for operable human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer: joint analysis of data from NCCTG N9831 and NSABP B-31. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Sep 1;29(25):3366-73. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.0868. Epub 2011 Jul 18.

Other Publications:

Jahanzeb M. Adjuvant trastuzumab therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2008 Aug;8(4):324-33. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2008.n.037.

Reinholz MM, Dueck AC, Lingle WL, et al.: The concordance between NCCTG's and NSABP's C-myc FISH assays. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-22110, 2008.

Garrison LP Jr, Lubeck D, Lalla D, Paton V, Dueck A, Perez EA. Cost-effectiveness analysis of trastuzumab in the adjuvant setting for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Cancer. 2007 Aug 1;110(3):489-98. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22806.

Kurian AW, Thompson RN, Gaw AF, Arai S, Ortiz R, Garber AM. A cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant trastuzumab regimens in early HER2/neu-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 20;25(6):634-41. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.3081.

Liberato NL, Marchetti M, Barosi G. Cost effectiveness of adjuvant trastuzumab in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 20;25(6):625-33. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.4220. Erratum In: J Clin Oncol. 2007 Sep 1;25(25):4030.

Perez E, Romond E, Suman V, et al.: Updated results of the combined analysis of NCCTG N9831 and NSABP B-31 adjuvant chemotherapy with/without trastuzumab in patiens with HER2-positive breast cancer. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): 512, 6s, 2007.

Telli ML, Hunt SA, Carlson RW, Guardino AE. Trastuzumab-related cardiotoxicity: calling into question the concept of reversibility. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Aug 10;25(23):3525-33. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.11.0106.

Baselga J, Perez EA, Pienkowski T, Bell R. Adjuvant trastuzumab: a milestone in the treatment of HER-2-positive early breast cancer. Oncologist. 2006;11 Suppl 1:4-12. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.11-90001-4.

Gupta AK, Mekan SF, Eckman MH: Trastuzumab for all? A decision analysis examining tradeoffs between efficacy and cardiac toxicity of adjuvant therapy in HER2 positive breast cancer. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-6022, 306s, 2006.

Burstein HJ. The distinctive nature of HER2-positive breast cancers. N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1652-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp058197. No abstract available.

Hortobagyi GN. Trastuzumab in the treatment of breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1734-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe058196. No abstract available.

Tan-Chiu E, Piccart M. Moving forward: Herceptin in the adjuvant setting. Oncology. 2002;63 Suppl 1:57-63. doi: 10.1159/000066201.

Costa RB, Kurra G, Greenberg L, Geyer CE. Efficacy and cardiac safety of adjuvant trastuzumab-based chemotherapy regimens for HER2-positive early breast cancer. Ann Oncol. 2010 Nov;21(11):2153-2160. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq096. Epub 2010 Mar 29.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Chumsri S, Li Z, Serie DJ, Mashadi-Hossein A, Colon-Otero G, Song N, Pogue-Geile KL, Gavin PG, Paik S, Moreno-Aspitia A, Perez EA, Thompson EA. Incidence of Late Relapses in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Trastuzumab: Combined Analysis of NCCTG N9831 (Alliance) and NRG Oncology/NSABP B-31. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec 10;37(35):3425-3435. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.00443. Epub 2019 Oct 17.

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.