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Docetaxel, Carboplatin, and Pegfilgrastim in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Biological: pegfilgrastim
Procedure: conventional surgery
Registration Number
NCT00107510
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Colony-stimulating factors, such as pegfilgrastim, may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help the immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. Giving docetaxel and carboplatin together with pegfilgrastim before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving docetaxel and carboplatin together with pegfilgrastim works in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for stage II or stage III breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the pathological complete response rate in patients with stage II or III breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant docetaxel, carboplatin, and pegfilgrastim.

Secondary

* Determine the toxicity profile of this regimen in these patients.

* Determine the rate of breast-conserving surgery in patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the clinical response rate in patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the feasibility of drug administration, in terms of the percent of planned dose actually administered per course, in patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the proportion of patients with negative pathologic lymph node status after treatment with this regimen.

* Determine the proportion of patients with residual ductal carcinoma in situ after treatment with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive pegfilgrastim subcutaneously on day 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

No more than 6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo definitive surgery.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 months until disease progression and then annually for up to 5 years. Patients who do not complete all 4 courses of chemotherapy or do not undergo surgery are followed every 6 months for up to 5 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
docetaxel + carboplatin + pegfilgrastim + surgerypegfilgrastimPatients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive pegfilgrastim subcutaneously on day 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. No more than 6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo definitive surgery. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 months until disease progression and then annually for up to 5 years. Patients who do not complete all 4 courses of chemotherapy or do not undergo surgery are followed every 6 months for up to 5 years.
docetaxel + carboplatin + pegfilgrastim + surgerycarboplatinPatients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive pegfilgrastim subcutaneously on day 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. No more than 6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo definitive surgery. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 months until disease progression and then annually for up to 5 years. Patients who do not complete all 4 courses of chemotherapy or do not undergo surgery are followed every 6 months for up to 5 years.
docetaxel + carboplatin + pegfilgrastim + surgeryconventional surgeryPatients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive pegfilgrastim subcutaneously on day 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. No more than 6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo definitive surgery. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 months until disease progression and then annually for up to 5 years. Patients who do not complete all 4 courses of chemotherapy or do not undergo surgery are followed every 6 months for up to 5 years.
docetaxel + carboplatin + pegfilgrastim + surgerydocetaxelPatients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive pegfilgrastim subcutaneously on day 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. No more than 6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo definitive surgery. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 months until disease progression and then annually for up to 5 years. Patients who do not complete all 4 courses of chemotherapy or do not undergo surgery are followed every 6 months for up to 5 years.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pathological complete response rate by histologic evaluation at definitive surgeryUp to 5.5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Toxicity profile by CTCAE v3.0 at baseline and each subsequent evaluationUp to 5.5 years
Rate of breast conserving surgery at definitive surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapyUp to 5.5 years
Clinical response rate by clinical examination prior to definitive surgeryUp to 5.5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (117)

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

🇺🇸

Aurora, Illinois, United States

St. Joseph Medical Center

🇺🇸

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Graham Hospital

🇺🇸

Canton, Illinois, United States

Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Carthage, Illinois, United States

Eureka Community Hospital

🇺🇸

Eureka, Illinois, United States

Galesburg Clinic

🇺🇸

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Galesburg Cottage Hospital

🇺🇸

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Mason District Hospital

🇺🇸

Havana, Illinois, United States

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Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
🇺🇸Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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