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High-Dose Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00003392
Lead Sponsor
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients with recurrent or refractory metastatic breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effects on 2 year progression-free survival of a regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, and filgrastim (G-CSF) to mobilize peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs), followed by 2 courses of carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by 1 course of melphalan, each supported with PBPCs and G-CSF, in patients with recurrent or refractory, advanced breast cancer. II. Evaluate the feasibility of administering multiple courses of high dose chemotherapy in an outpatient setting for these patients. III. Evaluate the rate of complete response to the high dose therapy in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive mobilization therapy consisting of cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour followed by paclitaxel IV over 3 hours, then filgrastim (G-CSF) beginning 24 hours following completion of paclitaxel and continuing through the last day of leukapheresis. Leukapheresis continues until an adequate number of CD34+ cells is collected. Following cell count recovery, patients receive 3 courses of high-dose chemotherapy: 2 courses of paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 1 hour, with the first course generally within 21 days after completion of leukapheresis and the second course 21-35 days after the first; then 1 course of melphalan IV infused over 30 minutes 21-35 days after the previous carboplatin dose. Each course of chemotherapy is followed 24-48 hours later by the infusion of G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood progenitor cells and G-CSF. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 96 evaluable patients will be accrued for this study over 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
61
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute of Florida

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Lutheran General Cancer Care Center

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Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Scripps Clinic

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La Jolla, California, United States

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Stem Cell Sciences

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New York, New York, United States

University of Rochester School of Medicine

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Rochester, New York, United States

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Temple University Cancer Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

New York Medical College

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Valhalla, New York, United States

University of California San Diego

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La Jolla, California, United States

Methodist Hospital-Central Unit

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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