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Carboplatin or Docetaxel in Treating Women With Metastatic Genetic Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
brca1 Mutation Carrier
brca2 Mutation Carrier
Breast Cancer
Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer (brca1, brca2)
Registration Number
NCT00321633
Lead Sponsor
University College London Hospitals
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether carboplatin is more effective than docetaxel in treating patients with metastatic genetic breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying carboplatin to see how well it works compared to docetaxel in treating women with metastatic genetic breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the safety and effectiveness of carboplatin vs docetaxel in women with metastatic breast cancer and the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation.

Secondary

* Compare time to disease progression in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare progression-free survival of patients treated with carboplatin vs docetaxel.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter, pilot study. Patients are stratified according to gene mutation (BRCA1 vs BRCA2), prior adjuvant taxane chemotherapy (yes vs no), liver or lung metastasis affecting the parenchyma (yes vs no), Jewish ancestry by parent or grandparent (yes vs no), and first-line treatment vs second-line treatment. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1.

* Arm 2: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. In both arms, treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with disease progression after 3 or 6 courses of treatment may crossover to the alternative treatment arm. If progression is present after 3 courses in the crossover arm, patients may receive further treatment at the discretion of their oncologist. Patients responding to and tolerating treatment well, may be given 2 further courses in accordance with local center policy, although this is not encouraged.

Patients with HER2-positive disease may receive trastuzumab (Herceptin®) IV once every 7 or 21 days.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for survival.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 148 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
148
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response and toxicity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to progression

Trial Locations

Locations (25)

Naharia Hospital

🇮🇱

Naharia, Israel

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology

🇬🇧

Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

UCL Cancer Institute

🇬🇧

Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom

Cookridge Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Christie Hospital

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Royal Melbourne Hospital

🇦🇺

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Soroka University Medical Center

🇮🇱

Beer-Sheva, Israel

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel Hashomer, Israel

Royal Marsden - Surrey

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

🇬🇧

Northwood, England, United Kingdom

Torbay Hospital

🇬🇧

Torquay, England, United Kingdom

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Lund University Hospital

🇸🇪

Lund, Sweden

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil - Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, SA

🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

🇬🇧

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Velindre Cancer Center at Velindre Hospital

🇬🇧

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital

🇬🇧

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

🇬🇧

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

James Paget Hospital

🇬🇧

Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Dorset Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Poole Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Portsmouth Oncology Centre at Saint Mary's Hospital

🇬🇧

Portsmouth Hants, England, United Kingdom

Southampton General Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Cancer Centre at Western General Hospital

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Guy's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

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