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Irinotecan and Etoposide in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00693719
Lead Sponsor
University of Arizona
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving irinotecan together with etoposide works in treating patients with recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To determine the response rate, as assessed by RECIST criteria, in patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer treated with irinotecan hydrochloride and etoposide after prior exposure to anthracycline, taxane, and capecitabine therapy.

Secondary

* To determine the median time to progression in these patients.

* To determine the response duration and survival in these patients.

* To measure the type and rate of grade 3 or greater toxicity of this treatment regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive irinotecan hydrochloride IV on days 1 and 15 and oral etoposide on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unaccepted toxicity.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
31
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Etoposide and Irinotecan hydrochlorideIrinotecan hydrochlorideIrinotecan 100 mg/m2 IV days 1 and 15. Etoposide 50 mg PO x14 days followed by 2 weeks off.
Etoposide and Irinotecan hydrochlorideEtoposideIrinotecan 100 mg/m2 IV days 1 and 15. Etoposide 50 mg PO x14 days followed by 2 weeks off.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Median Time to ProgressionMeasured time from the start of treatment to the time the patient is first recorded as having disease progression or dies. If no progression or death while being followed via tumor assessment, censored at last date known alive, assesed up to 13 months

Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalMeasured from the start of protocol therapy until the date of death from any cause or will be censored at the date the patient was last known to be alive, assesed up to 13 months

Still alive for a certain period of time after they were diagnosed with or started treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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