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Combination Chemotherapy and Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Biological: trastuzumab
Registration Number
NCT00003612
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining paclitaxel, carboplatin, and trastuzumab in treating women who have metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the response rate associated with two different treatment schedules of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and trastuzumab (Herceptin) in women with overexpressed HER-2 growth factor receptor and metastatic breast cancer. (Schedule A closed to accrual effective 05/16/2003).

* Compare the time to progression and median survival in patients treated with these schedules.

* Compare the toxicity of these treatment schedules in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior adjuvant therapy (none vs less than 6 months vs at least 6 months), estrogen receptor (ER) status and progesterone receptor (PR) status at initial diagnosis (ER positive/PR positive or unknown vs ER positive/PR negative vs ER positive or unknown/PR negative), menopausal status (pre vs post), and performance status (0 or 1 vs 2). Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment schedules.

* Schedule A: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and then trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. (Schedule A closed to accrual effective 05/16/2003).

* Schedule B: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of weeks 1-3 and trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 36-92 patients (18-46 per treatment schedule) will be accrued for this study within 7-18.5 months. (Schedule A closed to accrual effective 05/16/2003).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
92
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Schedule A: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabtrastuzumabPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and then trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Schedule B: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabtrastuzumabPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of weeks 1-3 and trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Schedule A: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabcarboplatinPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and then trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Schedule A: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabpaclitaxelPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and then trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Schedule B: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabcarboplatinPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of weeks 1-3 and trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Schedule B: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabpaclitaxelPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of weeks 1-3 and trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
response rateUp to 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
time to progressionUp to 5 years
median survivalUp to 5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (25)

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

CentraCare Health Plaza

🇺🇸

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Medcenter One Health System

🇺🇸

Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

🇺🇸

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Mayo Clinic

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

🇺🇸

Peoria, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Carle Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

🇺🇸

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

🇺🇸

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Wichita

🇺🇸

Wichita, Kansas, United States

CCOP - Ochsner

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

CCOP - Duluth

🇺🇸

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

🇺🇸

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay

🇺🇸

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Altru Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

🇺🇸

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

🇺🇸

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Rapid City Regional Hospital

🇺🇸

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

🇺🇸

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

🇺🇸

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

🇺🇸

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

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