NCT00050167

Brief Summary

Primary Objectives:

  • Determine the impact of each regimen on the disease free and overall survival of patients with operable breast cancer.
  • Determine the ability of docetaxel/capecitabine to downstage primary breast cancer when administered in the neoadjuvant setting when compared with weekly paclitaxel.
  • Determine the ability of each regimen to enhance breast conservation therapy when administered in the neoadjuvant setting. (See protocol text for additional objectives and details).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
603

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1 breast-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2002

Longer than P75 for phase_1 breast-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2002

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 25, 2002

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 27, 2002

Completed
5.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2008

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2011

Completed
4 days until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 5, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

August 29, 2011

Status Verified

August 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

5.7 years

First QC Date

November 25, 2002

Results QC Date

July 7, 2011

Last Update Submit

August 25, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Breast CancerCapecitabineDocetaxelPaclitaxelTaxotereTaxolXelodaTaxanesOperable Breast Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of Participants With Reoccurrence

    Percentage of participants where number with local recurrence, distant metastasis, or death of any cause at 50 months is divided by total number of participants and used as primary efficacy end point to compare paclitaxel to combination docetaxel and capecitabine in breast cancer treatment for preventing recurrence (return of cancer).

    Median of 50 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Proportion of Participants With Pathological Complete Response

    7 Years

  • Treatment Effectiveness at Eradicating Tumor in the Breast and Lymph Nodes

    7 years

Study Arms (2)

Weekly Paclitaxel (WP)

EXPERIMENTAL

Weekly Paclitaxel (WP) for 12 weeks followed by Fluorouracil + Epirubicin + Cyclophosphamide (FEC) every 3 weeks for 4 cycles

Drug: Paclitaxel

Docetaxel and Capecitabine (DX)

EXPERIMENTAL

Docetaxel + Capecitabine (DX) days 1-14 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles followed by FEC for 4 cycles.

Drug: DocetaxelDrug: Capecitabine

Interventions

80 mg/m\^2 by vein (IV) Weekly Over 1 Hour x 12 Weeks

Also known as: Taxol
Weekly Paclitaxel (WP)

75 mg/m\^2 by vein (IV) Over 1 Hour Once Every 3 Weeks

Also known as: Taxotere
Docetaxel and Capecitabine (DX)

1500 mg/m\^2 by mouth Twice Daily x 2 Weeks

Also known as: Xeloda
Docetaxel and Capecitabine (DX)

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with histologic confirmation of invasive, but non-inflammatory carcinoma of the breast.
  • Stage I (T1N0) are not eligible for the neo-adjuvant portion of the protocol.
  • High-risk patients (patients with any of the following: high proliferation rate - Ki67 \>35% or poorly differentiated tumors (black's modified grade 3); ER/PR negative; lymphovascular invasion) with stage I disease are eligible for adjuvant therapy.
  • Patients with pure mucinous carcinomas, tubular carcinomas or pure medullary carcinomas are eligible if the patient's tumor is larger than 3 cm in size or if the patient has tumor involvement of the lymph nodes (\>2mm).
  • Patients with bilateral breast cancers are eligible.
  • Patients with pN2a (metastasis in four to nine axillary lymph nodes) are eligible as are patients with pN3a (ten or more axillary lymph nodes). Patients with infraclavicular lymph node involvement are NOT eligible.
  • Patients must have clinically measurable disease to be treated in the neoadjuvant setting. This includes patients with a non-palpable primary who have histologically proven lymph node (LN) involvement that is clinically palpable and measurable by ultrasound
  • Histologic confirmation of invasive tumor will be done by core needle biopsy for patients with intact primary tumors. If patients have undergone adequate core biopsy prior to evaluation at MDACC, repeat core biopsy is optional.
  • Patients must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of the study, in keeping with institutional policy.
  • Patients with a prior history of breast cancer are eligible if the current primary breast cancer is of a higher stage than the original breast cancer and the patient has not received any of the current study medications including past doxorubicin.
  • Patients should have adequate bone marrow function, as defined by peripheral granulocyte count of \> 1,500/mm3, and platelet count \> 100,000/mm3. Patients must have adequate liver function with a bilirubin within normal laboratory values. Transaminases (SGPT) may be up to 2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) if alkaline phosphatase is \< ULN or alkaline phosphatase may be up to 4 x ULN if transaminases are \< ULN.
  • In addition, patients should have adequate renal function, defined as a serum creatinine \< 2.5 mg% and/or creatinine clearance greater than 51 ml/min as calculated by Cockcroft and Gault Equation: Cockcroft and Gault Equation: Creatinine clearance for males = {(140 - age \[yrs\])(body weight \[kg\])}/{(72) (serum creatinine \[mg/dL\])}. Creatinine clearance for females = 0.85 x male value
  • Patients who had surgical therapy prior to referral will be eligible for randomization to systemic chemotherapy administered in the adjuvant setting.
  • Patients who have overexpression of the her-2/neu oncogene are eligible for the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with N2 (clinical staging) or N3 (clinical staging) nodal disease, inflammatory breast cancer, or metastatic disease are not eligible. This includes patients with infraclavicular and/or supraclavicular lymph node involvement. Patients with pN2a (metastasis in four to nine axillary lymph nodes) are eligible.
  • Patients with pN2b (metastasis in clinically apparent internal mammary lymph nodes in the absence of axillary lymph node metastasis) are not eligible. Patients with T4 lesions in the neoadjuvant setting are not eligible. Patients with limited T4 lesions in the adjuvant setting (for example, focal extension into the skin with negative margins) are eligible.
  • Severe hypersensitivity reactions to agents formulated in either cremophor or polysorbate 80 must be excluded. Patients with hypersensitivity reactions to any of the study medications must be excluded.
  • Those patients with history of other malignancies will be excluded, except non-melanoma skin cancer and non-invasive cervical cancer.
  • Patients with uncompensated congestive heart failure are not eligible. Patients with myocardial infarction within the past 12 months are ineligible.
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating are not eligible. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to initiation of chemotherapy. Women of childbearing potential who will not use a reliable and appropriate contraceptive method during the study are not eligible.
  • Patients who have had an organ allograft are ineligible.
  • Patients with serious concurrent infections are ineligible.
  • Sexually active male patients unwilling to practice contraception during the study are ineligible.
  • Patients with pre-existing peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Hoon SN, Lau PK, White AM, Bulsara MK, Banks PD, Redfern AD. Capecitabine for hormone receptor-positive versus hormone receptor-negative breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 May 26;5(5):CD011220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011220.pub2.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

PaclitaxelDocetaxelCapecitabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TaxoidsCyclodecanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsDiterpenesTerpenesDeoxycytidineCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsFluorouracilUracilPyrimidinonesDeoxyribonucleosidesNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

Results Point of Contact

Title
Aman Buzdar, M.D./Professor
Organization
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Study Officials

  • Aman U. Buzdar, MD

    M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 25, 2002

First Posted

November 27, 2002

Study Start

November 1, 2002

Primary Completion

July 1, 2008

Study Completion

August 1, 2011

Last Updated

August 29, 2011

Results First Posted

August 5, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-08

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