Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Treating Women Who Have Undergone Resection for Relapsed Breast Cancer; Chemotherapy as Adjuvant for LOcally Recurrent Breast Cancer
CALOR
A Randomized Clinical Trial Of Adjuvant Chemotherapy For Radically Resected Loco-Regional Relapse Of Breast Cancer
6 other identifiers
interventional
162
10 countries
199
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy is effective in treating women who have undergone surgery and radiation therapy for relapsed breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in treating women who have undergone resection for local and/or regional relapsed breast cancer.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_3 breast-cancer
Started Jul 2002
Longer than P75 for phase_3 breast-cancer
199 active sites
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
July 1, 2002
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 10, 2003
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 11, 2003
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2014
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
May 12, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 22, 2016
CompletedJune 16, 2017
May 1, 2017
11.6 years
December 10, 2003
April 7, 2015
May 23, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Disease-free Survival
5 years after randomization
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Overall Survival
5 years after randomization
Sites of First Failures
5 years after randomization
Study Arms (2)
Arm I
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients receive radiotherapy\* within 6 months after surgery.
Arm II
EXPERIMENTALWithin 10 weeks after surgery, patients receive at least 3 courses of an adjuvant chemotherapy regimen as determined by the investigator. Patients may receive radiotherapy within 6 months after surgery and after the completion of chemotherapy OR integrated with chemotherapy.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundationlead
- NSABP Foundation Inccollaborator
Study Sites (199)
Kaiser Permanente - Deer Valley
Antioch, California, 94531, United States
Kaiser Permanente - Fremont
Fremont, California, 94538, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Hayward
Hayward, California, 94545, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
Oakland, California, 94611, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City
Redwood City, California, 94063, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Richmond
Richmond, California, 94801, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Roseville
Roseville, California, 95661, United States
South Sacramento Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95823, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95825, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - San Francisco Geary Campus
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Teresa
San Jose, California, 95119, United States
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael
San Rafael, California, 94903, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara Kiely Campus
Santa Clara, California, 95051, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - South San Francisco
South San Francisco, California, 94080, United States
Stanford Cancer Center
Stanford, California, 94305-5824, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Facility - Stockton
Stockton, California, 95210, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Vallejo
Vallejo, California, 94589, United States
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, California, 94596, United States
Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524, United States
Front Range Cancer Specialists
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States
Kent General Hospital
Dover, Delaware, 19901, United States
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5001, United States
Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, Georgia, 30501, United States
La Grange Memorial Hospital
La Grange, Illinois, 60525, United States
Edward Hospital Cancer Center
Naperville, Illinois, 60540, United States
Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center
Springfield, Illinois, 62781-0001, United States
Elkhart General Hospital
Elkhart, Indiana, 46515, United States
Howard Community Hospital
Kokomo, Indiana, 46904, United States
Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
La Porte, Indiana, 46350, United States
CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States
Memorial Hospital of South Bend
South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
South Bend, Indiana, 46617, United States
South Bend Clinic
South Bend, Indiana, 46617, United States
McFarland Clinic, PC
Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States
Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center
Davenport, Iowa, 52803, United States
Genesis Medical Center - West Campus
Davenport, Iowa, 52804, United States
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1002, United States
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
Sioux City, Iowa, 51101, United States
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa, 51104, United States
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, Iowa, 51104, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
Chanute, Kansas, 66720, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
Dodge City, Kansas, 67801, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
El Dorado, Kansas, 67042, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
Independence, Kansas, 67301, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
Kingman, Kansas, 67068, United States
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence, Kansas, 66044, United States
Southwest Medical Center
Liberal, Kansas, 67901, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
Newton, Kansas, 67114, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
Parsons, Kansas, 67357, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
Pratt, Kansas, 67124, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
Salina, Kansas, 67042, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
Wellington, Kansas, 67152, United States
Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
Wichita, Kansas, 67208, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
Wichita, Kansas, 67208, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
Winfield, Kansas, 67156, United States
Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0093, United States
Tufts-NEMC Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
Adrian, Michigan, 49221, United States
Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106-0995, United States
CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States
Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
Dearborn, Michigan, 48123-2500, United States
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States
Hurley Medical Center
Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States
Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, 48236, United States
Foote Memorial Hospital
Jackson, Michigan, 49201, United States
Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC
Lambertville, Michigan, 48144, United States
Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
Lansing, Michigan, 48912-1811, United States
St. Mary Mercy Hospital
Livonia, Michigan, 48154, United States
Community Cancer Center of Monroe
Monroe, Michigan, 48162, United States
Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
Monroe, Michigan, 48162, United States
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
Pontiac, Michigan, 48341-2985, United States
Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
Port Huron, Michigan, 48060, United States
Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
Saginaw, Michigan, 48601, United States
Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
Saint Joseph, Michigan, 49085, United States
St. John Macomb Hospital
Warren, Michigan, 48093, United States
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
Billings Clinic - Downtown
Billings, Montana, 59107-7000, United States
Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
Bozeman, Montana, 59715, United States
St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
Butte, Montana, 59701, United States
Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
Great Falls, Montana, 59405, United States
Unknown Facility
Great Falls, Montana, 59405, United States
Northern Montana Hospital
Havre, Montana, 59501, United States
St. Peter's Hospital
Helena, Montana, 59601, United States
Glacier Oncology, PLLC
Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States
Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States
Kalispell Regional Medical Center
Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States
Community Medical Center
Missoula, Montana, 59801, United States
Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
Missoula, Montana, 59804, United States
Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
Missoula, Montana, 59807-7877, United States
Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
Missoula, Montana, 59807, United States
Good Samaritan Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital
Kearney, Nebraska, 68848-1990, United States
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States
CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
East Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States
Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
Hope A Women's Cancer Center
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
Batte Cancer Center at Northeast Medical Center
Concord, North Carolina, 28025, United States
Southeastern Medical Oncology Center - Goldsboro
Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534, United States
Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534, United States
Rutherford Hospital
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, 28139, United States
Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1096, United States
Wood County Oncology Center
Bowling Green, Ohio, 43402, United States
Aultman Cancer Center at Aultman Hospital
Canton, Ohio, 44710-1799, United States
MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
North Coast Cancer Care - Clyde
Clyde, Ohio, 43410, United States
Hematology Oncology Center
Elyria, Ohio, 44035, United States
St. Rita's Medical Center
Lima, Ohio, 45801, United States
Lima Memorial Hospital
Lima, Ohio, 45804, United States
Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
Maumee, Ohio, 43537-1839, United States
St. Luke's Hospital
Maumee, Ohio, 43537, United States
St. Charles Mercy Hospital
Oregon, Ohio, 43616, United States
Toledo Clinic - Oregon
Oregon, Ohio, 43616, United States
North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
Sandusky, Ohio, 44870, United States
Flower Hospital Cancer Center
Sylvania, Ohio, 43560, United States
Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
Tiffin, Ohio, 44883, United States
Toledo Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio, 43608, United States
Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
Toledo, Ohio, 43614, United States
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43617, United States
St. Anne Mercy Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43623, United States
Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
Toledo, Ohio, 43623, United States
Fulton County Health Center
Wauseon, Ohio, 43567, United States
Kaiser Permanente Health Care - Portland
Portland, Oregon, 97232, United States
Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18105, United States
Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-0001, United States
Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224-1791, United States
Mercy Hospital Cancer Center - Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18501, United States
Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18510, United States
Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
State College, Pennsylvania, 16801, United States
Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18711, United States
AnMed Cancer Center
Anderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States
Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
CCOP - Upstate Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
Christine LaGuardia Phillips Cancer Center at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37662, United States
Doctor's Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, Texas, 78041, United States
Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center
Lubbock, Texas, 79410-1894, United States
Danville Regional Medical Center
Danville, Virginia, 24541, United States
Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401, United States
Southwest Virginia Regional Cancer Center at Wellmonth Health
Norton, Virginia, 24273, United States
Community Comprehensive Cancer Center at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26102, United States
Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care at Regional Cancer Center
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701, United States
Gundersen Lutheran Center for Cancer and Blood
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States
Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Marshfield Clinic - Lakeland Center
Minocqua, Wisconsin, 54548, United States
Ministry Medical Group at Saint Mary's Hospital
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501, United States
Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, 54868, United States
Marshfield Clinic at Saint Michael's Hospital
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54481, United States
Saint Michael's Hospital Cancer Center
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54481, United States
Marshfield Clinic - Wausau Center
Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States
Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Weston, Wisconsin, 54476, United States
Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center
Weston, Wisconsin, 54476, United States
Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801, United States
Mater Hospital - North Sydney
North Sydney, New South Wales, 2060, Australia
Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
Box Hill Hospital
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
Maroondah Hospital
East Ringwood, Victoria, 3135, Australia
Institut Jules Bordet
Brussels, 1000, Belgium
Tom Baker Cancer Centre - Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute at University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
Edmond Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
Hopital Notre-Dame du CHUM
Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1, Canada
CHUM - Hotel Dieu Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1T8, Canada
CHUM - Hopital Saint-Luc
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3J4, Canada
Jewish General Hospital - Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
Hopital du Saint-Sacrement - Quebec
Québec, Quebec, G1S 4L8, Canada
National Institute of Oncology
Budapest, 1122, Hungary
Arnhems Radiotherapeutisch Instituut
Arnhem, 6815 AD, Netherlands
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, 2300 RC, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen
Nijmegen, NL-6500 HB, Netherlands
Isala Klinieken - locatie Sophia
Zwolle, 8000 GK, Netherlands
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas
Lima, 34, Peru
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
Hospital Universitario Puerta Del Mar
Cadiz, 11000, Spain
Hospital Cuidad de Jaen
Jaén, 23006, Spain
Hospital Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
Hospital Universitario San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
Fundacion Hospital Alcorcon
Madrid, 28922, Spain
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
Inselspital Bern
Bern, CH-3010, Switzerland
Ospedale Beata Vergine
Mendrisio, CH-6850, Switzerland
Kantonsspital - St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, CH-9007, Switzerland
Regionalspital
Thun, 3600, Switzerland
Klinik und Poliklinik fur Gynakologie, Zurich
Zurich, CH-8091, Switzerland
Related Publications (4)
Wapnir IL, Aebi S, Gelber S, Anderson SJ, Lang I, Robidoux A, Mamounas EP, Wolmark N. Progress on BIG 1-02/IBCSG 27-02/NSABP B-37, a prospective randomized trial evaluating chemotherapy after local therapy for isolated locoregional recurrences of breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Nov;15(11):3227-31. doi: 10.1245/s10434-008-0129-2. Epub 2008 Sep 11.
PMID: 18784962RESULTWapnir IL, Aebi S, Geyer CE, Zahrieh D, Gelber RD, Anderson SJ, Robidoux A, Bernhard J, Maibach R, Castiglione-Gertsch M, Coates AS, Piccart MJ, Clemons MJ, Costantino JP, Wolmark N; IBCSG; BIG; NSABP. A randomized clinical trial of adjuvant chemotherapy for radically resected locoregional relapse of breast cancer: IBCSG 27-02, BIG 1-02, and NSABP B-37. Clin Breast Cancer. 2008 Jun;8(3):287-92. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2008.n.035.
PMID: 18650162RESULTAebi S, Gelber S, Anderson SJ, Lang I, Robidoux A, Martin M, Nortier JW, Paterson AH, Rimawi MF, Canada JM, Thurlimann B, Murray E, Mamounas EP, Geyer CE Jr, Price KN, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Rastogi P, Wolmark N, Wapnir IL; CALOR investigators. Chemotherapy for isolated locoregional recurrence of breast cancer (CALOR): a randomised trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Feb;15(2):156-63. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70589-8. Epub 2014 Jan 16.
PMID: 24439313RESULTWapnir IL, Price KN, Anderson SJ, Robidoux A, Martin M, Nortier JWR, Paterson AHG, Rimawi MF, Lang I, Baena-Canada JM, Thurlimann B, Mamounas EP, Geyer CE Jr, Gelber S, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Rastogi P, Regan MM, Wolmark N, Aebi S; International Breast Cancer Study Group; NRG Oncology, GEICAM Spanish Breast Cancer Group, BOOG Dutch Breast Cancer Trialists' Group; Breast International Group. Efficacy of Chemotherapy for ER-Negative and ER-Positive Isolated Locoregional Recurrence of Breast Cancer: Final Analysis of the CALOR Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Apr 10;36(11):1073-1079. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.76.5719. Epub 2018 Feb 14.
PMID: 29443653DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
Small sample size
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Barbara Ruepp
- Organization
- International Breast Cancer Study Goup
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Stefan Aebi, MD
Inselspital Bern, Switzerland
- STUDY CHAIR
Irene L. Wapnir, MD
Stanford Cancer Center, CA, USA
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 10, 2003
First Posted
December 11, 2003
Study Start
July 1, 2002
Primary Completion
February 1, 2014
Study Completion
August 22, 2016
Last Updated
June 16, 2017
Results First Posted
May 12, 2015
Record last verified: 2017-05