Paclitaxel (Phyxol) and Cisplatin as First-line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Weekly Low-dose Paclitaxel (Phyxol) Plus 24-Hour Infusion of Cisplatin as First-line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
1 other identifier
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The primary endpoint of this phase II trial is the objective response rate of the stage I (low-dose) regimen. The secondary endpoints include treatment-related toxicity, the change in quality of life, progression free survival and overall survival.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2 breast-cancer
Started Sep 2003
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 8, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 12, 2005
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2007
CompletedJanuary 21, 2010
July 1, 2005
September 8, 2005
January 20, 2010
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
The primary endpoint of this phase II trial is the objective response rate of the stage I (low-dose) regimen.
2003~2008
Secondary Outcomes (1)
The secondary endpoints include treatment-related toxicity, the change in quality of life, progression free survival and overall survival.
2003~2008
Study Arms (1)
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EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Women with histologically proven breast cancer and clinical evidence of distant metastasis
- The index lesions should be at least 20 mm Ă— 20 mm in size
- Age must be older than 18 and younger than 75 year-old
- Karnofsky performance status \> 70%
- Adequate bone marrow reserves, defined as white blood cell (WBC) \> 4,000, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,500, platelet \> 100,000
- Liver transaminases \< 3 times upper normal limit if no liver metastasis and 5 times upper normal limit if liver metastasis is present; total bilirubin \< 2 mg/dl; serum creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dl
- No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease. Previous chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment is acceptable, if the adjuvant chemotherapy has been completed at least 6 months before entry into in this study
- If the patients have received hormonal therapy for metastatic disease, there must be definite evidence of disease progression under the hormonal therapy, and hormonal therapy should be discontinued before entry into this study
- Previous or concurrent radiotherapy is acceptable if the area of radiation does not involve the site of the index tumor lesions
- Patients of childbearing age should have effective contraception during the study period
- All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional guidelines.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients who are receiving concurrent hormonal or cytotoxic therapy or other experimental therapy. Concurrent therapy with other biological agents, such as Trastuzumab (Herceptin), is not allowed
- Patients who refuse port-A catheter implantation
- Patients who have received taxane (paclitaxel or docetaxel) or cisplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy
- Patients with brain or leptomeningeal metastases
- Patients who have significant cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction within 6 months before entry
- Patients who have major systemic diseases that the attending physicians considered inappropriate for systemic chemotherapy
- Life expectancy less than 2 months
- Pregnant or nursing patients may not participate. Patients with reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method
- No other prior malignancy is allowed except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission, or any cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 5 years
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of Oncology , National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Yen-Shen Lu, M.D.
Department of Oncology , National Taiwan University Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 8, 2005
First Posted
September 12, 2005
Study Start
September 1, 2003
Study Completion
July 1, 2007
Last Updated
January 21, 2010
Record last verified: 2005-07