Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Early Stage Breast Cancer That Has Been Removed By Surgery
TACT2
Trial of Accelerated Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Capecitabine in Early Breast Cancer (TACT2)
6 other identifiers
interventional
4,400
1 country
152
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy 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. Giving combination chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating early stage breast cancer that has been removed by surgery. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying four different combination chemotherapy regimens to compare how well they work in treating patients with early stage breast cancer that has been removed by surgery.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3 breast-cancer
Started Dec 2005
Longer than P75 for phase_3 breast-cancer
152 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 16, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 9, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 13, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2024
CompletedAugust 8, 2018
August 1, 2018
18.7 years
March 9, 2006
August 7, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Disease-free survival (DFS) at 5 years
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Overall survival at 5 years
Distant DFS at 5 years
Tolerability (including serious adverse events, dose-intensity, and toxicity)
Detailed toxicity
Quality of life
Study Arms (4)
Epi-CMF
ACTIVE COMPARATORAccelerated Epi-CMF
EXPERIMENTALEpi-Capecitabine
EXPERIMENTALAccelerated Epi-Capecitabine
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (152)
William Harvey Hospital
Ashford-Kent, England, TN24 0LZ, United Kingdom
Wansbeck General Hospital
Ashington, England, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom
Tameside General Hospital
Ashton-under-Lyne, England, OL6 9RW, United Kingdom
North Devon District Hospital
Barnstaple, England, EX31 4JB, United Kingdom
Furness General Hospital
Barrow in Furness, England, LA14 4LF, United Kingdom
Basildon University Hospital
Basildon, England, SS16 5NL, United Kingdom
Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust
Basingstoke, England, RG24 9NA, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital at University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trust
Birmingham, England, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
City Hospital - Birmingham
Birmingham, England, B18 7QH, United Kingdom
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham, England, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Blackburn, England, BB2 3HH, United Kingdom
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Blackpool, England, FY3 8NR, United Kingdom
Royal Bolton Hospital
Bolton, Lancashire, England, BL4 0JR, United Kingdom
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford, England, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
Sussex Cancer Centre at Royal Sussex County Hospital
Brighton, England, BN2 5BF, United Kingdom
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Bristol, England, BS2 8ED, United Kingdom
Broomfield Hospital
Broomefield, England, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom
Burnley General Hospital
Burnley, England, BB10 2PQ, United Kingdom
Queen's Hospital
Burton-on-Trent, England, DE13 0RB, United Kingdom
West Suffolk Hospital
Bury St Edmunds, England, IP33 2QZ, United Kingdom
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge, England, CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Canterbury, England, CT2 3NG, United Kingdom
Cheltenham General Hospital
Cheltenham, England, GL53 7AN, United Kingdom
Halton Hospital
Cheshire, England, WA7 2DA, United Kingdom
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Chesterfield, England, S44 5BL, United Kingdom
Saint Richards Hospital
Chichester, England, P019 4SE, United Kingdom
Essex County Hospital
Colchester, England, C03 3NB, United Kingdom
Walsgrave Hospital
Coventry, England, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
Darent Valley Hospital
Dartford Kent, England, DA2 8DA, United Kingdom
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
Derby, England, DE1 2QY, United Kingdom
Dewsbury and District Hospital
Dewsbury, England, WF13 4HS, United Kingdom
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Doncaster, England, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom
Russells Hall Hospital
Dudley, England, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom
University Hospital of North Durham
Durham, England, DH1 5TW, United Kingdom
Eastbourne District General Hospital
Eastbourne, England, BN21 2UD, United Kingdom
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Exeter, England, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gateshead, England, NE9 6SX, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucester, England, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Grimsby, England, DN33 2BA, United Kingdom
St. Luke's Cancer Centre at Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford, England, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
UCL Cancer Institute
Hampstead, London, England, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust
Hereford, England, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom
Wycombe General Hospital
High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Huddersfield, West Yorks, England, HD3 3EA, United Kingdom
Princess Royal Hospital at Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
Hull, England, HU8 9HE, United Kingdom
King George Hospital
Ilford, Essex, England, IG3 8YB, United Kingdom
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich, England, IP4 5PD, United Kingdom
West Middlesex University Hospital
Isleworth, England, TW7 6AF, United Kingdom
Airedale General Hospital
Keighley, England, BD20 6TD, United Kingdom
Kettering General Hosptial
Kettering, Northants, England, NNI6 8UZ, United Kingdom
Kidderminster Hospital
Kidderminster Worcestershire, England, DY11 6RJ, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kings Lynn, England, PE30 4ET, United Kingdom
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Lancanshire, England, WN1 2NN, United Kingdom
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Lancaster, England, LA1 4RP, United Kingdom
Cookridge Hospital
Leeds, England, LS16 6QB, United Kingdom
National Cancer Research Network
Leeds, England, LS2 9LN, United Kingdom
Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre at St. James's University Hospital
Leeds, England, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
Leeds, England, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Liverpool, England, L7 8XP, United Kingdom
Aintree University Hospital
Liverpool, England, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
Barts and the London School of Medicine
London, England, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
Whittington Hospital
London, England, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
University College Hospital
London, England, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
Guy's Hospital
London, England, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
King's College Hospital
London, England, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
St. George's Hospital
London, England, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
St. Mary's Hospital
London, England, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Charing Cross Hospital
London, England, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
Macclesfield District General Hospital
Macclesfield, England, SK10 3BL, United Kingdom
Maidstone Hospital
Maidstone, England, ME16 9QQ, United Kingdom
Christie Hospital
Manchester, England, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
Withington Hospital
Manchester, England, M20 8LR, United Kingdom
North Manchester General Hospital - Penine Actute Hospitals Trust
Manchester, England, M8 6RB, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
Margate, England, CT9 4AN, United Kingdom
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
Merseyside, England, CH63 4JY, United Kingdom
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough, England, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment at Newcastle General Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, NE4 6BE, United Kingdom
St. Mary's Hospital
Newport, England, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
James Paget Hospital
Norfolk, England, NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
North Tyneside Hospital
North Shields, England, NE29 8NH, United Kingdom
Friarage Hospital
North Yorks, England, DL6 1JG, United Kingdom
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Northampton, England, NN6 8BJ, United Kingdom
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, England, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
Nottingham, England, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
King's Mills Hospital
Nottinghamshire, England, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom
George Eliot Hospital
Nuneaton, England, CV10 7DJ, United Kingdom
Royal Oldham Hospital
Oldham, England, OL1 2JH, United Kingdom
Radcliffe Infirmary NHS Trust
Oxford, England, OX2 6HE, United Kingdom
Churchill Hospital
Oxford, England, OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom
Peterborough Hospitals Trust
Peterborough, England, PE3 6DA, United Kingdom
Pontefract General Infirmary
Pontefract West Yorkshire, England, WF8 1PL, United Kingdom
Whiston Hospital
Prescot Merseyside, England, L35 5DR, United Kingdom
Royal Preston Hospital
Preston, England, PR2 4QF, United Kingdom
Alexandra Healthcare NHS
Redditch, Worcestershire, England, B98 7UB, United Kingdom
Oldchurch Hospital
Romford, England, RM7 OBE, United Kingdom
Conquest Hospital
Saint Leonards-on-Sea, England, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom
Salisbury District Hospital
Salisbury, England, SP2 8BJ, United Kingdom
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Scunthorpe, England, DN15 7BH, United Kingdom
Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital
Sheffield, England, S1O 2SJ, United Kingdom
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury, England, SY3 8XQ, United Kingdom
Solihull Hospital
Solihull, England, B91 2JL, United Kingdom
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, England, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Southport and Formby District General Hospital
Southport, England, PR8 6PN, United Kingdom
Stepping Hill Hospital
Stockport, England, SK2 7JE, United Kingdom
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent, England, ST4 7LN, United Kingdom
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Sunderland, England, SR4 7TP, United Kingdom
Great Western Hospital
Swindon, England, SN3 6BB, United Kingdom
Taunton and Somerset Hospital
Taunton, England, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom
Torbay Hospital
Torquay, England, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro, Cornwall, England, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
Walsall Manor Hospital
Walsall, England, WS2 9PS, United Kingdom
Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
Warrington, England, WA5 1QG, United Kingdom
South Warwickshire Hospital
Warwick, Warwickshire, England, CV34 5BJ, United Kingdom
Sandwell General Hospital
West Bromwich, England, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Westcliff-on-Sea, England, SS0 0RY, United Kingdom
Weston General Hospital
Weston-super-Mare, England, BS23 4TQ, United Kingdom
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Winchester, England, SO22 5DG, United Kingdom
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton, England, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
Worcester Royal Hospital
Worcester, England, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom
Yeovil District Hospital
Yeovil - Somerset, England, BA21 4AT, United Kingdom
Belfast City Hospital Trust Incorporating Belvoir Park Hospital
Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT8 8JR, United Kingdom
Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AB, United Kingdom
Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT47 1SB, United Kingdom
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 2ZN, United Kingdom
Ayr Hospital
Ayr, Scotland, KA6 6DX, United Kingdom
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary
Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 4AP, United Kingdom
Ninewells Hospital
Dundee, Scotland, DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
Queen Margaret Hospital - Dunfermline
Dunfermline, Scotland, KY12 0SU, United Kingdom
Hairmyres Hospital
East Kilbride, Scotland, G75 8RG, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Cancer Centre at Western General Hospital
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
Dr Gray's Hospital
Elgin, Scotland, IV30 1SN, United Kingdom
Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary
Falkirk, Scotland, FK1 5QE, United Kingdom
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, Scotland, G11 6NT, United Kingdom
Royal Infirmary - Castle
Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0SF, United Kingdom
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Greenock, Scotland, PA16 0XN, United Kingdom
Raigmore Hospital
Inverness, Scotland, 1V2 3UJ, United Kingdom
Crosshouse Hospital
Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA2 OBE, United Kingdom
St. John's Hospital
Livingston, Scotland, EH54 6PP, United Kingdom
Scarborough General Hospital
Scarborough, Scotland, YO12 6QL, United Kingdom
Pinderfields General Hospital
Wakefield, Scotland, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
Wishaw General Hospital
Wishaw, Scotland, ML2 0DP, United Kingdom
Bronglais District General Hospital
Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 1ER, United Kingdom
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Bangor, Wales, LL57 2PW, United Kingdom
Princess of Wales Hospital
Bridgend, Wales, CF31 1JP, United Kingdom
Velindre Cancer Center at Velindre Hospital
Cardiff, Wales, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
Withybush General Hospital
Haverfordwest, Wales, SA61 2PZ, United Kingdom
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Lhantrisant, Wales, CF72 8XR, United Kingdom
Prince Charles Hospital
Mid Glamorgan, Wales, CF47 9DT, United Kingdom
Royal Gwent Hospital
Newport Gwent, Wales, NP9 2UB, United Kingdom
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, LL 18 5UJ, United Kingdom
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham, Wales, LL13 7NT, United Kingdom
Barnet General Hospital
Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 3DJ, United Kingdom
Related Publications (3)
Velikova G, Morden JP, Haviland JS, Emery C, Barrett-Lee P, Earl H, Bloomfield D, Brunt AM, Canney P, Coleman R, Verrill M, Wardley A, Bertelli G, Ellis P, Stein R, Bliss JM, Cameron D; TACT2 Trial Management Group. Accelerated versus standard epirubicin followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil or capecitabine as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer (UK TACT2; CRUK/05/19): quality of life results from a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Dec;24(12):1359-1374. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00460-6. Epub 2023 Nov 2.
PMID: 37926100DERIVEDHoon 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.
PMID: 34037241DERIVEDCameron D, Morden JP, Canney P, Velikova G, Coleman R, Bartlett J, Agrawal R, Banerji J, Bertelli G, Bloomfield D, Brunt AM, Earl H, Ellis P, Gaunt C, Gillman A, Hearfield N, Laing R, Murray N, Couper N, Stein RC, Verrill M, Wardley A, Barrett-Lee P, Bliss JM; TACT2 Investigators. Accelerated versus standard epirubicin followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil or capecitabine as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer in the randomised UK TACT2 trial (CRUK/05/19): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Jul;18(7):929-945. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30404-7. Epub 2017 Jun 7.
PMID: 28600210DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
David Cameron, MD
National Cancer Research Network
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 9, 2006
First Posted
March 13, 2006
Study Start
December 16, 2005
Primary Completion
September 1, 2024
Study Completion
September 1, 2024
Last Updated
August 8, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-08