Phase III Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of LA-EP2006 and Peg-Filgrastim
PROTECT2
Pivotal Study in Breast Cancer Patients Investigating Efficacy and Safety of LA-EP2006 and Neulasta®
1 other identifier
interventional
308
8 countries
53
Brief Summary
The study will assess the efficacy of LA-EP2006 compared to Neulasta® with respect to the mean duration of severe neutropenia during treatment with myelosuppressive chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3
Started Mar 2012
53 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 13, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 25, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2013
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
June 28, 2017
CompletedAugust 30, 2017
August 1, 2017
1.4 years
January 13, 2012
March 28, 2017
August 1, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Mean Duration of Severe Neutropenia (DSN) During Cycle 1 of Chemotherapy
Mean duration of severe neutropenia, defined as number of consecutive days with ANC \<0.5 × 10\^9/l (grade 4 neutropenia).
21 days (Cycle 1 of chemotherapy treatment)
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia (FN)
across all cycles (18 weeks)
Number of Patients With at Least One Episode of Fever by Cycle and Across All Cycles
across al cycles (18 weeks)
Depth of ANC Nadir in Cycle 1
Cycle 1 (3 weeks)
Number of Patients With ANC Nadir Per Day in Cycle 1
Cycle 1 (3 weeks)
Time to ANC Recovery in Days in Cycle 1
across Cycle 1 (3 weeks)
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
LA-EP2006
EXPERIMENTALDuring each chemotherapy cycle eligible patients receive LA-EP2006 s.c. post chemotherapy application.
Neulasta®
ACTIVE COMPARATORDuring each chemotherapy cycle eligible patients receive Neulasta® s.c. post chemotherapy application.
Interventions
Eligible patients are scheduled to receive six cycles of chemotherapy every three weeks. During each chemotherapy cycle LA-EP2006 is injected s.c. post chemotherapy application.
Eligible patients are scheduled to receive six cycles of chemotherapy every three weeks. During each chemotherapy cycle Neulasta® is injected s.c. post chemotherapy application.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- histologically proven breast cancer
- eligible for six cycles of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy
You may not qualify if:
- concurrent or prior chemotherapy for breast cancer
- concurrent or prior anti-cancer treatment for breast cancer such as endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and/or biological therapy
- concurrent prophylactic antibiotics
- previous therapy with any G-CSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) product
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Sandozlead
- Sandoz GmbHcollaborator
Study Sites (53)
Sandoz Investigational Site
Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
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Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States
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Corona, California, 92879, United States
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Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Mount Sterling, Kentucky, 40353, United States
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Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States
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Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Newport News, Virginia, 23601, United States
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San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
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Temuco, 4810469, Chile
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Chennai, 600031, India
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Delhi, 110092, India
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Gujarat, 380009, India
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Hyderabad, 50024, India
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Karamsad, 388325, India
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Lucknow, 226003, India
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Maharashtra, 422004, India
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Mangalore, 575001, India
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Mumbai, 400010, India
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Pradesh, 520002, India
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Surat, 395010, India
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Vadodara, 391760, India
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Vellore, 632004, India
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Visakhapatnam, 530017, India
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George Town, 11200, Malaysia
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George Town, 11600, Malaysia
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Kampung Baharu Nilai, 71800, Malaysia
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Kelantan, 16150, Malaysia
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San Juan, 00910, Puerto Rico
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San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
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Arkhangelsk, 163045, Russia
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Bashkortostan, 450054, Russia
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Bryansk, 241033, Russia
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Kazan', 420029, Russia
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Krasnoyarsk, 660133, Russia
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Moscow, 115478, Russia
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Omsk, 644046, Russia
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Orenburg, 460021, Russia
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Oryol, 302020, Russia
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Rostov-on-Don, 344037, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194017, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194044, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 195271, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
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Tomsk, 634009, Russia
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Vladimir, 600021, Russia
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Valencia, 46014, Spain
Related Publications (2)
Blackwell K, Donskih R, Jones CM, Nixon A, Vidal MJ, Nakov R, Singh P, Schaffar G, Gascon P, Harbeck N. A Comparison of Proposed Biosimilar LA-EP2006 and Reference Pegfilgrastim for the Prevention of Neutropenia in Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Myelosuppressive Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Pegfilgrastim Randomized Oncology (Supportive Care) Trial to Evaluate Comparative Treatment (PROTECT-2), a Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial. Oncologist. 2016 Jul;21(7):789-94. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0011. Epub 2016 Apr 18.
PMID: 27091420BACKGROUNDBlackwell K, Gascon P, Jones CM, Nixon A, Krendyukov A, Nakov R, Li Y, Harbeck N. Pooled analysis of two randomized, double-blind trials comparing proposed biosimilar LA-EP2006 with reference pegfilgrastim in breast cancer. Ann Oncol. 2017 Sep 1;28(9):2272-2277. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx303.
PMID: 28637287DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Strategic Planning, Biopharmaceutical Clinical Development
- Organization
- Sandoz
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Sandoz Biopharmaceutical Clinical Development
Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 13, 2012
First Posted
January 25, 2012
Study Start
March 1, 2012
Primary Completion
August 1, 2013
Study Completion
December 1, 2013
Last Updated
August 30, 2017
Results First Posted
June 28, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-08