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Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00003612

Combination Chemotherapy and Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing trastuzumab, carboplatin and paclitaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 25 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
trastuzumab, carboplatin and paclitaxel
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
92 participants
Where
25 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Apr 1999to 15 Mar 2019
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast
  • Strong overexpression of HER-2 by immunohistochemistry (3+)
  • 0-2+ tumors allowed if demonstrate amplification by FISH
  • Bidimensionally measurable disease
  • Brain metastasis must not represent sole site of disease
  • No untreated brain metastasis receiving radiotherapy
  • Previously treated brain metastases in continued response to radiotherapy and/or surgery for at least 2 months allowed
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Positive or negative

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Sex:

  • Female

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 3 months

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver metastases present)

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Cardiovascular:

  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No congestive heart failure or unstable angina
  • No clinically significant pericardial effusion or arrhythmia

Other:

  • No other invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No active uncontrolled infection
  • No prior allergic reaction to Cremophor EL, anesthetics, or muscle relaxants
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF)

Chemotherapy:

  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed
  • Prior taxane therapy allowed
  • No prior cisplatin or carboplatin
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of marrow
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior surgery and recovered

Other:

  • At least 7 days since prior parenteral antibiotics

Trial locations and contacts

25 sites in 2 countries.

25 sites in 2 countries

United States24 sites

  • CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106

  • Medcenter One Health System

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501-5505

  • CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403-1206

  • CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-2001

  • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1016

  • CCOP - Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

  • CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122

  • Altru Cancer Center

    Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58201

  • CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301

  • Mayo Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • CCOP - Ochsner

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68106

  • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

    Peoria, Illinois, 61602

  • Rapid City Regional Hospital

    Rapid City, South Dakota, 57709

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • CentraCare Health Plaza

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303

  • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416

  • CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404

  • Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

    Sioux City, Iowa, 51101-1733

  • CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104

  • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • CCOP - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882

Other trials in United States

Canada1 site

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Randomized Phase II Trial of Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and rhuMAb Her-2 (Herceptin) as First-Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Overexpress Her-2

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining paclitaxel, carboplatin, and trastuzumab in treating women who have metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the response rate associated with two different treatment schedules of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and trastuzumab (Herceptin) in women with overexpressed HER-2 growth factor receptor and metastatic breast cancer. (Schedule A closed to accrual effective 05/16/2003).
  • Compare the time to progression and median survival in patients treated with these schedules.
  • Compare the toxicity of these treatment schedules in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior adjuvant therapy (none vs less than 6 months vs at least 6 months), estrogen receptor (ER) status and progesterone receptor (PR) status at initial diagnosis (ER positive/PR positive or unknown vs ER positive/PR negative vs ER positive or unknown/PR negative), menopausal status (pre vs post), and performance status (0 or 1 vs 2). Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment schedules.

  • Schedule A: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and then trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. (Schedule A closed to accrual effective 05/16/2003).
  • Schedule B: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of weeks 1-3 and trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 36-92 patients (18-46 per treatment schedule) will be accrued for this study within 7-18.5 months. (Schedule A closed to accrual effective 05/16/2003).

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Keywords
stage IV breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00003612
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Schedule A: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabExperimentalPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and then trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 90 minutes on day 1 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Receives: Biological: trastuzumab; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: paclitaxel
Schedule B: paclitaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumabExperimentalPatients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed by carboplatin IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of weeks 1-3 and trastuzumab IV over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then receive trastuzumab IV over 30 minutes every 3 weeks until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.
Receives: Biological: trastuzumab; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: paclitaxel

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. response rate

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. time to progression

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  2. median survival

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1999
  3. Primary completionDec 2005
  4. Study completion15 Mar 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
92 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003612
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCCTG-983252
Other IDs
CDR0000066689
Status last verified
Oct 2019
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
8 Oct 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Perez EA, Suman VJ, Rowland KM, Ingle JN, Salim M, Loprinzi CL, Flynn PJ, Mailliard JA, Kardinal CG, Krook JE, Thrower AR, Visscher DW, Jenkins RB. Two concurrent phase II trials of paclitaxel/carboplatin/trastuzumab (weekly or every-3-week schedule) as first-line therapy in women with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer: NCCTG study 983252. Clin Breast Cancer. 2005 Dec;6(5):425-32. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2005.n.047.

    PubMed 16381626

  • Perez EA, Rowland KM, Suman VJ, et al.: N98-32-52: efficacy and tolerability of two schedules of paclitaxel, carboplatin and trastuzumab in women with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group randomized phase II trial. [Abstract] Breast Cancer Res Treat 82 (Suppl 1): A-216, S47, 2003.

  • Rowland KM, Suman VJ, Ingle JN, et al.: NCCTG 98-32-52: randomized phase II trial of weekly versus every 3-week administration of paclitaxel, carboplatin and trastuzumab in women with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-31, 2003.

  • Chumsri S, Sperinde J, Liu H, Gligorov J, Spano JP, Antoine M, Moreno Aspitia A, Tan W, Winslow J, Petropoulos CJ, Chenna A, Bates M, Weidler JM, Huang W, Dueck A, Perez EA. High p95HER2/HER2 Ratio Associated With Poor Outcome in Trastuzumab-Treated HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer NCCTG N0337 and NCCTG 98-32-52 (Alliance). Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Jul 1;24(13):3053-3058. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-1864. Epub 2018 Mar 12.

    PubMed 29530935

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing trastuzumab, carboplatin and paclitaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 25 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 25 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

response rate (time frame: Up to 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00003612, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2019.

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