Breast CancerPhase 3NCT00003680
Standard Chemotherapy Compared With High-Dose Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Women With Advanced or Inflammatory Breast Cancer
A Phase 3 study testing CMF regimen, cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil in people with Breast Cancer, run by Scottish Cancer Therapy Network at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 60 years, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- CMF regimen, cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- Nov 1998to not given
- Phase
- Phase 3
- 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 to 60 years
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven locally advanced, inflammatory, or operable large primary breast cancer (greater than 3 cm) following 2-6 courses of primary anthracycline-containing chemotherapy Potentially curative surgery At least 1 axillary lymph node involvement at surgery No metastatic disease Hormone receptor status: Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 60 Sex: Female Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin greater than 9 g/dL Hepatic: Normal prothrombin time Normal activated partial thromboplastin time Normal bilirubin (except for patients with benign congenital hyperbilirubinemia) AST/ALT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 1.5 times ULN No active hepatitis B or C infection Renal: Normal creatinine Cardiovascular: Adequate cardiac function No active cardiac disease Left ventricular ejection fraction within normal range Other: No other serious medical or psychiatric disease Not pregnant No prior/concurrent malignancy except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix HIV negative OR asymptomatic for HIV disease
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Prior surgery required
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
C.R.C. Beatson Laboratories
Glasgow, Scotland, G61 1BD
About this study
Official title: A Randomised Comparative Trial of Highly Intensive Chemotherapy With Stem Cell Support vs. Relatively Intensive Chemotherapy (CMF 8 Cycles) in Breast Cancer Patients Node Positive Surgery, Having Received Primary Medical Therapy With an Anthracycline Regimen
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether high-dose chemotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation is more effective than standard chemotherapy for breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of standard chemotherapy with that of high-dose chemotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating women who have advanced breast cancer or inflammatory breast cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the overall survival in locally advanced, inflammatory, or operable large primary breast cancer (greater than 3 cm) patients with positive axillary lymph nodes at surgery following primary chemotherapy, receiving either conventional chemotherapy or high dose chemotherapy as adjuvant therapy. II. Compare the relapse-free survival and quality of life in these patients receiving this therapy.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter, open label study. Patients are stratified by study center and number of positive axillary lymph nodes at surgery. Patients are randomized to receive conventional or high dose adjuvant chemotherapy. Arm I: Patients receive conventional chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil IV administered once every 3 weeks for 8 courses. Arm II: Patients receive high dose chemotherapy. Cyclophosphamide IV is administered on day 1. Patients undergo peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) collection, then receive cyclophosphamide and thiotepa IV for 4 days, 13-28 days after PBPC collection. Peripheral blood progenitor cells are then reinfused. Patients undergo radiotherapy during or after chemotherapy and receive oral tamoxifen for 5 years, beginning at the same time as radiotherapy. Estrogen receptor negative patients may receive tamoxifen at the discretion of the treating physician. Quality of life is assessed before chemotherapy, then at 6, 12, and 24 months. Patients are followed at 12, 18, and 24 months, then annually for 5 years or until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: This study will accrue approximately 300 patients.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- CMF regimen, cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil, methotrexate, tamoxifen citrate
- Keywords
- stage III breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms, Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
CMF regimenDrug
cyclophosphamideDrug
fluorouracilDrug
methotrexateDrug
tamoxifen citrateDrug
thiotepaDrug
peripheral blood stem cell transplantationProcedure or surgery
radiation therapyRadiation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 May 2004 (estimated)
- Study startNov 1998
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Breast CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Scottish Cancer Therapy Network
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- T.R.J. Evans, Study chair, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research - Glasgow
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00003680
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDR0000066782
- Other IDs
- SCTN-BR9810, EU-98054
- Status last verified
- May 2007
- First submitted
- 1 Nov 1999
- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2013
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Nov 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomised Comparative Trial of Highly Intensive Chemotherapy With Stem Cell Support vs. Relatively Intensive Chemotherapy (CMF 8 Cycles) in Breast Cancer Patients Node Positive Surgery, Having Received Primary Medical Therapy With an Anthracycline Regimen
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00003680
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDR0000066782
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- stage III breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Scottish Cancer Therapy NetworkUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Nov 1998
- First posted
- 3 May 2004 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether high-dose chemotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation is more effective than standard chemotherapy for breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of standard chemotherapy with that of high-dose chemotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating women who have advanced breast cancer or inflammatory breast cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the overall survival in locally advanced, inflammatory, or operable large primary breast cancer (greater than 3 cm) patients with positive axillary lymph nodes at surgery following primary chemotherapy, receiving either conventional chemotherapy or high dose chemotherapy as adjuvant therapy. II. Compare the relapse-free survival and quality of life in these patients receiving this therapy.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter, open label study. Patients are stratified by study center and number of positive axillary lymph nodes at surgery. Patients are randomized to receive conventional or high dose adjuvant chemotherapy. Arm I: Patients receive conventional chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil IV administered once every 3 weeks for 8 courses. Arm II: Patients receive high dose chemotherapy. Cyclophosphamide IV is administered on day 1. Patients undergo peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) collection, then receive cyclophosphamide and thiotepa IV for 4 days, 13-28 days after PBPC collection. Peripheral blood progenitor cells are then reinfused. Patients undergo radiotherapy during or after chemotherapy and receive oral tamoxifen for 5 years, beginning at the same time as radiotherapy. Estrogen receptor negative patients may receive tamoxifen at the discretion of the treating physician. Quality of life is assessed before chemotherapy, then at 6, 12, and 24 months. Patients are followed at 12, 18, and 24 months, then annually for 5 years or until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: This study will accrue approximately 300 patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 60 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| CMF regimen | Drug | – |
| cyclophosphamide | Drug | – |
| fluorouracil | Drug | – |
| methotrexate | Drug | – |
| tamoxifen citrate | Drug | – |
| thiotepa | Drug | – |
| peripheral blood stem cell transplantation | Procedure or surgery | – |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Nov 2013.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
T.R.J. Evans study chair
Beatson Institute for Cancer Research - Glasgow
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing CMF regimen, cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil in people with Breast Cancer, run by Scottish Cancer Therapy Network at 1 site in United Kingdom.
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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Nov 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
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.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 6 Nov 2013.