Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00005614
Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in Frail Patients
A Phase 2 study testing Gemcitabine hydrochloride in people with Breast Cancer, run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine in treating elderly women who have metastatic breast cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Aug 1999to Jun 2000
- 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 65 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Metastatic breast cancer Measurable disease No progression after 3 or more different forms of chemotherapy Hormone receptor positive breast cancer must be refractory to at least two forms of hormonal treatment (including antiestrogen, aromatase inhibitor, and/or progestin) unless there is life threatening metastases (e.g., lymphangitic metastases to the lung or liver metastases) Must meet at least one of the following characteristics for frailty: ECOG 2-4 Dependence in at least one activity of daily living 85 and over History of three or more falls in the past 6 months Mild dementia (must be oriented in time, space, and location) Three or more comorbid conditions Hormone receptor status: Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 65 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: See Disease Characteristics Life expectancy: Greater than 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Neutropenia or thrombocytopenia secondary to myelophthisis from breast cancer allowed Hepatic: Increased bilirubin allowed Renal: Renal insufficiency allowed Cardiovascular: Congestive heart failure allowed Other: No known allergy to gemcitabine
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to bony areas or CNS metastases Surgery: Not specified Other: Concurrent bisphosphonates allowed No concurrent participation in other investigational studies
About this study
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine in treating elderly women who have metastatic breast cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and efficacy of gemcitabine in the treatment of elderly women with metastatic breast cancer. II. Evaluate the quality of life in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 1 hour weekly for 7 consecutive weeks in an 8 week course. Treatment then continues weekly for 3 consecutive weeks in 4 week courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed prior to treatment and then every 12 weeks. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months until year 5, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study over 2 years.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Being tested
- Gemcitabine hydrochloride
- 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.
Also called Gemzar
Gemcitabine via IV
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Gemcitabine Treatment | Experimental | Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 1 hour weekly for 7 consecutive weeks in an 8 week course. Treatment then continues weekly for 3 consecutive weeks in 4 week courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed prior to treatment and then every 12 weeks. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months until year 5, and then annually thereafter. Receives: Drug: Gemcitabine hydrochloride |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Investigators planned to determine efficacy (objective response rate [ORR] by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors [RECIST]).
Measured: 2 years
Secondary outcomes (1)
Number of Participants with Adverse Events
Investigators planned to review adverse events utilizing Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) V3.
Measured: 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Jul 2004 (estimated)
- Study startAug 1999
- Primary completionJun 2000
- Study completionJun 2000
Why it stopped: no accrual
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.
- More trials run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Lodovico Balducci, M.D., Principal investigator, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00005614
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MCC-11909
- Other IDs
- NCI-G00-1748
- Status last verified
- Sep 2012
- First submitted
- 2 May 2000
- Last updated
- 25 Sep 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Sep 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in Frail Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00005614
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MCC-11909
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Keywords
- stage IV breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: no accrual
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Aug 1999
- Primary completion
- Jun 2000 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jun 2000 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Jul 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.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine in treating elderly women who have metastatic breast cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and efficacy of gemcitabine in the treatment of elderly women with metastatic breast cancer. II. Evaluate the quality of life in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 1 hour weekly for 7 consecutive weeks in an 8 week course. Treatment then continues weekly for 3 consecutive weeks in 4 week courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed prior to treatment and then every 12 weeks. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months until year 5, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study over 2 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Gemcitabine Treatment | Experimental | Drug: Gemcitabine hydrochloridePatients receive gemcitabine IV over 1 hour weekly for 7 consecutive weeks in an 8 week course. Treatment then continues weekly for 3 consecutive weeks in 4 week courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed prior to treatment and then every 12 weeks. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months until year 5, and then annually thereafter. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gemcitabine hydrochlorideAlso: GemzarGemcitabine via IV | Drug | Gemcitabine Treatment |
Primary outcome
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time frame: 2 years
Investigators planned to determine efficacy (objective response rate [ORR] by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors [RECIST]).
1 secondary outcome
Number of Participants with Adverse Events
Time frame: 2 years
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Sep 2012.
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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.
Lodovico Balducci, M.D. principal investigator
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Gemcitabine hydrochloride in people with Breast Cancer, run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Sep 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
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?
Objective Response Rate (ORR) (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
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 25 Sep 2012.