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Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00019812

Monoclonal Antibody Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2

A Phase 2 study testing trastuzumab and paclitaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) at 3 sites in United States.

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: Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to make tumor cells stop dividing so they stop growing or die. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
trastuzumab and paclitaxel
How many people
55 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Aug 1999to Feb 2004
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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic breast cancer with HER2 overexpression
  • Radiographically or physically measurable disease that can be biopsied safely under local anesthesia
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Sex:

  • Male or female

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 75,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT no greater than 5 times ULN

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior trastuzumab

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 2 weeks since prior hormonal therapy
  • No concurrent hormone receptor therapy (e.g., tamoxifen or armidex)

Radiotherapy:

  • Localized palliative external beam radiotherapy allowed

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Concurrent bisphosphonates allowed

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-1182

  • Holy Cross Hospital

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308

  • Mary Babb Randolph Center

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506-9162

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About this study

Official title: Study of Trastuzumab (Herceptin) and Paclitaxel in Patients With HER2-Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer

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

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of trastuzumab plus paclitaxel in treating patients who have metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of trastuzumab (Herceptin) and paclitaxel in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer.
  • Provide access to trastuzumab and paclitaxel for these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 30-90 minutes and paclitaxel IV over 1 hour weekly. Patients receive trastuzumab alone during course 1 and then in combination with paclitaxel during subsequent courses. Courses repeat every 4 weeks until patients achieve a sustained complete response of 8 weeks or disease progression occurs.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 55 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
trastuzumab, paclitaxel
Keywords
stage IV breast cancer, male breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Male

What participants receive

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

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 startAug 1999
  3. Study completionFeb 2004

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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
Enrolment
55 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00019812
Sponsor's protocol ID
990121
Other IDs
99-C-0121, NCI-T98-0087, CDR0000067227
Status last verified
Apr 2003
First submitted
11 Jul 2001
Last updated
23 Mar 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing trastuzumab and paclitaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) at 3 sites in United States.

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 23 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. 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.

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 23 Mar 2012.

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