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Breast CancerPhase 3NCT00028990

Paclitaxel With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing bevacizumab and Paclitaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group at 30 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
bevacizumab and Paclitaxel
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
722 participants
Where
30 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
29 Jan 2002to May 2009
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 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast
  • Locally recurrent disease that is not amenable to surgical resection with curative intent OR
  • Metastatic disease
  • No HER-2-overexpressing (3+) breast cancer unless previously treated with trastuzumab (Herceptin)
  • Unknown HER-2 status allowed provided herceptin-based therapy inappropriate or not indicated
  • No prior or radiologic evidence of CNS metastases, including previously treated, resected, or asymptomatic brain lesions or leptomeningeal involvement by head CT scan or MRI
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Sex:

  • Male or female

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • No prior bleeding diathesis

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • SGOT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN for known liver involvement)
  • PT/PTT no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • INR no greater than 1.5 times normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
  • No proteinuria by dipstick urinalysis
  • Trace proteinuria allowed
  • Proteinuria less than 500 mg by 24-hour urine collection if proteinuria at least 1+ by urinalysis

Cardiovascular:

  • No clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 12 months
  • No unstable angina
  • No prior deep vein thrombosis
  • No grade 2 or greater peripheral vascular disease
  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • No uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure greater than 170 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure greater than 95 mm Hg)
  • No prior cerebrovascular accident

Pulmonary:

  • No prior pulmonary embolism

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective non-hormonal contraception
  • No history of seizures
  • No non-healing wound or fracture
  • No hypersensitivity to paclitaxel, Cremophor EL, Chinese hamster ovary cell products, or other recombinant human antibodies
  • No active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy for locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer
  • At least 12 months since prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant taxane therapy
  • At least 3 weeks since prior adjuvant chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 3 weeks since prior hormonal therapy for locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No prior radiotherapy to only site of disease
  • No concurrent local radiotherapy for pain control or life-threatening situations (e.g, superior vena cava syndrome, spinal cord compression, or CNS metastases)

Surgery:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior major surgical procedure except placement of vascular access device or breast biopsy
  • At least 7 days since prior minor surgical procedure, including placement of an access device or fine needle aspiration

Other:

  • At least 10 days since prior anticoagulant therapy (low-dose anticoagulant therapy to maintain patency of a vascular access device allowed)
  • At least 10 days since prior and no concurrent daily aspirin (more than 325 mg/day) or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication known to inhibit platelet function
  • No concurrent dipyridamole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, or cilostazol

Trial locations and contacts

30 sites in 2 countries.

30 sites in 2 countries

United States28 sites
  • CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106

  • CCOP - Atlanta Regional

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701

  • 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 - Dayton

    Dayton, Ohio, 45429

  • 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

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

    Mobile, Alabama, 36607

  • CCOP - Ochsner

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121

  • CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68106

  • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

    Peoria, Illinois, 61602

  • Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212-4772

  • 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 - Mayo Clinic 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 - Upstate Carolina

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303

  • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456

  • CCOP - Oklahoma

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136

  • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

Other trials in United States

Canada2 sites
  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1

  • British Columbia Cancer Agency

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Phase III Tial Of Paclitaxel Versus Paclitaxel Plus Bevacizumab (rhuMAb VEGF) As First-Line Therapy For Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them. It is not yet known whether paclitaxel works better with or without bevacizumab in treating breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is to see if paclitaxel works better with or without bevacizumab in treating patients who have locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the time to treatment failure in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer treated with paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab.
  • Compare the objective response rate, duration of response, overall survival, and time to progression in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
  • Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease-free interval (no more than 24 months vs more than 24 months), number of metastatic sites (less than 3 vs 3 or more), treatment with prior adjuvant chemotherapy (yes vs no), and estrogen receptor status (positive vs negative vs unknown). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15 followed by bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15.
  • Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel as in arm I. In both arms, courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and on day 1 of weeks 17 and 33.

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

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 316-650 patients (158-325 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 31 months.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
bevacizumab, Paclitaxel
Keywords
stage IV breast cancer, recurrent 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.

  • bevacizumabDrug

    Also called Avastin

    10 mg/kg following paclitaxel treatment on weeks 1 and 3 of every 4-week cycle

  • PaclitaxelDrug

    90 mg/m2 IV infusion over 1 hour every week for 3 weeks followed by 1 week rest

Study groups in NCT00028990
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Paclitaxel + BevacizumabActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: bevacizumab; Drug: Paclitaxel
PaclitaxelActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Paclitaxel

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression-Free Survival

    Measured: Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 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 start29 Jan 2002
  3. Primary completionNov 2006
  4. Study completionMay 2009

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
722 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00028990
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000069156
Other IDs
E2100, NCCTG-E2100, CAN-NCIC-MAC3, NSABP-E2100
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
4 Jan 2002
Last updated
15 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Gray R, Giantonio BJ, O'Dwyer PJ, et al.: The safety of adding angiogenesis inhibition into treatment for colorectal, breast, and lung cancer: the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group's (ECOG) experience with bevacizumab (anti-VEGF). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-825, 2003.

  • Schneider BP, Wang M, Radovich M, Sledge GW, Badve S, Thor A, Flockhart DA, Hancock B, Davidson N, Gralow J, Dickler M, Perez EA, Cobleigh M, Shenkier T, Edgerton S, Miller KD; ECOG 2100. Association of vascular endothelial growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 genetic polymorphisms with outcome in a trial of paclitaxel compared with paclitaxel plus bevacizumab in advanced breast cancer: ECOG 2100. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Oct 1;26(28):4672-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.1612.

    PubMed 18824714
  • Miller K, Wang M, Gralow J, Dickler M, Cobleigh M, Perez EA, Shenkier T, Cella D, Davidson NE. Paclitaxel plus bevacizumab versus paclitaxel alone for metastatic breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 27;357(26):2666-76. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa072113.

    PubMed 18160686
  • Cella D, Wang M, Wagner L, Miller K. Survival-adjusted health-related quality of life (HRQL) among patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving paclitaxel plus bevacizumab versus paclitaxel alone: results from Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study 2100 (E2100). Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Dec;130(3):855-61. doi: 10.1007/s10549-011-1725-6. Epub 2011 Aug 27.

    PubMed 21874312
  • Miller KD, Wang M, Gralow J, et al.: A randomized phase III trial of paclitaxel versus paclitaxel plus bevacizumab as first-line therapy for locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer: a trial coordinated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (E2100). [Abstract] Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 94 (Suppl 1): A-3, 2005.

  • Miller KD. E2100: a phase III trial of paclitaxel versus paclitaxel/bevacizumab for metastatic breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2003 Feb;3(6):421-2. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2003.n.007. No abstract available.

    PubMed 12636887

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing bevacizumab and Paclitaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group at 30 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 15 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 30 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 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?

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?

Progression-Free Survival (time frame: Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 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 NCT00028990, which also lists 6 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 15 Jun 2023.

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