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Breast NeoplasmsPhase 2NCT00046514

ABI-007 in Taxol Resistant Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing ABI-007 in people with Breast Neoplasms and Metastases, Neoplasm, run by Celgene Corporation at 1 site 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

The anticancer agent paclitaxel (marketed as Taxol) has shown remarkable activity against metastatic breast cancer. However, the Taxol formulation requires prolonged administration times, and there are safety problems that have been attributed to the solvent rather than the active ingredient, paclitaxel. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Breast Neoplasms, Metastases, Neoplasm
What is being tested?
ABI-007
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2001to not given
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

Patients must be:

  • If female, non-pregnant and not lactating, with a negative serum pregnancy test, and either not of child-bearing potential or practicing an approved contraception method
  • Eighteen years of age or older
  • Karnofsky Perfomance Status of 70% or 0-2 SWOG Performance Status
  • No other malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer, CIN, or in-situ cervical cancer
  • Measurable disease
  • Suitable candidate for treatment with paclitaxel
  • Previously treated with Taxol weekly or every three weeks, including adjuvant therapy, for metastatic breast cancer and relapsed within 12 months
  • If, at baseline, patient has absolute neutrophil count of at least 1500 cells/mm3, platelet count of at least 100,000 cells/mm3,and hemoglobin of at least 9 g/dL
  • If, at baseline, patient has AST and ALT of less than or equal to 2.5 x the upper limit of normal range; a total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL; creatinine levels less than or equal to 2 mg/dL; and alkaline phosphatase levels less than or equal to 5 x the upper limit of normal range (unless there are bone but not liver metastases)
  • Patient has an expected survival of at least 12 weeks
  • Patient or his/her representative has signed an informed consent statement

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Abraxis BioScience, Inc.

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Clinical Trial of ABI-007 (A Cremophor-Free, Protein Stabilized, Nanoparticle Paclitaxel)Administered Weekly in Taxol Resistant Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

The anticancer agent paclitaxel (marketed as Taxol) has shown remarkable activity against metastatic breast cancer. However, the Taxol formulation requires prolonged administration times, and there are safety problems that have been attributed to the solvent rather than the active ingredient, paclitaxel. This is a new formulation of paclitaxel that has been found to have fewer safety problems than Taxol, and may be administered safely at higher doses. This study will investigate the safety and efficacy of this new formulation of paclitaxel given intravenously once a week for three weeks, followed by a rest week. This cycle will be repeated until safety problems or treatment failure require that the patient stop therapy.

Read the detailed description

The anticancer agent paclitaxel (Taxol for Injection Concentrate, Bristol-Meyers Squibb) has a broad spectrum of activity against several human cancers including carcinomas of ovary, breast, lung, esophagus and head and neck cancer. Taxol has shown remarkable activity against metastatic breast cancer, yielding response rates in the range of 40% to 60% in chemotherapy-naive patients and 25%-30% in patients refractory to anthracycline-containing regimens (Taxol package insert). The major limitation of Taxol is its poor water soluability requiring Cremophor (containing castor oil and ethanol) as a solvent. Taxol in this vehicle must be administered over 3-24 hours, and hypersensitivity reactions to Cremophor require a premedication routine of a corticosteroid, an antihistamine, and an H2 antagonist.

In this study, the test medication (ABI-007) is a nanoparticle colloidal composition of protein-stabilized paclitaxel that is reconstituted in saline. The infusion time for ABI-007 is minimal compared to Taxol (under an hour), and there is no premedication required. The maximally tolerated dose of this formulation of paclitaxel is 300 mg/m2, as compared to 175 mg/m2 for Taxol. As tumor response has been shown to be dose-dependent for paclitaxel, a higher dose allows for a potentially better response.

This open-label, Phase II study will determine the safety, tolerability and anti-tumor effect of ABI-007 monotherapy administered weekly in patients with metastatic breast cancer that have been previously treated with Taxol.

Being tested
ABI-007
Keywords
Metastatic Breast Cancer, Taxol
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

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

  • ABI-007Drug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Oct 2002 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2001

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00046514
Sponsor's protocol ID
CA013
Status last verified
Dec 2016
First submitted
30 Sep 2002
Last updated
15 Dec 2016
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Blum JL, Savin MA, Edelman G, Pippen JE, Robert NJ, Geister BV, Kirby RL, Clawson A, O'Shaughnessy JA. Phase II study of weekly albumin-bound paclitaxel for patients with metastatic breast cancer heavily pretreated with taxanes. Clin Breast Cancer. 2007 Dec;7(11):850-6. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2007.n.049.

    PubMed 18269774

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing ABI-007 in people with Breast Neoplasms and Metastases, Neoplasm, run by Celgene Corporation at 1 site 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 15 Dec 2016. 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 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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00046514, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 Dec 2016.

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