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Breast CancerPhase 3NCT00114816

Docetaxel Followed by CEF (Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and 5-Fluorouracil) Compared to Docetaxel and Capecitabine Followed by CEX (Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and Capecitabine) as Adjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing capecitabine and docetaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Finnish Breast Cancer Group at 1 site in Finland.

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

This study compares two chemotherapy regimens as adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. The study participants are randomly allocated to receive either 3 cycles of docetaxel followed by 3 cycles of CEF (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil) or to receive 3 cycles of docetaxel plus capecitabine followed by 3… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
capecitabine and docetaxel
How many people
1,500 participants
Where
1 siteFinland
Study dates
Jan 2004to Apr 2007
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 65 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • To be eligible for inclusion in the study, each patient must fulfill each of the criteria below.
  • Have provided written informed consent prior to study-specific screening procedures, with the understanding that the patient has the right to withdraw from the study at any time, without prejudice.
  • Be female and 18 years of age or older.
  • Have histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer.
  • High risk of breast cancer recurrence (> 25% within the first 5 years without adjuvant therapy, > 35% within the first 10 years) with one of the following:
  • Regional node positive disease (pN+; tumor cells or tumor cell clusters < 0.2 mm in diameter are not counted as metastases);
  • Pathological N0 and PgR- and tumor size > 20 mm.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who fulfill any of the following criteria will be excluded:
  • > 65 years of age.
  • "Special type" histology (mucinous, papillary, medullary, or tubular breast cancer), when pN0.
  • ER, PgR and HER-2 status (via in situ hybridization or immunohistochemistry) not determined.
  • Presence of distant metastases.
  • Previous chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting.
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  • Non-ambulatory or WHO performance status > 1.
  • Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential (menstruating within 6 months of study entry or with no hysterectomy and age < 55) with either a positive or no pregnancy test at baseline.
  • Women of childbearing potential unless using a reliable and appropriate contraceptive method. (Post-menopausal women must have been amenorrheic for at least 6 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential).
  • More than 12 weeks between breast surgery and date of randomization.
  • Organ allografts with immunosuppressive therapy required.
  • Major surgery (except breast surgery) within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start, or lack of complete recovery from the effects of major surgery.
  • Participation in any investigational drug study within 4 weeks preceding treatment start.
  • Patients with a history of uncontrolled seizures, central nervous system disorders or psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant precluding informed consent or interfering with compliance for oral drug intake.
  • History of another malignancy within the last five years except cured basal cell carcinoma of skin or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix.
  • Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiac disease (e.g. congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease and cardiac arrhythmia not well controlled with medication) or myocardial infarction within the last 12 months.
  • Abnormal laboratory values:
  • Hemoglobin < 10.0 g/dL, neutrophils < 1.5 x 10^9/L, platelet count < 120 x 10^9/L;
  • Serum creatinine > 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN);
  • Creatinine clearance (calculated per Cockroft and Gault) < 50 mL/min;
  • Serum bilirubin > ULN;
  • ALAT > 1.5 x ULN;
  • Alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 x ULN.
  • Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections or other serious uncontrolled concomitant disease.
  • Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract or those who have clinically significant malabsorption syndrome.
  • Inability to swallow tablets.
  • Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
  • Unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
  • Requirement for concurrent use of the antiviral agent sorivudine or chemically related analogues, such as brivudine.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Finland1 site

  • Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland

    Helsinki, FIN-00029

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Docetaxel Followed by Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and 5-FU to Docetaxel With Capecitabine Followed by Cyclophosphamide, Epirubicin and Capecitabine as Adjuvant Treatment for Early Breast Cancer

This study compares two chemotherapy regimens as adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. The study participants are randomly allocated to receive either 3 cycles of docetaxel followed by 3 cycles of CEF (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil) or to receive 3 cycles of docetaxel plus capecitabine followed by 3 cycles of CEX (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin and capecitabine). The study participants are required to to have a medium to high risk for breast cancer recurrence. The primary aim of the study is to investigate whether addition of capecitabine to a standard taxane/anthracycline regimen will influence recurrence-free survival.

Read the detailed description

This is an open-label, two-arm, randomized multi-center phase III trial to compare efficacy and safety of a taxane-anthracycline regimen to a taxane-anthracycline-capecitabine regimen as adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer with an intermediate-to-high risk of cancer recurrence.

Patients diagnosed with early breast cancer with an estimated risk of 25% or greater for distant recurrence within 5 years from the diagnosis will be randomly allocated to one of the following 2 arms (1:1):

  • Arm A -- 3 cycles of docetaxel 80 mg/m² intravenous (i.v.) (repeated on day [d.] 22); followed by 3 cycles of CEF (cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 i.v., epirubicin 75mg/m² i.v., 5-fluorouracil 600 mg/m2 i.v., repeated on d. 22)
  • Arm B -- 3 cycles of TX (docetaxel 60 mg/m² i.v., capecitabine twice daily 900 mg/m² given orally on days 1-15 of the cycle; cycle repeated on d. 22); followed by 3 cycles of CEX (cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 i.v., epirubicin 75mg/m² i.v, capecitabine twice daily 900 mg/m² on days 1-15 of the cycle; cycle repeated on d. 22)

Locoregional radiotherapy is given according to the institutional practice after completing adjuvant chemotherapy (Tx3/CEFx3 or TXx3/CEXx3).

All patients with ER and/or PgR positive disease will receive adjuvant endocrine therapy. This will consist of 1 mg p.o. anastrozole (ArimidexR) given for 60 months in women who were post-menopausal prior to chemotherapy (no menstrual periods for > 6 months) or of tamoxifen 20 mg p.o. for 60 months in women who were pre-menopausal prior to chemotherapy.

Use of trastuzumab is allowed in HER-2 positive disease.

Patients will be followed up for 5 years post-randomization.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
capecitabine, docetaxel
Keywords
breast cancer, chemotherapy, adjuvant, capecitabine, docetaxel
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

What is being measured

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

  1. Recurrence-free survival

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. Adverse event rate (CTCAE v. 3.0)

  2. Overall survival

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Jun 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2004
  3. Study completionApr 2007

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
1,500 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00114816
Sponsor's protocol ID
FBCG Protocol No. 01-2003
Other IDs
Roche protocol number MO17728
Status last verified
May 2007
First submitted
17 Jun 2005
Last updated
21 May 2007
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Joensuu H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL, Huovinen R, Jukkola A, Tanner M, Ahlgren J, Auvinen P, Lahdenpera O, Villman K, Nyandoto P, Nilsson G, Poikonen-Saksela P, Kataja V, Bono P, Junnila J, Lindman H. Adjuvant Capecitabine for Early Breast Cancer: 15-Year Overall Survival Results From a Randomized Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Apr 1;40(10):1051-1058. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02054. Epub 2022 Jan 12.

    PubMed 35020465

  • Hoon SN, Lau PK, White AM, Bulsara MK, Banks PD, Redfern AD. Capecitabine for hormone receptor-positive versus hormone receptor-negative breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 May 26;5(5):CD011220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011220.pub2.

    PubMed 34037241

  • Joensuu H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL, Huovinen R, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Tanner M, Kokko R, Ahlgren J, Auvinen P, Lahdenpera O, Kosonen S, Villman K, Nyandoto P, Nilsson G, Poikonen-Saksela P, Kataja V, Junnila J, Bono P, Lindman H. Adjuvant Capecitabine in Combination With Docetaxel, Epirubicin, and Cyclophosphamide for Early Breast Cancer: The Randomized Clinical FinXX Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Jun 1;3(6):793-800. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6120.

    PubMed 28253390

  • Joensuu H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL, Huovinen R, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Tanner M, Asola R, Kokko R, Ahlgren J, Auvinen P, Hemminki A, Paija O, Helle L, Nuortio L, Villman K, Nilsson G, Lahtela SL, Lehtio K, Pajunen M, Poikonen P, Nyandoto P, Kataja V, Bono P, Leinonen M, Lindman H; FinXX Study Investigators. Adjuvant capecitabine in combination with docetaxel and cyclophosphamide plus epirubicin for breast cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2009 Dec;10(12):1145-51. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70307-9. Epub 2009 Nov 10.

    PubMed 19906561

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing capecitabine and docetaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Finnish Breast Cancer Group at 1 site in Finland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 29 exclusion criteria. 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 21 May 2007. 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 Finland. 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?

Recurrence-free survival. 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 NCT00114816, which also lists 4 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 21 May 2007.

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