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Breast CancerPhase 2/3NCT01413828

Trastuzumab Administered Concurrently or Sequentially to Anthracycline-containing Adjuvant Regimen for Breast Cancer

A Phase 2/3 study testing concurrent and sequential in people with Breast Cancer, run by Peking Union Medical College Hospital at 1 site in China.

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

Most of the published data support the preferential use of an anthracycline-containing adjuvant regimen for individuals with HER2-positive tumors. Concurrent anthracyclines and trastuzumab, however, are contraindicated due to the observation of unacceptably high rates of cardiotoxicity in a large randomized trial in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
concurrent and sequential
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
201 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
May 2011to Aug 2016
Phase
Phase 2/3
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 70 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Written informed consent.
  • Histological diagnosis of operable invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast. Tumours must be HER2 positive. Time window between surgery and study randomization must be less than 60 days.
  • Surgery must consist of mastectomy or conservative surgery with axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy. Margins free of disease and ductal carcinomas in situ (DCIS) are required. Lobular carcinoma is not considered a positive margin.
  • Positive axillary lymph nodes defined as at least 1 out of 10 nodes with presence of disease. If sentinel node technique is used, sentinel node can be the only node affected.
  • Status of hormone receptors in primary tumour must be available before the end of adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Patients must not present evidence of metastatic disease. Status of HER2 in primary tumour, known before randomization. Patients with immune histochemistry (IHC) 3+ are eligible. For patients with ICH 2+, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is mandatory and result must be positive.
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  • Age >= 18 and <= 70 years old.
  • Performance status (Karnofsky index) >= 80.
  • Normal electrocardiogram (EKG) in the 12 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Cardiac function monitored by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) must be >= 55%.
  • Laboratory results (within 14 days prior to randomization):
  • Hematology: neutrophils >= 1.5 x 10^9/l; platelets >= 100 x 10^9/l; hemoglobin >= 10 mg/dl;
  • Hepatic function: total bilirubin <= 1 upper normal limit (UNL); SGOT and SGPT <= 2.5 UNL; alkaline phosphatase <= 2.5 UNL. If values of SGOT and SGPT > 1.5 UNL are associated to alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 UNL, patient is not eligible;
  • Renal function: creatinine <= 175 mmol/l (2 mg/dl); creatinine clearance >= 60 ml/min;
  • Complete stage workup during the 12 weeks prior to randomization (mammograms are allowed within a 20 week window). All patients must have a bilateral mammogram, thorax x-ray, abdominal echography and/or computed tomography (CT)-scan. If bone pain, and/or alkaline phosphatase elevation, a bone scintigraphy is mandatory. This test is recommended for all patients. Other tests: as clinically indicated.
  • Patients able to comply with treatment and study follow-up.
  • Negative pregnancy test done in the 14 prior days to randomization.

Who cannot join

  • Prior systemic therapy for breast cancer.
  • Prior therapy with anthracyclines or trastuzumab for any malignancy.
  • Prior radiotherapy for breast cancer.
  • Bilateral invasive breast cancer.
  • Pregnant or lactating women. Adequate contraceptive methods must be used during chemotherapy and hormone therapy treatments.
  • Any M1 tumor.
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  • HER2 negative breast cancer (IHC 0or 1+ or negative FISH result).
  • Pre-existing grade >= 2 motor or sensorial neurotoxicity (National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria version 2.0 [NCI CTC v-2.0]).
  • Any other serious medical pathology, such as congestive heart failure; unstable angina; history of myocardial infarction during the previous year; uncontrolled HA or high risk arrhythmias.
  • left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 55%.
  • History of neurological or psychiatric disorders, which could preclude the patients from free informed consent.
  • Active uncontrolled infection.
  • Active peptic ulcer; unstable diabetes mellitus.
  • Previous or current history of neoplasms different from breast cancer, except for skin carcinoma, cervical in situ carcinoma, or any other tumour curatively treated and without recurrence in the last 10 years; ductal in situ carcinoma in the same breast; lobular in situ carcinoma.
  • Chronic treatment with corticosteroids.
  • Contraindications for corticosteroid administration.
  • Concomitant treatment with raloxifene, tamoxifen or other selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), either for osteoporosis treatment or for prevention. These treatments must stop before randomisation.
  • Concomitant treatment with other investigational products; participation in other clinical trials with a non-marketed drug in the 20 previous days before randomization.
  • Concomitant treatment with another therapy for cancer.
  • Males.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730

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About this study

Official title: Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Trastuzumab Administered Concurrently or Sequentially to Anthracycline-containing Adjuvant Regimen for Breast Cancer

Most of the published data support the preferential use of an anthracycline-containing adjuvant regimen for individuals with HER2-positive tumors. Concurrent anthracyclines and trastuzumab, however, are contraindicated due to the observation of unacceptably high rates of cardiotoxicity in a large randomized trial in the metastatic setting. However, in neoadjuvant setting, trastuzumab concurrently with an anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen had shown high pathological complete response (pCR) and very low cardiotoxicity. All large adjuvant trials have evaluated only the sequential strategy of administering anthracyclines and trastuzumab. The safety and efficacy of trastuzumab concurrently with an anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen has never been evaluated in adjuvant setting. Given the similar patients characteristics, the investigators hypothesize that trastuzumab concurrently with an anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimen would not increase cardiotoxicity but efficacy.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
concurrent, sequential
Keywords
breast cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy, trastuzumab, anthracycline
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • concurrentDrug

    Trastuzumab will be administered concurrently with any anthracycline-containing regimen for breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy. Trastuzumab will be given intravenously 8mg/kg loading dose, followed by 6mg/kg every 3 weeks for one year.

  • sequentialDrug

    Trastuzumab will be administered sequentially to any anthracycline-containing regimen for breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy. Trastuzumab will be given intravenously 8mg/kg loading dose, followed by 6mg/kg every 3 weeks for one year.

Study groups in NCT01413828
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
concurrentExperimentaltrastuzumab was administered concurrently with any anthracycline-containing adjuvant regimen
Receives: Drug: concurrent
sequentialActive comparatortrastuzumab was administered sequentially to any anthracycline-containing adjuvant regimen
Receives: Drug: sequential

What is being measured

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

  1. cardiotoxicity

    the heart failure rate will be compared at 2 years, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) changes will be monitored during 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 months after firs dose of drug administration

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. disease-free survival

    local recurrence, regional recurrence, contralateral breast recurrence, distant metastasis, death

    Measured: 3 years and 5 years

  2. Overall survival

    Measured: 5 years

  3. Adverse event rate (CTCAE v. 3.0)

    Adverse events other than cardiotoxicity

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Aug 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2011
  3. Primary completionAug 2016
  4. Study completionAug 2016

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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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
201 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01413828
Sponsor's protocol ID
PUMCH- Breast-AH
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
8 Aug 2011
Last updated
17 Aug 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing concurrent and sequential in people with Breast Cancer, run by Peking Union Medical College Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 17 inclusion and 20 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 17 Aug 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 China. 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 combined 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.

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?

cardiotoxicity (time frame: 2 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 NCT01413828.

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 17 Aug 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.

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