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Stage IIA Breast CancerNCT01897441

Chemotherapy Before Surgery and Tissue Sample Collection in Patients With Stage IIA-IIIC Breast Cancer

A study testing Cyclophosphamide, Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in people with Stage IIA Breast Cancer and Stage IIB Breast Cancer, run by Albert Einstein College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This pilot clinical trial studies chemotherapy before surgery and tissue sample collection in patients with stage IIA-IIIC breast cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Cyclophosphamide, Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
31 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2013to 25 Oct 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast associated with the following clinical stage: IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC; patients with stage IV disease are also eligible if there is an intention to perform breast surgery after neoadjuvant therapy is completed, or in patients participating in clinical trials where surgery after neoadjuvant therapy may be an option (eg. E2108)
  • Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and HER2/neu status documented by core needle biopsy of the primary tumor and/or regional lymph node must be known prior to beginning systemic therapy
  • Patients must have had a bilateral diagnostic mammogram within 6 months of registration, and may also have a targeted sonography of the breast and/or ipsilateral axilla and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) if clinically indicated
  • Patients with clinically suspicious axillary lymph node involvement must have either aspiration cytology or biopsy prior to beginning therapy
  • It is strongly encouraged that all patients have metallic clips placed in the tumor prior to neoadjuvant therapy in order to facilitate evaluation for microscopic disease at the time of surgery; placement of clips is particularly encouraged for patients being considered for breast conserving surgery
  • No prior chemotherapy, irradiation, or definitive therapeutic surgery (eg, mastectomy or lumpectomy or axillary dissection) for this malignancy; patients who have had a prior sentinel lymph node biopsy for this malignancy are eligible
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  • Patients who received tamoxifen or another selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) for prevention or for other indications (e.g., osteoporosis, prior ductal carcinoma in situ [DCIS]) are eligible; tamoxifen therapy or other SERMs should be discontinued at least 1 week before the patient is enrolled on this study
  • The patient is medically suitable candidate for preoperative chemotherapy and surgery in the judgment of the treating physicians
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document, and willing to provide blood samples before and during preoperative therapy; patients are also asked but not required to have research biopsies performed before and after therapy

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Prospective Tissue Collection in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Preoperative Systemic Therapy

This pilot clinical trial studies chemotherapy before surgery and tissue sample collection in patients with stage IIA-IIIC breast cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel and trastuzumab may kill more tumor cells. Collecting and storing samples of tissue from patients with breast cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about how well patients will respond to treatment.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the effects of preoperative neoadjuvant paclitaxel and doxorubicin (doxorubicin hydrochloride)/cyclophosphamide (AC) on: senescence; invasion/motility (tumor microenvironment of metastasis [TMEM] and 67 kDa laminin receptor [67LR]).

II. To create a biospecimen repository for future studies derived from patients with breast cancer receiving standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

OUTLINE: Patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive disease are assigned to Stratum A, and patients with HER2-negative disease are randomized to Stratum B or C.

STRATUM A: Patients receive paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 1 hour and trastuzumab IV over 30-90 minutes weekly for 12 weeks. Beginning 2-3 weeks later, patients receive doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 5-10 minutes and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes every 2 weeks for 8 weeks

STRATUM B: Patients receive paclitaxel, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide as in Stratum A.

STRATUM C: Patients receive doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 5-10 minutes and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes every 2 weeks for 8 weeks. Patients then receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour weekly for 12 weeks.

Patients undergo surgery 2-6 weeks after the last chemotherapy dose.

In all arms, treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

Being tested
Cyclophosphamide, Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Paclitaxel
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • CyclophosphamideDrug

    Also called (-)-Cyclophosphamide, 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate, Carloxan, Ciclofosfamida

    Given IV

  • Cytology Specimen Collection ProcedureOther

    Also called Cytologic Sampling

    Correlative studies

  • Doxorubicin HydrochlorideDrug

    Also called 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)- (9CI), ADM, Adriacin, Adriamycin

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • PaclitaxelDrug

    Also called Anzatax, Asotax, Bristaxol, Praxel

    Given IV

  • TrastuzumabBiological

    Also called ABP 980, Anti-c-ERB-2, Anti-c-erbB2 Monoclonal Antibody, Anti-ERB-2

    Given IV

  • Endocrine therapyDrug

    Also called Arimidex (anastrozole), Femara (letrozole), Aromasin (exemestane), Nolvadex (tamoxifen)

    Patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative disease may receive neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) with an aromatase inhibitor: (either Anastrozole 1 mg po daily; Letrozole 2.5 mg po daily, Exemestane 25 mg po daily or Tamoxifen 20 mg po daily) for 4-6 months prior to surgery (or longer if clinically indicated). Anastrozole for 6 months is the preferred regimen for NET.

Study groups in NCT01897441
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Stratum A: HER2-positiveExperimentalPatients receive Paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 IV infusion over 1 hour for 12 weeks and Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg IV loading dose over 90 minutes, then 6 mg/kg IV every three weeks (after Paclitaxel when given concurrently) for a total of 17 doses over 51 weeks. Beginning 2-3 weeks after the last dose of Paclitaxel, patients receive Doxorubicin hydrochloride 60 mg/m^2 IV over 5-10 minutes and Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m^2 IV infusion over 30-60 minutes every 2 weeks for 8 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Paclitaxel; Biological: Trastuzumab
Stratum B: HER2-negativeExperimentalPatients receive sequential Paclitaxel followed by Doxorubicin hydrochloride and Cyclophosphamide (AC) as described in Stratum A.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Paclitaxel
Stratum C: HER2-negativeExperimentalPatients receive sequential Doxorubicin hydrochloride and Cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by Paclitaxel. Patients receive Doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 5-10 minutes and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes every 2 weeks for 8 weeks. Patients then receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour weekly for 12 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Paclitaxel
Stratum I: HER2-negativeExperimentalPatients receive Paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 IV infusion over 1 hour for 12 weeks followed by Doxorubicin hydrochloride and Cyclophosphamide (AC). Patients receive Doxorubicin hydrochloride 60 mg/m^2 IV over 5-10 minutes and Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m^2 IV infusion over 30-60 minutes every 2 weeks for 8 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Paclitaxel
Stratum II: HER2-positiveExperimentalPatients receive Paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 IV infusion over 1 hour for 12 weeks and Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg IV loading dose over 90 minutes, then 6 mg/kg IV every three weeks (after Paclitaxel when given concurrently) for a total of 17 doses over 51 weeks. Beginning 2-3 weeks after the last dose of Paclitaxel, patients receive Doxorubicin hydrochloride 60 mg/m^2 IV over 5-10 minutes and Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m^2 IV infusion over 30-60 minutes every 2 weeks for 8 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Paclitaxel; Biological: Trastuzumab
Stratum III: ER2-positive, HER2-negativeExperimentalPatients with ER-positive, HER2-negative disease may receive neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) with an aromatase inhibitor: (either Anastrozole 1 mg po daily; Letrozole 2.5 mg po daily, Exemestane 25 mg po daily or Tamoxifen 20 mg po daily) for 4-6 months prior to surgery (or longer if clinically indicated). Anastrozole for 6 months is the preferred regimen for NET.
Receives: Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Endocrine therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Changes in Senescence and Secondary Biomarkers, Including TMEM, Mena, and 67LR

    Descriptive statistics by treatment group will be presented. The two-sampled t-test will be performed. Appropriate transformation may be used to improve normality of the outcome variable.

    Measured: Baseline to 6 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Changes in Quantitative Biomarker Levels in Patients With Chemotherapy-responsive and -Resistant Tumors, Including Senescence, Cell Death, TMEM, Mena, and 67LR

    Paired T-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test will be performed. Two-sample t-test will be performed to compare biomarker between the two groups. If the data are not normally distributed, a suitable data transformation such as the log or rank transformation will be applied. Logistic regression models will also be fit to the data with treatment sensitive/resistance category as the outcome and baseline as well as pre-post change in biomarker level as the main predictor variable to obtain estimates of odds ratios unadjusted and adjusted for potential confounders including patients characteristics.

    Measured: Baseline to 8 weeks (2 courses)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Jul 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2013
  3. Primary completion25 Oct 2023
  4. Study completion25 Oct 2023

Why it stopped: Interventional component of study terminated prior to full enrollment

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
31 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01897441
Sponsor's protocol ID
13-02-079
Other IDs
NCI-2013-01194, P30CA013330
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
9 Jul 2013
Last updated
24 Dec 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Karagiannis GS, Pastoriza JM, Wang Y, Harney AS, Entenberg D, Pignatelli J, Sharma VP, Xue EA, Cheng E, D'Alfonso TM, Jones JG, Anampa J, Rohan TE, Sparano JA, Condeelis JS, Oktay MH. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy induces breast cancer metastasis through a TMEM-mediated mechanism. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Jul 5;9(397):eaan0026. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aan0026.

    PubMed 28679654

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Cyclophosphamide, Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in people with Stage IIA Breast Cancer and Stage IIB Breast Cancer, run by Albert Einstein College of Medicine 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?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 0 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Dec 2024. 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.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 24 Dec 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Changes in Senescence and Secondary Biomarkers, Including TMEM, Mena, and 67LR (time frame: Baseline to 6 months). 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 NCT01897441, 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 24 Dec 2024.

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