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Breast CancerPhase 3NCT02115204

4 x Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide, Followed by 4 x Docetaxel Versus 6 x CMF / 6 x CEF

A Phase 3 study testing Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide and Docetaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Women's Cancer Study Group GmbH at 1 site in Germany.

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

Taxane-based adjuvant chemotherapy is standard in node-positive (N+) early breast cancer (BC). The magnitude of benefit in intermediate-risk N+ early BC is still unclear. West German Study Group and "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie" (WSG-AGO) EC-Doc is a large trial evaluating modern sequential… 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?
Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide and Docetaxel
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2,011 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Jun 2000to Aug 2010
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

  • Female patients
  • Age 18-65 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status < 2
  • Surgery: R0-resection and >= 10 removed axillary lymph nodes
  • M0 by chest x-ray, bone scintigraphy and liver sonography

Who cannot join

  • Polyneuropathy
  • Creatinin (serum) > 1,4 mg/dl; Bilirubin (serum) > 2,0 mg/dl
  • Cardia dysfunction, ejection fraction < lower normal value of each institution
  • Hematopoeitic insufficiency: leucocytes < 3,5 G/l, thrombocytes < 100 G/l
  • second malignant neoplasia, except curatively treated basalioma of the skin
  • Surgery before more the six weeks (42 days)
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  • Concurrent pregnancy; patients of childbearing potential must implement a highly effective (less than 1% failure rate) non-hormonal contraceptive measures during the study treatment
  • Breast feeding woman
  • Sequential breast cancer
  • Reasons indicating risk of poor compliance
  • Patients not able to consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site

  • Ev. Hospital Bethesda

    Mönchengladbach, 41061

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About this study

Official title: Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer: Sequential Chemotherapy vs. Standard Therapy. Prospective Randomised Comparison of 4 x Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide (EC) --> 4 x Docetaxel (Doc) vs. 6 x CMF / CEF in Patients With 1 to 3 Positive Lymph Nodes

Taxane-based adjuvant chemotherapy is standard in node-positive (N+) early breast cancer (BC). The magnitude of benefit in intermediate-risk N+ early BC is still unclear. West German Study Group and "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie" (WSG-AGO) EC-Doc is a large trial evaluating modern sequential taxane-based chemotherapy in the subgroup with 1-3 involved lymph nodes (LN).

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT02115204
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
EC-DocExperimental4 cycles epirubicin + docetaxel (90/600) i.v., q = 3 weeks, followed by 4 cycles docetaxel (100) i.v., q = 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: Epirubicin; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Docetaxel
CMF/CEFActive comparator6 cycles cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil (CMF) (600/40/600) i.v., day 1 + 8, q = 4 weeks or 6 cycles cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil (CEF) (500/100/500) i.v., day 1, q = 3 weeks
Receives: Drug: Epirubicin; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Methotrexate; Drug: 5-fluorouracil

What is being measured

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

  1. Comparison of event-free survival

    Measured: 60 months after end of treatment

Secondary outcomes (4)

  1. Comparison of overall survival

    Measured: 60 months after end of treatment

  2. Comparison of toxicity (measured as number of adverse events)

    Measured: 60 months after end of treatment

  3. Comparison of quality of life

    Measured: 60 months after end of treatment

  4. Comparison of cost effectiveness across the applied regimens in relation to event-free survival

    Measured: 60 months after end of treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Apr 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2000
  3. Primary completionAug 2005
  4. Study completionAug 2010

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
2,011 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02115204
Sponsor's protocol ID
EC-Doc
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
8 Apr 2014
Last updated
3 Oct 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Nitz U, Gluz O, Huober J, Kreipe HH, Kates RE, Hartmann A, Erber R, Moustafa Z, Scholz M, Lisboa B, Mohrmann S, Mobus V, Augustin D, Hoffmann G, Weiss E, Bohmer S, Kreienberg R, Du Bois A, Sattler D, Thomssen C, Kiechle M, Janicke F, Wallwiener D, Harbeck N, Kuhn W. Final analysis of the prospective WSG-AGO EC-Doc versus FEC phase III trial in intermediate-risk (pN1) early breast cancer: efficacy and predictive value of Ki67 expression. Ann Oncol. 2014 Aug;25(8):1551-7. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu186. Epub 2014 May 14.

    PubMed 24827128

  • Erber R, Gluz O, Brunner N, Kreipe HH, Pelz E, Kates R, Bartels A, Huober J, Mohrmann S, Moustafa Z, Liedtke C, Mobus V, Augustin D, Thomssen C, Janicke F, Kiechle M, Kuhn W, Nitz U, Harbeck N, Hartmann A. Predictive role of HER2/neu, topoisomerase-II-alpha, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) for response to adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer: results from the WSG-AGO EC-Doc trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Apr;150(2):279-88. doi: 10.1007/s10549-015-3310-x. Epub 2015 Feb 28.

    PubMed 25721604

  • Gluz O, Liedtke C, Huober J, Peyro-Saint-Paul H, Kates RE, Kreipe HH, Hartmann A, Pelz E, Erber R, Mohrmann S, Mobus V, Augustin D, Hoffmann G, Thomssen C, Janicke F, Kiechle M, Wallwiener D, Kuhn W, Nitz U, Harbeck N. Comparison of prognostic and predictive impact of genomic or central grade and immunohistochemical subtypes or IHC4 in HR+/HER2- early breast cancer: WSG-AGO EC-Doc Trial. Ann Oncol. 2016 Jun;27(6):1035-1040. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw070. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

    PubMed 27022068

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide and Docetaxel in people with Breast Cancer, run by Women's Cancer Study Group GmbH at 1 site in Germany.

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 5 inclusion and 11 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 3 Oct 2019. 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 Germany. 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?

Comparison of event-free survival (time frame: 60 months after end of treatment). 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 NCT02115204, which also lists 3 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 3 Oct 2019.

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