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Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00047099 |
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving them after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells following surgery. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two different combination chemotherapy regimens in treating women who have primary breast cancer.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Breast Cancer |
Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: docetaxel Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride Drug: fluorouracil Drug: goserelin Drug: tamoxifen citrate Procedure: adjuvant therapy Procedure: radiation therapy |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control |
Official Title: | A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing FEC-Chemotherapy vs. EC-Doc-Chemotherapy in Patients With Primary Breast Cancer |
Estimated Enrollment: | 446 |
Study Start Date: | August 2001 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to metastatic axillary lymph node involvement (4-9 vs 10 or more), hormone receptor status (estrogen and/or progesterone) of the primary tumor (negative vs positive), and timing of adjuvant radiotherapy (intermittently after completion of 50% of chemotherapy vs after completion of all chemotherapy). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Within 21 days after the completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo adjuvant radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5.5 weeks. Alternatively, patients may undergo radiotherapy intermittently after completion of 50% of chemotherapy.
Upon completion of chemotherapy, patients with positive hormone receptor status (estrogen and/or progesterone) receive oral tamoxifen daily for 5 years. Additionally, patients with positive hormone receptor status who are under age 40 receive goserelin subcutaneously every 4 weeks for 2 years.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, prior to each course of chemotherapy, 4 weeks after completion of chemotherapy, 6 weeks after completion of radiotherapy, and then at 6 months after completion of chemotherapy.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 446 patients (223 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of primary epithelial invasive carcinoma of the breast
Complete resection of the primary tumor within the past 5 weeks
Hormone receptor status:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Sex
Menopausal status
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Cardiovascular
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
Germany | |
I. Frauenklinik und Hebammenschule der Ludwig-Maximillians Universitaet Muenchen | Recruiting |
Munich, Germany, D-80337 | |
Contact: Harald Sommer, MD 49-89-5160-4313 harald.sommer@med.uni-muenchen.de | |
Klinikum Rechts Der Isar - Technische Universitaet Muenchen | Recruiting |
Munich, Germany, D-81675 | |
Contact: M. Kiechle, MD +49-89-4140-2420 |
Study Chair: | Harald Sommer, MD | Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000257578, LMU-ADEBAR, EU-20221 |
Study First Received: | October 3, 2002 |
Last Updated: | July 23, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00047099 |
Health Authority: | Unspecified |
stage II breast cancer stage IIIA breast cancer stage IIIB breast cancer |
Docetaxel Skin Diseases Fluorouracil Citric Acid Goserelin |
Breast Neoplasms Cyclophosphamide Tamoxifen Epirubicin Breast Diseases |
Antimetabolites Estrogen Antagonists Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Immunologic Factors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Bone Density Conservation Agents Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators |
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Estrogen Receptor Modulators Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Therapeutic Uses Myeloablative Agonists Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Antirheumatic Agents Alkylating Agents |