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Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00532285

Primary Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Stage II and III Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine in people with Breast Cancer, run by National Cancer Center, Korea.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

This is an open labeled phase II single arm trial. The patients with clinical stage II and III will undergo core-needle biopsy of breast tumor for histologic diagnosis, immunohistochemical studies for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor(PR), HER-2/neu and others. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
44 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2005to Aug 2009
Phase
Phase 2
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 Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients must have histologically confirmed and newly diagnosed breast cancer: node-positive stage IIA and any stage IIB, III. PET results will determine node positivity. If PET was not utilized, sonographically positive node should be confirmed cytologically by fine needle aspiration.
  • No prior hormonal, chemotherapy or radiotherapy is allowed.
  • No breast operation other than biopsy to make diagnosis is allowed.
  • Age: 18-years and older, not pregnant pre-, and postmenopausal women with good performance status (ECOG 0-1)
  • Adequate hematopoietic function: Absolute granulocyte count ³1500/mm3, platelet ³100,000/mm3, Hemoglobin ³ 10 g/mm3
  • Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine £ 1.5 mg/dl
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  • Adequate hepatic function: total bilirubin: £ 1.5 mg/dl, AST/ALT: £ two times normal, Alkaline phosphatase: £ two times normal
  • Adequate cardiac function: normal or nonspecific EKG taken within 1 mo of enrollment
  • Adequate mental function to understand and sign the consent

Who cannot join

  • Patients who received hormonal, chemotherapy or radiotherapy for breast cancer
  • Patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer
  • Patients with node-negative stage IIA breast cancer
  • Patients who have history of cancer other than in situ uterine cervix cancer or nonmelanotic skin cancer

About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Primary Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Stage II and III Breast Cancer

This is an open labeled phase II single arm trial. The patients with clinical stage II and III will undergo core-needle biopsy of breast tumor for histologic diagnosis, immunohistochemical studies for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor(PR), HER-2/neu and others. PET or ultrasound results will determine the positivity of lymph node metastasis.

Read the detailed description

Patients will be treated as follows:

PG x 4®operation®AC x 4®radiation ± tamoxifen/AI(postmenopausal)

Intravenous infusion of Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2, over 60 min, on D1 and D8 Followed by intravenous infusion of Gemcitabine 1200 mg/m2, over 30 min, on D1 and D8

The cycle repeats every 3 weeks for 4 times. Premedication includes antiemetics, dexamethasone, famotidine, pheniramine as routinely given.

After the operation, standard adjuvant chemotherapy (doxorubicin 60 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2, every 3 weeks x 4 cycles) will be given.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Paclitaxel/GemcitabineDrug

    Also called Paclitaxel, Gemzar

    Treatment will be delivered in the outpatient setting. Each three-week cycle consists of paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 (day 1, 8) and gemcitabine 1200 mg/m2 (day1, 8).Patients will receive four cycles of therapy unless there is any evidence of no response (SD or PD) or unacceptable toxicity defined as unpredictable, irreversible, or Grade 4, or noncompliance by patient with protocol requirements.

Study groups in NCT00532285
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Paclitaxel/GemcitabineExperimentalpaclitaxel 80 mg/m2 (day 1, 8) and gemcitabine 1200 mg/m2 (day1, 8) every 3 weeks, 4 cycles
Receives: Drug: Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine

What is being measured

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

  1. To evaluate the clinical and pathologic responses to preoperative administration of Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine (PG)

    Measured: two years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To assess breast conserving rate To evaluate the disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients who received preoperatively PG To investigate the toxicity profiles of PG

    Measured: two years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Sep 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2005
  3. Primary completionApr 2006
  4. Study completionAug 2009

Why it stopped: terminated

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
44 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00532285
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCCCTS-05-150
Status last verified
Sep 2007
First submitted
19 Sep 2007
Last updated
23 Jun 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine in people with Breast Cancer, run by National Cancer Center, Korea.

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 4 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 23 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 was stopped early (reason given: terminated). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

To evaluate the clinical and pathologic responses to preoperative administration of Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine (PG) (time frame: two years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 23 Jun 2011.

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