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Inflammatory Breast CancerPhase 2NCT01525966

Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Inflammatory Triple Negative Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing carboplatin, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and Stage IIA Breast Cancer, run by City of Hope Medical Center at 2 sites in United States.

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Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This phase II trial studies how well carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel before surgery work in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that is inflammatory or has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
carboplatin, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation and laboratory biomarker analysis
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
67 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
1 Mar 2012to 11 Nov 2026
Phase
Phase 2
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 19 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must be diagnosed with locally advanced (T2 and higher with or without lymph node involvement), and/or inflammatory triple negative breast cancer
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control or abstinence) prior to study entry and for six months following duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect that she is pregnant while participating on the trial, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • Tumor negative for expression of hormone receptors (< 10%) and not over-expressing HER2 by immunohistochemistry (IHC) (0-1), or in case of IHC of 2, negative by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or by alternative gene testing
  • Bilirubin =< 1.5 mg/dL
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2 x upper limit of normal
  • Alkaline phosphatase =< 2 x upper limit of normal
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  • Platelets >= 100,000 cells/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500 cells/mm^3
  • Creatinine =< 1.5 mg/dL is recommended; however, institutional norms are acceptable
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction > 50%
  • Women of childbearing potential and sexually active males must use an effective contraception method during treatment and for three months after completing treatment
  • Negative serum or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test screening for patients of childbearing potential
  • All subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
  • No prior therapies are allowed for the treatment of the newly diagnosed breast cancer; patients with a prior diagnosis of malignancy treated >= 5 years ago are eligible, provided that they have not received prior taxanes or carboplatin as part of their prior treatment regimen, and that they meet all eligibility criteria

Who cannot join

  • Known active hepatitis B or C
  • Known active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Prior breast cancer or other invasive malignancy treated within 5 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Neuropathy > grade 1
  • Any other intercurrent medical/psychological problem deemed exclusionary by the treating physician or investigators/primary investigator (PI)
  • Subjects will be excluded who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • City of Hope Medical Center

    Duarte, California, 91010

  • City of Hope- South Pasadena Cancer Center

    South Pasadena, California, 91030

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Carboplatin and NAB-Paclitaxel in Patients With Locally Advanced and Inflammatory Triple Negative Breast Cancer

This phase II trial studies how well carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel before surgery work in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that is inflammatory or has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To test the hypothesis that carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel (paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation) therapy will demonstrate a promising neoadjuvant pathologic complete response (pCR) rate for eligible patients.

II. To test the hypothesis that carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel therapy will demonstrate a promising Symmans 0-1 pathological response rate for eligible patients.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I To evaluate the overall survival and event-free survival of eligible patients treated with carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

II. To evaluate the toxicities and tolerance of carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel therapy in this patient population.

III. To evaluate the role of laboratory correlates in response, toxicity and survival endpoints.

IV. To procure tissue and perform analysis of gene and protein expression profiles of pre-treatment primary tumor (estimated success rate: 80%) and residual tumors (25%) and lymph nodes including the study of tumor niche (50%), studying sequential assessment of cellular characteristics and gene and protein expression profiles.

  1. To identify specific mutations in tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in comparison to adjacent tissue and germ line DNA procured prior to, during, and subsequent to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and to detect/measure, as feasible, the presence of such mutations in fragmented circulating DNA from plasma, and to correlate these mutations with the presence/characteristics of circulating tumor cells in order to identify prognostic and predictive indicators of persisting/relapsed disease and targets for therapy.

VI. To assess ribonucleic acid (RNA) (using Mammaprint/Blueprint and 44,000 Agilent platform gene array), (micro) miRNA and exosome and protein profiles in tumor, adjacent tissue and plasma prior to, during, and at completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in order to establish prognostic and predictive indicators of outcome, markers of persistent/relapsed disease, and targets for therapy.

VII. To analyze tumor DNA and genomic DNA from plasma by microarray and reverse transcriptase (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis to assess copy numbers/single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)/genomic polymorphisms in genes for the purposes of establishing prognostic and predictive indicators of outcomes; markers of persistence/relapse disease, drug resistance, and drug metabolism; and targets of therapy.

VIII. To assess the prognostic and predictive value of conventional pathological features (stage, estrogen and progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor [HER-2] status, presence of lymphovascular invasion, high grade tumor status) in comparison to such values derived from the molecular approaches.

IX. To procure tumor from the primary and definitive surgical specimen for the purpose of establishing breast cancer stem cell lines.

  1. To procure blood samples for the purpose of identifying and characterizing circulating tumor cells.

OUTLINE: Patients receive carboplatin intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 and paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation IV over 30 minutes once weekly. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 4 years and then every 6 months for 1 year and then periodically thereafter.

Being tested
carboplatin, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • carboplatinDrug

    Also called Carboplat, CBDCA, JM-8, Paraplat

    Given IV

  • paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulationDrug

    Also called ABI-007, nab paclitaxel, nab-paclitaxel, nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel

    Given IV

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT01525966
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel)ExperimentalPatients receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation IV over 30 minutes once weekly. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: carboplatin; Drug: paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. pCR Rate After Treatment.

    pCR is RCB 0 by Symmans criteria. The goal of the study is a detection of an increase in rate of pathological complete remission (pCR) from 20% (historical) to 38%

    Measured: At completion of definitive surgery, up to six months from initial treatment

  2. Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) by Symmans Criteria.

    Categorization of the outcome of the treatment at completion of definitive surgery by Symmans criteria. "The index score is derived from the largest area and cellularity of residual invasive primary cancer and the number of involved lymph nodes and size of largest metastasis. pCR (stage yp-T0/is, ypN0) has RCB = 0; and RCB class is minimal (RCB-I), moderate (RCB-II), or extensive (RCB-III), on the basis of predefined cut points of 1.36 and 3.28 index scores.) Symmans WF, Wei C, Gould R, et al. J Clin Oncol 35:1049-1060, 2017. Symmans WF, Peintinger F, Hatzis C et al. J Clin Oncol 25:4414-4422, 2007. Order of scale is RCB0 is best, then I, II, III, worse; progressive is the worst.

    Measured: At completion of definitive surgery, up to six months post-commencement of study chemotherapy.

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Adjuvant Radiation

    After adjuvant chemotherapy and before surgery, some patients were given adjuvant radiation.

    Measured: Up to 6 months

  2. Scope of Surgery

    After having received adjuvant chemotherapy, and possibly radiation, patients underwent surgery.

    Measured: Up to 6 months.

  3. Overall Survival

    Estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Three-year point estimate and 95% confidence interval based on the Greenwood variance, with log-log transformation, will be provided. The corresponding median survival times (with 90% confidence limits) will be determined. Patients' survival times will be measured from the initial date of treatment to the recorded date of death, or most recent follow-up at the end-of-study date.

    Measured: Up to three years post-commencement of chemotherapy.

  4. Progression-free Survival

    Estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Three-year point estimate and 95% confidence interval based on the Greenwood variance, with log-log transformation, will be provided. Patients' survival times will be measured from the initial date of treatment to the recorded date of progression or death. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: Up to three years.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Feb 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Mar 2012
  3. Primary completion11 Jan 2019
  4. Study completion11 Nov 2026 (estimated)

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
67 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01525966
Sponsor's protocol ID
11174
Other IDs
NCI-2012-00025
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
27 Jan 2012
Last updated
29 Oct 2026
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing carboplatin, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Inflammatory Breast Cancer and Stage IIA Breast Cancer, run by City of Hope Medical Center at 2 sites 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 15 inclusion and 7 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites 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.

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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 10 Mar 2023). 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?

pCR Rate After Treatment. (time frame: At completion of definitive surgery, up to six months from initial treatment). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 29 Oct 2026.

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