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Breast CancerΗE_10R/22NCT07521397

Pooled Analysis of Patients With Early-stage Breast Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Dose-dense Sequential Chemotherapy: a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) Study.

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Early Stage Breast Cancer, run by Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group at 1 site in Greece.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this observational study is to assess survival outcomes and treatment-related toxicity in patients with early-stage breast cancer receiving adjuvant therapies, using high-quality individual patient data pooled from seven clinical studies conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
How many people
5,358 participants
Where
1 siteGreece
Study dates
15 Dec 1996to 15 Jul 2022
Phase
Observational
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study population includes 5,378 patients with early-stage, surgically resected breast cancer of high or intermediate risk who participated in seven observational studies (three phase III trials and four observational studies) conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG). All patients received adjuvant dose-dense sequential chemotherapy (ddsc), and individual patient-level data were available for demographic, pathological, treatment, and outcome variables.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with early-stage, surgically resected breast cancer (high or intermediate risk), randomized to receive adjuvant or neoadjuvant dose-dense sequential chemotherapy.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer at initial diagnosis.
  • Patients who did not receive dose-dense sequential chemotherapy.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Greece1 site
  • Study site

    Athens, 11526

Other trials in Greece

About this study

Official title: Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data of Patients With Early-stage Breast Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Dose-dense Sequential Chemotherapy (Ddsc): a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) Study

The goal of this observational study is to assess survival outcomes and treatment-related toxicity in patients with early-stage breast cancer receiving adjuvant therapies, using high-quality individual patient data pooled from seven clinical studies conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG), including 3 phase III trials and 4 observational studies. This study aims to assess long-term disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS), as well as the toxicity patterns associated with dose-dense sequential chemotherapy in intermediate or high-rsk patients.

Keywords
dose-dense sequential chemotherapy, breast cancer, prognostic biomarker
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 NCT07521397
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Early Breast Cancer CohortPatients with early-stage breast cancer included in pooled individual patient data from seven clinical studies conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG). Patients received adjuvant treatment.

What is being measured

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

  1. Disease-Free Survival

    Disease-Free survival is defined as the time from diagnosis or surgery to the first documented recurrence of breast cancer (local, regional, or distant) or death from any cause. Patients without an event are censored at the last follow-up.

    Measured: From date of diagnosis or surgery to first documented recurrence or death.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Overall survival

    OS is defined as the time from diagnosis or surgery to death from any cause. Patients alive at the last follow-up are censored. Analyses are performed using pooled individual patient data from studies conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG)

    Measured: From date of diagnosis or surgery to death from any cause. Patients alive at last follow-up are censored at that date

  2. Treatment-related toxicity

    Τreatment-related toxicities observed during adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy in patients with early breast cancer will be analyzed using pooled individual patient data from seven clinical studies conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG). This includes hematologic and non-hematologic adverse events reported during therapy.

    Measured: From the first dose of treatment until 5 years after the last dose

  3. Overall survival

    Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of diagnosis to the date of death. Patients are censored at last follow-up

    Measured: From the date of diagnosis to the date of death

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Apr 2026
  2. Study start15 Dec 1996
  3. Primary completion15 Jul 2022
  4. Study completion15 Jul 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
5,358 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07521397
Sponsor's protocol ID
ΗE_10R/22
Acronym
ΗE_10R/22
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
3 Apr 2026
Last updated
9 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Breast Cancer. NCCN clinical practice guideline in Oncology.https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/breast.pdf

  • Fountzilas G, Dafni U, Papadimitriou C, Timotheadou E, Gogas H, Eleftheraki AG, Xanthakis I, Christodoulou C, Koutras A, Papandreou CN, Papakostas P, Miliaras S, Markopoulos C, Dimitrakakis C, Korantzopoulos P, Karanikiotis C, Bafaloukos D, Kosmidis P, Samantas E, Varthalitis I, Pavlidis N, Pectasides D, Dimopoulos MA. Dose-dense sequential adjuvant chemotherapy followed, as indicated, by trastuzumab for one year in patients with early breast cancer: first report at 5-year median follow-up of a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group randomized phase III trial. BMC Cancer. 2014 Jul 15;14:515. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-515.

    PubMed 25026897
  • Papadimitriou CA, Papakostas P, Timotheadou E, Aravantinos G, Bamias A, Fountzilas G. Adjuvant dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin, CMF and weekly paclitaxel in patients with resected high-risk breast cancer: a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) study. Cancer Invest. 2008 Jun;26(5):491-8. doi: 10.1080/07357900701829785.

    PubMed 18568771
  • Fountzilas G, Pectasides D, Christodoulou C, Timotheadou E, Economopoulos T, Papakostas P, Papadimitriou C, Gogas H, Efstratiou I, Skarlos D. Adjuvant dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin, CMF, and weekly docetaxel is feasible and safe in patients with operable breast cancer. Med Oncol. 2006;23(4):479-88. doi: 10.1385/MO:23:4:479.

    PubMed 17303906
  • Gogas H, Dafni U, Karina M, Papadimitriou C, Batistatou A, Bobos M, Kalofonos HP, Eleftheraki AG, Timotheadou E, Bafaloukos D, Christodoulou C, Markopoulos C, Briasoulis E, Papakostas P, Samantas E, Kosmidis P, Stathopoulos GP, Karanikiotis C, Pectasides D, Dimopoulos MA, Fountzilas G. Postoperative dose-dense sequential versus concomitant administration of epirubicin and paclitaxel in patients with node-positive breast cancer: 5-year results of the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group HE 10/00 phase III Trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Apr;132(2):609-19. doi: 10.1007/s10549-011-1913-4. Epub 2011 Dec 21.

    PubMed 22187126
  • Fountzilas G, Skarlos D, Dafni U, Gogas H, Briasoulis E, Pectasides D, Papadimitriou C, Markopoulos C, Polychronis A, Kalofonos HP, Siafaka V, Kosmidis P, Timotheadou E, Tsavdaridis D, Bafaloukos D, Papakostas P, Razis E, Makrantonakis P, Aravantinos G, Christodoulou C, Dimopoulos AM. Postoperative dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin, followed by CMF with or without paclitaxel, in patients with high-risk operable breast cancer: a randomized phase III study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group. Ann Oncol. 2005 Nov;16(11):1762-71. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdi366. Epub 2005 Sep 7.

    PubMed 16148021
  • Stewart LA, Clarke M, Rovers M, Riley RD, Simmonds M, Stewart G, Tierney JF; PRISMA-IPD Development Group. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of individual participant data: the PRISMA-IPD Statement. JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1657-65. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.3656.

    PubMed 25919529
  • Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG). Long-term outcomes for neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer: meta-analysis of individual patient data from ten randomised trials. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Jan;19(1):27-39. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30777-5. Epub 2017 Dec 11.

    PubMed 29242041
  • Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG). Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy by more frequent administration or sequential scheduling: a patient-level meta-analysis of 37 298 women with early breast cancer in 26 randomised trials. Lancet. 2019 Apr 6;393(10179):1440-1452. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33137-4. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

    PubMed 30739743
  • Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative group (EBCTCG). Trastuzumab for early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer: a meta-analysis of 13 864 women in seven randomised trials. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Aug;22(8):1139-1150. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00288-6.

    PubMed 34339645
  • Paakkola NM, Karakatsanis A, Mauri D, Foukakis T, Valachis A. The prognostic and predictive impact of low estrogen receptor expression in early breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ESMO Open. 2021 Dec;6(6):100289. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100289. Epub 2021 Oct 19.

    PubMed 34678571
  • Pan H, Gray R, Braybrooke J, Davies C, Taylor C, McGale P, Peto R, Pritchard KI, Bergh J, Dowsett M, Hayes DF; EBCTCG. 20-Year Risks of Breast-Cancer Recurrence after Stopping Endocrine Therapy at 5 Years. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1836-1846. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1701830.

    PubMed 29117498
  • Berlin JA, Santanna J, Schmid CH, Szczech LA, Feldman HI; Anti-Lymphocyte Antibody Induction Therapy Study Group. Individual patient- versus group-level data meta-regressions for the investigation of treatment effect modifiers: ecological bias rears its ugly head. Stat Med. 2002 Feb 15;21(3):371-87. doi: 10.1002/sim.1023.

    PubMed 11813224
  • Kerr AJ, Dodwell D, McGale P, Holt F, Duane F, Mannu G, Darby SC, Taylor CW. Adjuvant and neoadjuvant breast cancer treatments: A systematic review of their effects on mortality. Cancer Treat Rev. 2022 Apr;105:102375. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102375. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

    PubMed 35367784
  • Cardoso F, Kyriakides S, Ohno S, Penault-Llorca F, Poortmans P, Rubio IT, Zackrisson S, Senkus E; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org. Early breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-updagger. Ann Oncol. 2019 Aug 1;30(8):1194-1220. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz173. No abstract available.

    PubMed 31161190

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Early Stage Breast Cancer, run by Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group at 1 site in Greece.

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 1 inclusion and 2 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 9 Apr 2026. 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 Greece. 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?

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?

Disease-Free Survival (time frame: From date of diagnosis or surgery to first documented recurrence or death.). 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 NCT07521397, which also lists 15 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 9 Apr 2026.

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