Status:

COMPLETED

Combination Chemotherapy and Filgrastim Before Surgery in Treating Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer

Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well giving combination chemotherapy and filgrastim together before surgery works in treating patients with human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast can...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the pathologic response rate in patients with operable breast cancer treated with a two part, neoadjuvant regimen consisting of weekly doxorubicin (doxorubicin hydroc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Have known tumor HER-2/neu expression; if determination is "intermediate" by immunohistochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) must be performed; protocol therapy is determined by HER-2/neu result
  • Have histologically confirmed, operable breast cancer that is either:
  • Hormone receptor (estrogen receptor \[ER\] or progesterone receptor \[PR\]) positive and HER2/neu positive or
  • ER/PR negative
  • Have radiographically measurable breast cancer \> 1cm (Operable lesions are T1c-T3 and N0-N2a; histologic confirmation should be by core needle biopsy only)
  • Be chemotherapy naïve
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 2
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500
  • Platelet count \>= 100,000
  • Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 x international upper limit of normal (IULN)
  • Bilirubin \< 2.0
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) =\< 2 x IULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase =\< 2 x IULN
  • Have staging studies and tumor assessment prior to registration; staging studies include physical exam with bidimensional tumor measurements and mammography, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess tumor volume; sentinel lymph node dissection or axillary needle biopsy must be completed prior to enrollment; MRI and positron emission tomography (PET) (fluorodeoxyglucose \[FDG\], methoxyisobutylisonitrile \[MIBI\] and fluoroestradiol \[FES\]) imaging will be done before enrollment if clinically indicated to assess tumor volume or may be done within the first month of study participation on another institutional protocol
  • Patients with clinically apparent cardiac disease, or history of same, are not eligible; patients who are \>= 60 years of age or who have a history of hypertension must have an echocardiogram or multi gated acquisition scan (MUGA) prior to enrollment; patients with breast cancer that is HER-2/neu positive who will receive herceptin (trastuzumab) must have an echocardiogram or MUGA scan; the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) must be within the institutional normal range; if LVEF is \> 75%, the investigator should consider having the LVEF reviewed or repeating the MUGA prior to registration
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within seven days prior to registration
  • Be informed of the investigational nature of this study and provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines prior to study specific screening procedures

Exclusion

  • Primary tumor =\< 1 cm, not measurable; inflammatory disease
  • Pregnant or lactating; woman of childbearing potential with either a positive or no pregnancy test at baseline are excluded; postmenopausal woman must have been amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential; patients must agree to continue contraception for 30 days from the date of the last study drug administration; woman of childbearing potential not using a reliable and appropriate contraceptive method are excluded
  • Evidence of distant metastatic disease
  • Prior chemotherapy or hormonal therapy for breast cancer
  • Except for the following no other malignancy is allowed: synchronous ipsilateral breast cancer of the same subtype (ER/PR, HER-2/neu), adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer or other stage I or II cancer from which the patient has been disease free for at least 5 years
  • Prior unanticipated severe reaction to fluoropyrimidine therapy, or known sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil
  • Previous enrollment in an investigational drug study within the past four weeks
  • History of uncontrolled seizures, central nervous system disorders, or psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant, precluding informed consent, or interfering with compliance with oral drug intake
  • Patients with cardiac disease that would preclude the use of Adriamycin, Taxol or Herceptin are not eligible
  • Active cardiac disease:
  • Angina pectoris that requires the use of antianginal medication
  • Cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
  • Severe conduction abnormality
  • Clinically significant valvular disease
  • Cardiomegaly on chest x-ray
  • Ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension, (diastolic greater than 100 mm/Hg or systolic \> 200 mm/hg)
  • Current use of digitalis or beta blockers for congestive heart failure (CHF)
  • Clinically significant pericardial effusion
  • History of cardiac disease:
  • Myocardial infarction documented as a clinical diagnosis or by EKG or any other test
  • Documented congestive heart failure
  • Documented cardiomyopathy
  • Documented arrhythmia or cardiac valvular disease that requires medication or is medically significant
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks of the start of study treatment without complete recovery
  • Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract or malabsorption syndrome
  • Known, existing uncontrolled coagulopathy
  • Unwillingness to give written informed consent
  • Unwillingness to participate or inability to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00194779

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

March 12 2018

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109