Status:

COMPLETED

Docetaxel Combined With Ketoconazole in Treatment of Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National University Hospital, Singapore

Conditions:

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer and with measurable primary breast tumor will be treated with 70mg docetaxel combined with ketoconazole. Serial tumor biopsies and plasma sam...

Detailed Description

We hypothesize that 70mg docetaxel co-administered with ketoconazole would result in similar clinical efficacy as conventional doses of docetaxel (75mg/m2 body surface area) in terms of clinical and p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female, age \>= 18 years.
  • Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of breast carcinoma.
  • T3-4 breast cancer with measurable primary breast tumor, defined as palpable tumor with both diameters 2.0cm or greater as measured by caliper.
  • Patients must not have received prior chemotherapy or hormonal therapy for the treatment of breast cancer.
  • Karnofsky performance status of 70 or higher.
  • Estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Adequate organ function including the following:
  • \- Bone marrow: Absolute neutrophil (segmented and bands) count (ANC) \>= 1.5 x 109/L Platelets \>= 100 x 109/L
  • \- Hepatic: Bilirubin \<= 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), ALT or AST \<= 2.5x ULN, (or \<5 X with liver metastases)
  • \- Renal: creatinine \<= 1.5x ULN
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction \>=50%
  • Signed informed consent from patient or legal representative.
  • Patients with reproductive potential must use an approved contraceptive method if appropriate (eg, intrauterine device, birth control pills, or barrier device) during and for three months after the study. Females with childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study enrollment.

Exclusion

  • Prior treatment for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
  • Treatment within the last 30 days with any investigational drug.
  • Concurrent administration of any other tumor therapy, including cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and immunotherapy.
  • Active infection that in the opinion of the investigator would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate therapy.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Breast feeding.
  • Serious concomitant disorders that would compromise the safety of the patient or compromise the patient's ability to complete the study, at the discretion of the investigator.
  • Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.
  • Second primary malignancy that is clinically detectable at the time of consideration for study enrollment.
  • Symptomatic brain metastasis.
  • History of significant neurological or mental disorder, including seizures or dementia.
  • Peripheral neuropathy of CTC grade 2 or above (NCI CTC version 3).
  • History of hypersensitivity to drugs formulated in Tween 80, the vehicle used for commercial docetaxel formulations.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00212095

Start Date

June 1 2005

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

November 1 2012

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National University Hospital

Singapore, Singapore