Status:

COMPLETED

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Genistein in Treating Women With Stage IV Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride and genistein, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from d...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the objective response rate in patients with stage IV breast cancer treated with gemcitabine hydrochloride and genistein. Secondary * Determine the duration of resp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed breast cancer
  • Stage IV disease
  • Clinical and/or radiological evidence of metastatic disease
  • Measurable disease
  • Prior radiotherapy allowed provided there is ≥ 1 measurable disease site outside the radiation field
  • No active CNS metastases
  • Previously treated CNS metastases allowed provided disease is stable for ≥ 3 months without steroids or antiseizure medications
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Sex
  • Female
  • Menopausal status
  • Not specified
  • Performance status
  • SWOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin ≤3.0 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No serious systemic disorder that would preclude study compliance
  • No history of another malignancy except curatively treated carcinoma of the cervix or basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer in complete remission
  • No unresolved bacterial infection requiring antibiotic treatment
  • No known HIV-1 positivity
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • At least 3 weeks since prior biologic therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed
  • Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant taxane-based therapy or taxane therapy for metastatic disease allowed
  • Patient must have failed therapy within 2 years after completion of treatment
  • At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • No more than 2 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens for metastatic disease
  • No prior gemcitabine hydrochloride
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent hormonal therapy
  • Must have documented disease progression during prior hormonal therapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • At least 3 weeks since prior surgery
  • Other
  • At least 3 weeks since prior investigational therapy
  • At least 1 week since prior soy supplements (e.g., soy-based pills, liquids, or concentrates)
  • Dietary soy as part of a meal (e.g., tofu) allowed once a week
  • No concurrent nutritional supplements, herbal agents, or high doses of antioxidants (e.g., vitamins C, D, or E) that may interact with, antagonize, alter, or imitate the potential effects of gemcitabine hydrochloride or genistein
  • A single daily multivitamin is allowed
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy
  • No other concurrent experimental medication
  • Concurrent anticoagulants, appetite stimulants, and replacement steroids allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    19 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00244933

    Start Date

    February 1 2004

    End Date

    October 1 2009

    Last Update

    June 22 2023

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    Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379