Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination ch...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare 2 neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens (docetaxel, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide \[TAC\] vs doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel and c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically proven infiltrating ductal or lobular breast carcinoma
  • Stage II or III disease
  • Inflammatory breast cancer allowed
  • Hormone-receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status \< 2
  • Male or female
  • Menopausal status not specified (for female patients)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Bilirubin normal (except for patient's with Gilbert's disease)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.2 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min
  • Ejection fraction ≥ 50% on MUGA
  • No neuropathy ≥ grade 1
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective nonhormonal contraception
  • No prior malignant disease within the past 5 years, excluding:
  • Squamous cell or basal cell skin carcinoma
  • Stage I or in situ cervical carcinoma
  • No noninvasive (in situ) breast carcinoma within the past 5 years
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • At least 5 years since prior antiestrogen treatment for any indication other than breast cancer prevention (tamoxifen, raloxifene, or an aromatase inhibitor)
  • No prior radiotherapy to the chest wall

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 27 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 11 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    121 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00295893

    Start Date

    September 27 2005

    End Date

    August 11 2026

    Last Update

    September 25 2025

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    City of Hope Medical Center

    Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000