Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Fluorouracil and/or Pegfilgrastim in Treating Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy

Collaborating Sponsors:

Gruppo Italiano Mammella (GIM)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by s...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the efficacy of adjuvant therapy comprising epirubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel with vs without fluorouracil and/or pegfilgrastim in women with n...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed primary breast cancer
  • No histology other than carcinoma
  • Node-positive disease
  • Must have at least 1 involved axillary node or internal mammary node
  • Previously resected disease
  • Has undergone radical surgery (i.e., mastectomy or conservative surgery) with axillary node dissection within the past 7 weeks
  • No inflammatory carcinoma
  • No prior or concurrent ipsilateral or contralateral invasive breast carcinoma
  • No metastatic disease, including metastasis in the ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes
  • Hormone receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Female
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • WBC ≥ 4,000/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No chronic liver or renal disease
  • No other serious medical illness requiring medication
  • No other malignancy except adequately treated, cone-biopsied in situ carcinoma of the cervix or basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • No symptomatic peripheral neuropathy \> grade 2
  • No hypersensitivity to study drugs or their components
  • No recent myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or serious arrhythmia
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior chemotherapy
  • No prior cytotoxic regimens
  • No prior radiation therapy, except for intraoperative radiation therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2000 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00433420

    Start Date

    April 1 2003

    End Date

    December 1 2025

    Last Update

    May 8 2024

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