Status:

COMPLETED

Capecitabine and Tipifarnib in Treating Women With Taxane-Resistant Metastatic Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Recurrent Breast Cancer

Stage IV Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well giving capecitabine together with tipifarnib works in treating women with taxane-resistant metastatic breast cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capeci...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. The primary objective of this study is to determine the response rate in patients with taxane-resistant metastatic breast cancer treated with capecitabine plus tipifarnib. SEC...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Female patients with histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast with manifestations of metastatic progression
  • Patients must have at least one objective measurable disease parameter as defined by RECIST criteria; tumor measurements and evaluation of non-measurable sites must be performed within 4 weeks prior to registration
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • In order to be eligible for inclusion, patients must meet all of the following criteria with regard to prior cytotoxic therapy: (1) prior treatment with an anthracycline (e.g., doxorubicin, epirubicin) either in the adjuvant/neoadjuvant setting and/or for metastatic disease, (2) prior treatment with a taxane (i.e. paclitaxel, docetaxel) for metastatic disease, or relapse while receiving adjuvant taxane therapy (3) progressive disease while receiving taxane therapy or up to 30 days after receiving the last taxane dose, (4) no more than three prior cytotoxic regimens for metastatic disease, (5) no prior treatment with capecitabine or 5-flourouracil for metastatic disease
  • Prior hormonal therapy in either the metastatic or adjuvant/neoadjuvant setting is allowed, but patients must have been off such therapy for greater than or equal to 1 week prior to registration
  • No prior radiotherapy other than to the conserved breast, to the postmastectomy chest wall or to a limited field involving less than 25% of marrow - containing bone
  • Previously irradiated tumors cannot be used to assess a clinical response; patients will not be eligible for this study if the previously irradiated tumors constitute the only site of measurable disease
  • Patients must not have previously received tipifarnib or other farnesyl transferase inhibitors
  • Patients must be disease-free of prior malignancies for \> 5 years with the exception of curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Patients must have serum creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dl or measured (or calculated) creatinine clearance \>= 60 mL/minute
  • Granulocytes \> 1500/mm\^3
  • Platelets \> 100,000/mm\^3
  • Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal
  • SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (unless liver is involved by tumor, in which case SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT) can be =\< 5 x upper limit of normal)
  • Patients must not be pregnant or breastfeeding since there is no information regarding the use of these agents in this population; a negative serum or urine pregnancy test is required within 14 days prior to registration if pre- or perimenopausal (i.e., last menstrual period within one year of registration)
  • Women of childbearing potential are strongly advised to use an accepted and effective method of contraception
  • Patients with current or previously treated brain metastases are ineligible; patients who are taking enzyme inducing anticonvulsant medications are also not eligible (e.g., phenobarbital, phenytoin)
  • Patients must not have had prior organ allograft or received immunosuppressive therapy
  • Patients must not have any uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, chronic nausea/vomiting, complete or partial bowel obstruction, dysphagia/odynophagia with inability to swallow pills, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic cardiovascular disease, or other chronic medical or psychiatric conditions that would impair compliance or would substantially increase the risk of participating in this study
  • Patients must not have received previous treatment with cytotoxic drugs, and/or radiotherapy \< 4 weeks prior to registration; concurrent radiation therapy is not permitted
  • Because of the potential for a drug interaction between warfarin and both tipifarnib and capecitabine, patients taking warfarin adjusted to an elevated INR are not eligible; patients taking prophylactic low-dose warfarin (i.e., 1 mg daily) are eligible, but a PT and INR are required within 2 weeks of registration and must be normal
  • Patients with CTC v 3.0 grade 2-4 neuropathy are not eligible

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    70 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00077363

    Start Date

    May 1 2004

    Last Update

    February 27 2013

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    Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215