Status:

COMPLETED

Vinorelbine With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Progressive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

SWOG Cancer Research Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vinorelbine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Compare progression-free survival (PFS) of women with HER2-positive progressive metastatic breast cancer treated with vinorelbine with or without trastuzumab (Herceptin®). * Compare ove...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed breast cancer
  • Clinical evidence of metastatic disease
  • HER2-positive tumor, as indicated by one of the following methods:
  • HER2 gene amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization
  • HER2 protein overexpression (3+) by immunohistochemistry
  • Disease progression during or after prior taxane therapy (single-agent paclitaxel, docetaxel, or taxane-containing combination chemotherapy) in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin®) as first- or second-line chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • Patients who received maintenance therapy with single-agent trastuzumab after acheiving a response or stable disease to prior taxane/trastuzumab combination therapy are eligible provided disease has progressed
  • Measurable or nonmeasurable disease
  • No effusions or ascites as the only sites of disease
  • No leptomeningeal disease or lymphatic pulmonary metastases
  • Brain metastases allowed provided disease is stable for \> 3 months after completion of prior radiotherapy to the brain
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Sex
  • Female
  • Menopausal status
  • Not specified
  • Performance status
  • Zubrod 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • SGOT or SGPT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (\< 5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 times ULN (\< 5 times ULN in the presence of liver or bone metastases)
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Calcium ≤ 11.0 mg/dL
  • Cardiovascular
  • No history of significant symptomatic cardiac disease
  • LVEF ≥ 50% of the lower limit of normal by MUGA or ECG
  • Other
  • No pre-existing clinically significant (≥ grade 2) motor or sensory neuropathy except for abnormalities due to cancer
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 28 days since prior trastuzumab
  • No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF)
  • Chemotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens for metastatic breast cancer
  • Prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy allowed, for a total of 3 prior regimens
  • No prior vinorelbine
  • No other prior chemotherapy after progression on a taxane/trastuzumab regimen
  • No prior cumulative dose \> 360 mg/m\^2 of anthracycline-based chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • No prior hormonal therapy after progression on a taxane/trastuzumab regimen
  • Prior exogenous hormonal therapy for stage IV disease and/or as adjuvant therapy allowed
  • Radiotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy to \> 50% of the marrow-bearing bone
  • Surgery
  • At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery (2 weeks for minor surgery) and recovered
  • Other
  • Concurrent bisphosphonates allowed for bone metastasis

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00103233

    Start Date

    December 1 2004

    End Date

    April 1 2006

    Last Update

    June 24 2013

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