Status:

WITHDRAWN

Capecitabine and Paclitaxel (Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation) in Treating Women Undergoing Surgery for Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Medstar Health Research Institute

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine and paclitaxel (albumin-stablized nanoparticle formulation, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the rate of pathological complete response (i.e., tumor completely gone) in women with previously untreated, unresected, stage II-IIIB breast cancer treated with neoa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed infiltrating carcinoma of the breast or inflammatory breast cancer
  • Stage II-IIIB disease (T1-4, N1-2, M0)
  • Previously untreated disease
  • Previously unresected disease
  • High-risk disease that is not resectable by lumpectomy alone
  • Any HER2/neu status (positive, negative, or unknown) allowed
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Any estrogen/progesterone status (positive, negative, or unknown) allowed
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Female
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin \> 9.0 g/dL
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT and AST \< 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN if due to Gilbert's disease)
  • Alkaline phosphatase \< 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN if due to Gilbert's disease)
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00397761

    Start Date

    July 1 2006

    Last Update

    February 17 2021

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    Washington Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010