Status:

COMPLETED

Weekly Paclitaxel/Carboplatin/Bevacizumab as First Line Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Hellenic Oncology Research Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital of Crete

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy of weekly paclitaxel-carboplatin combination plus bevacizumab as first line treatment in patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. Furthermore, the ...

Detailed Description

Breast cancer with absent or low expression of hormone receptors and HER2 (triple negative) does not respond to hormonal or biological therapy with trastuzumab. However, triple negative breast cancers...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic breast adenocarcinoma
  • No HER2 overexpression or gene amplification
  • Absent or low ER or PR expression
  • No previous therapy for metastatic breast cancer is allowed
  • Age 18-75 years
  • Measurable disease as defined by the presence of at least one measurable lesion (except bone metastases, ascites or pleural effusions)
  • Performance status (WHO) 0-2
  • Adequate liver (serum bilirubin \<1.5 times the upper normal limit, AST and ALT \<2.5 times the upper normal limit in the absence of demonstrable liver metastases, or \<5 times the upper normal limit in the presence of liver metastases)
  • adequate renal function (serum creatinine \<1.5 times the upper normal limit)
  • bone marrow (neutrophils ≥ 1.5x 109 /L, and platelets ≥ 100x 109 /L)
  • No radiation of measurable disease (except brain metastases)
  • No progressive brain metastases according to clinical or radiological criteria
  • No brain metastases without prior radiation therapy
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Active infection
  • History of significant cardiac disease (unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months, ventricular arrhythmias)
  • History of stroke
  • Anticoagulation therapy (except of low dose aspirin \<325mg)
  • Other invasive malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • Psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00691379

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2016

Last Update

September 22 2016

Active Locations (11)

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University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis

Alexandroupoli, Greece

2

"IASO" General Hospital of Athens, 1st Dep of Medical Oncology

Athens, Greece

3

"Laikon" General Hospital, Medical Oncology Unit, Propedeutic Dep of Internal Medicine

Athens, Greece

4

"Marika Iliadis" Hospital of Athens, Dep of Medical Oncology

Athens, Greece