Status:

UNKNOWN

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Cyclophosphamide, Docetaxel, and S-1 Before Surgery in Treating Women With Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride, cyclophosphamide, docetaxel, and S-1, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the rate of pathologic complete response in women with previously untreated stage II or III breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant doxorubicin hydrochloride and cyclo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed invasive primary breast cancer
  • Clinical (radiologic) stage II or III disease
  • No T4d disease
  • No inflammatory breast cancer
  • ErbB2-negative disease OR patient cannot receive trastuzumab treatment
  • ErbB2-positive disease defined as either immunohistochemistry 3+, or FISH- or CISH-positive; immunohistochemistry 2+ is to be determined according to FISH or CISH results
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Mobile
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Normal cardiac function (LVEF \> 50%)
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/μL
  • Platelet count ≥ 10 x 10\^4/μL
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Able to swallow tablet whole with water
  • No prior motor or sensory neurotoxicity CTCAE ≥ grade 2
  • No other serious disease or medical condition
  • No uncontrolled or serious cardiovascular disease, including any of the following:
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure
  • Uncontrolled angina pectoris
  • Clinically significant pericardial disease
  • Cardiac amyloidosis
  • No history of symptomatic or therapy-requiring cardiac arrhythmia CTCAE grade 3 (e.g., multifocal premature ventricular contractions, bigeminy, trigeminy, ventricular tachycardia, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation)
  • No asymptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia
  • History of atrial fibrillation or cardiac arrhythmia controlled by medication allowed
  • No uncontrolled infection, unstable peptic ulcer, uncontrolled diabetes, or any other contraindication to corticosteroid administration
  • No history of infection or any other serious medical event which may cause any functional injury in the affected patient and consequently, interfere with continuing the study treatment
  • No history of hypersensitivity to taxanes, fluorouracil, or S-1
  • No significant gastrointestinal malfunction that will affect S-1 absorption
  • No history of other cancer within the past 5 years except properly treated carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix or basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • No severe psychological or neurological disorder or dementia that would preclude understanding of the informed consent
  • No psychological, social, family, or geographical condition, or difficult circumstance that would preclude follow-up or compliance with the protocol
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior systemic treatment for this cancer (e.g., radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or biological therapy)
  • No prior preoperative topical treatments (e.g., incomplete surgery or radiotherapy) for this cancer
  • No concurrent drug(s) that may potentially cause changes in the pharmacological activity of S-1 formulation, including any of the following:
  • Allopurinol
  • Phenytoin

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    49 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00994968

    Start Date

    July 1 2009

    Last Update

    October 29 2010

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    Yonsei Cancer Center at Yonsei University Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea