Addition of Paclitaxel to High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

PHASE I/II TRIAL OF THE ADDITION OF TAXOL TO THE HIGH DOSE CARBOPLATIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE WITH AUTOLOGOUS PERIPHERAL BLOOD PROGENITOR CELL SUPPORT IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy used to kill tumor cells, allowing higher doses of chemotherapy to be used.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel added to a regimen of high-dose chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and carboplatin followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating women with metastatic breast cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; Drug: paclitaxel; Biological: filgrastim; Drug: mesna

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate the maximum tolerated dose of paclitaxel in combination with high-dose carboplatin/cyclophosphamide followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell support in women with stage IV breast cancer. II. Assess the nonhematologic toxic effects associated with this combination. III. Assess the response rate, duration of response, and survival in chemotherapy-sensitive women with metastatic breast cancer treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-finding study. All patients undergo collection of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilization prior to high-dose chemotherapy. Cohorts of 3-5 patients are treated at successively higher dose levels of paclitaxel until a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is found. Paclitaxel is given as a single 24-hour infusion, followed by fixed doses of high-dose cyclophosphamide for 2 days, then carboplatin for 4 days. Three days later, patients receive PBSC and G-CSF for hematopoietic reconstitution. Additional patients are entered at the MTD. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, and every 4-6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 50 patients will be accrued. The study is expected to take 18 months.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 50
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5265
      • Indiana University Cancer Center
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110-0250
      • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
  • Tennessee
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104
      • Methodist Hospital-Central Unit

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically diagnosed, stage IV adenocarcinoma of the breast Previously untreated or prior adjuvant chemotherapy only CR or PR following 3-5 courses of induction chemotherapy for current diagnosis with one of the following: Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin Cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/fluorouracil Cyclophosphamide/mitoxantrone No active CNS metastases on CT or MRI Hormone receptor status: Any status

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 65 Sex: Women Menopausal status: Pre- or postmenopausal Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,000 Platelets greater than 100,000 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: Left ventricular ejection fraction greater than 50% on MUGA or echocardiogram No abnormal cardiac conduction on EKG, i.e.: No second- or third-degree heart block No bundle-branch block No arrhythmia except: Supraventricular sinus tachycardia Occasional premature atrial or ventricular contractions Pulmonary: DLCO greater than 60% of predicted Other: No preexisting peripheral neuropathy No HIV antibody No history of second malignancy within 5 years except: Nonmelanomatous skin cancer Cervical carcinoma in situ No pregnant or nursing women

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Hematologically recovered from prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Failure on 1 prior hormonal regimen required for ER-positive disease (greater than 10 femtomoles) unless visceral metastatic crisis requires immediate chemotherapy Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: St. Louis University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Paul J. Petruska, MD, St. Louis University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 1994

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 1, 1999
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2004
• First Posted (Estimate): August 31, 2004

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 10, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 9, 2014
• Last Verified: April 1, 2000

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stage IV breast cancer; recurrent breast cancer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Cyclophosphamide; Carboplatin; Paclitaxel
• Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000064017; SLUMC-7915; NCI-V95-0608