Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer

June 14, 2023 updated by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Phase III Study of Adriamycin/Taxotere Versus Adriamycin/Cytoxan for the Adjuvant Treatment of Node Positive or High Risk Node Negative 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. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating women with breast cancer who have undergone surgery to remove the tumor.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether doxorubicin/docetaxel (DD) will improve disease-free survival and overall survival when compared to doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (DC) in women with lymph node positive (1-3 positive nodes) or high risk lymph node negative breast cancer. II. Compare the toxicity of DD to DC in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified by node status (positive vs negative), menopause status (pre- vs post), estrogen receptor (ER) status/progesterone receptor (PR) status (ER/PR unknown vs ER+/PR+ vs ER+/PR- vs ER-/PR+ vs ER-/PR-). Patients in arm I receive doxorubicin IV plus docetaxel IV over 1 hour every 3 weeks for 4 treatment courses. Patients in arm II receive doxorubicin IV plus cyclophosphamide IV every 3 weeks for 4 treatment courses. All patients who are estrogen receptor or progesterone receptor positive receive oral tamoxifen daily for 5 years following chemotherapy. Some patients may also receive radiotherapy following chemotherapy. Patients are followed every 3 months if patient is less than 2 years from study entry; every 6 months if patient is 2-5 years from study entry; and every 12 months if patient is greater than 5 years from study entry.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 2778 patients will be accrued for this study within 2.5 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

2778

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
        • MBCCOP - University of South Alabama
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006-2726
        • CCOP - Greater Phoenix
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
        • Arizona Cancer Center
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
        • University of California San Diego Cancer Center
      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90822
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0800
        • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
      • Martinez, California, United States, 94553
        • Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-3305
        • CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Medical Center
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115-0128
        • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
      • Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95403
        • CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
      • Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
        • David Grant Medical Center
      • Van Nuys, California, United States, 91405
        • Van Nuys Breast Center
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80262
        • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    • Delaware
      • Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19899
        • CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
        • Walter Reed Army Medical Center
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University
    • Florida
      • Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
        • CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342-1701
        • CCOP - Atlanta Regional
      • Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States, 30905-5650
        • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
        • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center
      • Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Medical Center
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • CCOP - Central Illinois
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7357
        • University of Kansas Medical Center
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
        • CCOP - Wichita
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67218
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40511-1093
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0084
        • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University School of Medicine
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130-3932
        • Louisiana State University Hospital - Shreveport
    • Maine
      • Togus, Maine, United States, 04330
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Togus
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center
      • Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States, 02130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
        • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0752
        • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1932
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
      • Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-9975
        • Providence Hospital - Southfield
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • University of Minnesota Cancer Center
    • Mississippi
      • Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 39531-2410
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
      • Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, United States, 39534-2576
        • Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65203
        • Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64128
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64131
        • CCOP - Kansas City
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110-0250
        • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
        • CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
        • CCOP - Ozarks Regional
    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
        • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-3330
        • University of Nebraska Medical Center
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68105
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Omaha
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
        • CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
        • Norris Cotton Cancer Center
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5138
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • University of New Mexico Cancer Research & Treatment Center
    • New York
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11209
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • North Shore University Hospital
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
        • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104-4241
        • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
        • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
        • Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220-2288
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43206
        • CCOP - Columbus
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45428
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
      • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
        • CCOP - Dayton
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201-3098
        • Oregon Cancer Center at Oregon Health Sciences University
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97207
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
        • CCOP - Columbia River Program
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • Rhode Island Hospital
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
        • Medical University of South Carolina
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615
        • CCOP - Greenville
      • Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303
        • CCOP - Upstate Carolina
    • Tennessee
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38163
        • University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-1329
        • University of Texas Medical Branch
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79423
        • Texas Tech University Health Science Center
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76504
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
    • Vermont
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401-3498
        • Vermont Cancer Center
      • White River Junction, Vermont, United States, 05009
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037
        • MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Richmond
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Swedish Hospital Tumor Institute
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405-0986
        • CCOP - Northwest

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 120 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed resectable adenocarcinoma of the breast Histologically positive lymph nodes (1 to 3) OR Lymph node negative and high risk disease Tumor greater than 1.0 cm diameter May have undergone an axillary dissection with at least 6 nodes removed and examined or a sentinel node biopsy Patients who are positive by sentinel node biopsy will receive an axillary dissection No locally advanced or inflammatory or metastatic breast cancer Hormone receptor status: Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Adequate hepatic function Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal Renal: Adequate renal function Cardiovascular: Adequate cardiac function Normal MUGA or echocardiogram Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective barrier method contraception At least 5 years since prior invasive malignancies, except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for this malignancy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent tamoxifen Up to 4 weeks of tamoxifen treatment for this malignancy allowed Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy for this malignancy Prior radiotherapy to the breast for ductal carcinoma in situ allowed Surgery: Tumor should be removed by either a modified radical mastectomy and/or a segmental mastectomy plus axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel node biopsy before beginning treatment on protocol No greater than 84 days since last surgical procedure that constitutes or completes definitive surgical therapy (mastectomy; axillary dissection/sentinel node biopsy; or resection of primary site to obtain a negative margin

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Lori J. Goldstein, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Study Chair: Silvana Martino, DO, Van Nuys Breast Center
  • Study Chair: Larry Norton, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Study Chair: Edith A. Perez, MD, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 20, 1998

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2004

First Posted (Estimated)

August 26, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 15, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

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