Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide in Treating Women With Stage III Breast Cancer

Phase II Study of Taxotere, Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide (TAC) Primary Therapy in Stage III 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.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide in treating women who have previously untreated stage III breast cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: docetaxel; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Procedure: conventional surgery

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the clinical response rate to docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide as primary therapy in women with stage III breast cancer. II. Determine the pathologic complete response rate to this treatment regimen in this patient population. III. Assess the side effects and toxicity profile of this treatment regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open label, multicenter study. Patients receive doxorubicin IV over 5-10 minutes followed by cyclophosphamide IV over 5-10 minutes and docetaxel IV over 1 hour. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 5 weeks following completion of chemotherapy, operable patients achieving complete or partial response undergo mastectomy, segmental mastectomy, or lumpectomy with nodal dissection. Patients with positive surgical tumor margins may undergo an additional surgical procedure. Patients are followed for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5408
      • Stanford University Medical Center
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
      • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60603
      • Monroe Medical Associates
  • New York
    • Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
      • Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed previously untreated, stage III adenocarcinoma of the breast At least one bidimensionally and/or unidimensionally measurable lesion No evidence of disease outside the breast or chest wall, except for ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes Hormone receptor status: Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 5 times ULN No acute hepatitis Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL No uncontrolled hypercalcemia Cardiovascular: No congestive heart failure LVEF normal No angina pectoris No uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias No other significant heart disease No myocardial infarction within the past year No superior vena cava syndrome No deep vein thrombosis requiring anticoagulant therapy Neurologic: No dementia No seizures No concurrent grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy Other: No medical instability No active infection No gastrointestinal bleeding No uncontrolled diabetes No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical conditions or other circumstances that would preclude study No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No history of hypersensitivity to polysorbate 80 Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior immunotherapy for breast cancer Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for breast cancer Endocrine therapy: No prior hormonal therapy for breast cancer No concurrent corticosteroids except for chronic methylprednisolone or equivalent for more than 6 months duration at no more than 20 mg/day Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 3 weeks since prior investigational drugs

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Northwestern University
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 1998
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2004
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 1999
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 2, 2004
• First Posted (Estimate): March 3, 2004

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): June 6, 2012
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2012
• Last Verified: May 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stage IIIA breast cancer; stage IIIB 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; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Docetaxel; Cyclophosphamide; Doxorubicin; Liposomal doxorubicin
• Other Study ID Numbers: NU 98B1; NU-98B1; NCI-G99-1643