A Study of Patients With HER2 Gene Amplified Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated With First Line Herceptin and a Taxane

February 28, 2018 updated by: Genentech, Inc.

Clinical Outcomes in Patients With HER2 Gene-Amplified Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated With First Line Herceptin in Combination With a Taxane: A Phase IV, Prospective, Community Based Study

This study is a Phase IV, prospective, nonrandomized, community-based study of clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with Herceptin and a taxane.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

1000

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent
  • Available tissue for central laboratory evaluation of HER2 status
  • Histologically confirmed, measurable or nonmeasurable but evaluable, HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (HER2 positive is defined as 3+ staining by IHC or gene amplification by FISH, determined by the local or central laboratory)
  • Life expectancy >6 months
  • Female, age >=18 years
  • ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Adequate bone marrow function as indicated by the following: *ANC >1500/uL, *Platelet count >=100,000/uL
  • Adequate renal function, as indicated by creatinine <=1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Adequate liver function, as indicated by bilirubin <=1.5× ULN and AST or ALT <2× ULN unless related to primary disease
  • Use of an adequate means of birth control (women of childbearing potential)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Initiation of Herceptin >=4 weeks after beginning taxane chemotherapy
  • Prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • Prior cumulative anthracycline dose of >360 mg/m2
  • History of significant cardiac disease or uncontrolled arrhythmias
  • Ejection fraction of <50% or below the lower limit of normal
  • Active infection
  • Symptomatic or untreated brain metastases
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Concomitant malignancies or previous malignancies within the last 5 years, with the exception of adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Symptomatic intrinsic lung disease or extensive tumor involvement of the lungs, resulting in dyspnea at rest
  • Hypersensitivity to study medications
  • Major organ failure or systemic disease precluding the safe administration of study medications

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Genentech, Inc.

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)

November 30, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

September 30, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 24, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 24, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

November 25, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 2, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • H2251n

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