A Study of Weekly Taxotere and Xeloda in Metastatic Breast Cancer

February 13, 2012 updated by: Cancer Research Network

A Pilot Study of Taxotere (Docetaxel) Combined With Xeloda (Capecitabine) in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer

The purpose of this study is to attempt to find better tolerated doses and schedules of this highly effective combination chemotherapy regimen.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Combination chemotherapy has advantages over monochemotherapy due to the higher response rates that can often be obtained; by using agents with non-overlapping toxicity profiles, these responses can be achieved with less toxicity than maximally tolerated doses of single agents. One significant advantage of capecitabine/weekly docetaxel combination chemotherapy is that both agents appear to have a toxicity profile appropriate for palliative therapy of advanced breast cancer. This trial will utilize the usual schedule of capecitabine used in the USA, which is two times per day oral dosing for 14 days but at a reduced dose in hopes of decreasing toxicities. Docetaxel will be given weekly at a dose of 35 mg/m2 X 2 with a one-week rest to coincide with the 14-day schedule of capecitabine.

The primary objective is to evaluate the overall response rate (complete and partial responses) according to the RECIST criteria of the combination of capecitabine and docetaxel with the selected schedule in patients with advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer. The secondary objectives are to evaluate tolerability, time to tumor progression, and time to treatment failure of the combination of capecitabine and docetaxel.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

18

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Plantation, Florida, United States, 33324
        • Cancer Research Network, Inc.

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 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female patients with histopathologically proven metastatic breast cancer.
  • Patients 18-75 years old
  • Performance status: Karnofsky > 70%
  • Patients must have measurable disease. Patients with only blastic bone lesions are ineligible.
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver, renal and cardiac functions defined as:
  • Ability to understand the study and give informed consent.
  • Patients may not have received more than one prior chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer. 5-FU or Taxol given as part of an adjuvant regimen will not render the patient ineligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with brain metastasis, adequately treated and stable and not requiring continued steroid medication will be eligible if no progression for > 3 months.
  • Patients who have received any anti-cancer investigational agent in the month prior to inclusion.
  • Patients previously treated with docetaxel(Taxotere)or capecitabine (Xeloda).
  • Patients with lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract, inability to swallow tablets or those who have malabsorption syndrome.
  • Patients with renal impairment (creatinine clearance below 30 ml/min calculated according to Cockcroft and Gault, see Appendix D), since capecitabine is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment.

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To find the lowest tolerable efficacious dose of the docetaxel/capecitabine combination
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cancer Research Network

Collaborators

Hoffmann-La Roche

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Charles L Vogel, MD, Cancer Research Network, Inc
  • Study Chair: Elizabeth Tan-Chiu, MD, Cancer Research Network, 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

December 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 15, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 14, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 13, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CRN-003

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