Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Metronomic Chemotherapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

May 4, 2021 updated by: Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center
This neoadjuvant chemotherapy protocol focusing on "triple-negative" breast cancers alone will gather a foundation of primary tumor and axillary lymph nodal response to primary chemotherapy and ongoing correlated disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) outcome data. This comparative data can then be used in building subsequent trials.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Women with a diagnosed "triple-negative" proxy of basal-like breast cancer confirmed on a core biopsy and larger than 2 cm will be treated neoadjuvantly with the Livingston metronomic regimen of 12 weeks of weekly doxorubicin 24 mg/m2 and daily oral cyclophosphamide 60 mg/m2 followed by 12 successive weeks of taxol 80 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC 2. Although clinical response will be evaluated prior to surgery, the primary end-point is the pathologic response. Secondary end-points will be DFS and OS based upon standard of care surveillance. A pathologic complete response (pCR) will require no histologic evidence of residual malignant cells seen in the primary tumor area specimen or the lymph nodes. Standard of care surgery and radiation therapy will be undertaken.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

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
    • North Carolina
      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
        • Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Participation Criteria

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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:

  • Women with Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR),and HER2 negative invasive breast cancer confirmed on core biopsy.(Note: HER2 negative by FISH preferred; HER2 0 or 1+ by IHC acceptable)
  • Primary tumor size 2cm or greater by physical exam or radiographic measurements.(Note: Locally advanced T4 or inflammatory breast cancer is eligible.)
  • Assessment of pre-treatment axillary lymph nodal status (Note: FNA biopsy if palpable or sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) if not palpable preferred; clinical exam acceptable.)
  • Absolute neutrophil count > 1500 mm3 and platelet count > 100,000 mm3
  • Normal myocardial left ventricular function
  • Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dl
  • Total bilirubin and AST < 3X upper limits normal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recurrent or metastatic breast cancer findings (Note: If oncologically felt to be a second breast primary, patient eligible for this protocol)
  • Another active cancer present
  • Medical contraindications to chemotherapy or surgery
  • First trimester pregnancy
  • Breast feeding

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Neoadjuvant metronomic AC followed by weekly TC
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with metronomic AC followed by weekly TC then surgery
Drug: Doxorubicin / Cyclophosphamide / Paclitaxel / Carboplatin
DOXORUBICIN 24mg/m2 IV plus CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 60mg/m2 PO weekly x 12 successive weeks followed by PACLITAXEL 80mg/m2 IV over 1 hour plus CARBOPLATIN AUC 2 IV weekly x 12 successive weeks
Other Names:
  • Metronomic
Procedure: Definitive Surgery
Standard of care definitive surgery as determined by medical provider
Radiation: Radiotherapy
Standard of care RADIATION THERAPY as indicated

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
1) Pathologic Response
Time Frame: Upon completion therapy after surgery
Pathologic measurement post-surgery viable primary tumor mass
Upon completion therapy after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Paul Walker, MD, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 2, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

August 2, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 9, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

October 10, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • LJCC 07-03

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