Filgrastim |
G-CSF; Neupogen |
Clinical Trial: Trastuzumab, Docetaxel, Vinorelbine, and Filgrastim in Treating Women With Stage IV Breast Cancer
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab, can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Colony-stimulating factors, such as filgrastim, may help a person's immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining trastuzumab with docetaxel, vinorelbine, and filgrastim in treating women who have stage IV breast cancer.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| stage IV breast cancer recurrent breast cancer | Drug: docetaxel Drug: filgrastim Drug: trastuzumab Drug: vinorelbine Procedure: antibody therapy Procedure: biological response modifier therapy Procedure: chemotherapy Procedure: colony-stimulating factor therapy Procedure: cytokine therapy Procedure: monoclonal antibody therapy | Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: Breast Cancer
Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II Pilot Study of Trastuzumab (Herceptin), Docetaxel, and Vinorelbine With Filgrastim (G-CSF) Support in Women With HER2-Positive Stage IV Breast Cancer
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the 1-year survival of women with HER2-positive stage IV breast cancer treated with trastuzumab (Herceptin), docetaxel, and vinorelbine with filgrastim (G-CSF) support.
- Determine the response rate (complete and partial, confirmed and unconfirmed) in the subset of patients with measurable disease treated with this regimen.
- Determine the progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.
- Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
- Obtain tissue blocks for the determination of predictors of response (e.g., beta-tubulin mutations) to microtubule interacting agents in this patient population and for other future studies.
OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1, filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously on days 2-21, vinorelbine IV over 6-10 minutes on days 8 and 15, and trastuzumab (Herceptin) IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. If docetaxel and vinorelbine are discontinued due to unacceptable toxicity, patients may continue to receive trastuzumab. If trastuzumab is discontinued due to unacceptable toxicity, patients may continue to receive chemotherapy with G-CSF support.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 90 patients will be accrued for this study within 18-22.5 months.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed stage IV breast cancer
- Metastasis to the ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes allowed
- HER2-positive by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or immunohistochemistry 3+ staining confirmed in the adjuvant or metastatic setting
- No effusions or ascites as only sites of disease
- No primary or metastatic brain or CNS tumor
- Hormone receptor status:
- Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:
- 18 and over
Sex:
- Female
Menopausal status:
- Not specified
Performance status:
- Zubrod 0-2
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin normal
- AST or ALT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN
Renal:
- Not specified
Cardiovascular:
- LVEF normal by MUGA or echocardiogram (patients who have received prior anthracycline therapy)
- No clinical evidence or history of cardiomyopathy
Other:
- No pre-existing grade 2 or greater motor or sensory peripheral neuropathy except abnormalities due to cancer
- No prior severe hypersensitivity reaction to docetaxel or other drugs formulated with Polysorbate 80
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other adequately treated stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission
- No known sensitivity to E. coli-derived proteins
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- At least 6 months since prior chemotherapy
- Prior anthracycline as adjuvant therapy allowed
- No prior cumulative dose of doxorubicin more than 360 mg/m^2
- No prior cumulative dose of epirubicin more than 720 mg/m^2
- No more than 1 prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen for primary disease
- No prior docetaxel
- No prior vinorelbine
- Prior paclitaxel allowed
Endocrine therapy:
- Prior hormonal therapy as adjuvant therapy or for metastatic breast cancer allowed
- No concurrent hormonal therapy
Radiotherapy:
- At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy
Surgery:
- At least 2 weeks since prior surgery and recovered
Location and Contact Information
Alabama
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast, Mobile, Alabama, 36607, United States; Recruiting
Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, 85006-2726, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden), Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson, Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States; Recruiting
Arkansas
Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States; Recruiting
California
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute, Oakland, California, 94609-3305, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States; Recruiting
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, 92868, United States; Recruiting
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, 91010-3000, United States; Recruiting
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, 90095-1781, United States; Recruiting
University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, 95817, United States; Recruiting
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Loma Linda (Pettis), Loma Linda, California, 92357, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez, California, 94553, United States; Recruiting
Colorado
University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, 80010, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver, Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States; Recruiting
District of Columbia
MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20060, United States; Recruiting
Florida
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley), Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States; Recruiting
Georgia
CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701, United States; Recruiting
Hawaii
MBCCOP - Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States; Recruiting
Illinois
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, 60153-5500, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Central Illinois, Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines, Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States; Recruiting
Kansas
CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States; Recruiting
Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7353, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, 67218, United States; Recruiting
Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0084, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, 40502-2236, United States; Recruiting
Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130-3932, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101-4295, United States; Recruiting
Massachusetts
Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States; Recruiting
Michigan
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1379, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Beaumont, Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073-6769, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States; Recruiting
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States; Recruiting
Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital - Southfield, Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States; Recruiting
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0948, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1932, United States; Recruiting
Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States; Recruiting
Missouri
CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks, Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States; Recruiting
Saint Louis University Cancer Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States; Recruiting
Montana
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings, Montana, 59101, United States; Recruiting
New Mexico
MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108-5138, United States; Recruiting
New York
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, United States; Recruiting
James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, 14642, United States; Recruiting
NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, 10016, United States; Recruiting
North Carolina
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534-9479, United States; Recruiting
Ohio
CCOP - Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, 43206, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 45429, United States; Recruiting
Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0501, United States; Recruiting
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195-9001, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-2288, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 45428-1002, United States; Recruiting
Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States; Recruiting
Oregon
Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, 97201-3098, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program, Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland, Portland, Oregon, 97207, United States; Recruiting
South Carolina
CCOP - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Upstate Carolina, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States; Recruiting
Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401-5799, United States; Recruiting
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Cancer Institute at Methodist Central Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States; Recruiting
Texas
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234-6200, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas, 76508, United States; Recruiting
Harrington Cancer Center, Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States; Recruiting
MD Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas, Houston, Texas, 77030-4095, United States; Recruiting
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, United States; Recruiting
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy), San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple, Temple, Texas, 76504, United States; Recruiting
Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112-5550, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84148, United States; Recruiting
Washington
CCOP - Northwest, Tacoma, Washington, 98405-0986, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center, Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States; Recruiting
Puget Sound Oncology Consortium, Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle, Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States; Recruiting
Joseph J. Kash, MD, Study Chair, Edward Hospital Cancer Center
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
Record last reviewed: September 2004
Last Updated: April 4, 2005
Record first received: July 8, 2002
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00041067
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
Resources
- Filgrastim (Drug Digest)
- G-CSF (Drug Digest)

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