Marimastat or No Further Therapy in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer That Is Responding or Stable Following Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT00003010

Last Updated: 2023-06-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 334 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 1997-12-02

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Marimastat may stop the growth of breast cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. It is not known whether chemotherapy is more effective with or without marimastat for breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of marimastat with that of no further therapy in treating women who have metastatic breast cancer that is responding or stable after chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether marimastat prolongs progression-free survival in women with metastatic breast cancer who have responding or stable disease after receiving standard systemic chemotherapy. II. Determine the toxic effects of marimastat compared with placebo in patients with metastatic breast cancer who have responding or stable disease after receiving standard systemic chemotherapy. III. Determine whether there is an association between trough marimastat concentration and time to disease progression and toxicity.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study. Patients are stratified by the number of involved disease sites at study entry, prior chemotherapy for metastases, osseous disease only at study entry, and bisphosphonate therapy at study entry, and concurrent hormonal therapy (yes vs no). Patients are randomized into two groups. Patients take either marimastat or placebo, one capsule orally twice a day, approximately every 12 hours (i.e., during or after breakfast and dinner). The drug or placebo is given until the development of progressive disease or prohibitive toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 334 patients will be accrued for this study over 2 years.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT

Interventions

marimastat

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast with previous manifestations of progressing regional or metastatic cancer Received one prior systemic chemotherapy regimen for the treatment of metastases, which meets all of the following criteria: Included either doxorubicin, a taxane (i.e., paclitaxel or docetaxel), or both 6-8 courses were given If weekly taxane therapy received, at least 12 doses were given Recovered from all related toxic effects (except alopecia and/or neuropathy) 3-6 weeks have elapsed since last course of chemotherapy was given No more than 40 weeks have elapsed since the first dose of chemotherapy for metastases No current or prior history of brain metastases Responding or stable disease since the initiation of systemic chemotherapy (i.e., no disease progression) required No prior enrollment on ECOG trials for metastatic disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal Status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0 or 1 Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT no greater 2 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test required if pre- or peri-menopausal (i.e., last menstrual period within one year prior to study) Pre- or peri-menopausal sexually active women must use effective contraception No other invasive malignancy within last 5 years except curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No history of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, symptomatic osteoarthritis requiring therapy, or other inflammatory arthritis At least 5 years since prior invasive malignancies except: Curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin Carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent immunotherapy No prior trastuzumab Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent chemotherapy No prior marimastat or batimastat Endocrine therapy: Prior and/or concurrent hormonal therapy for breast cancer allowed Concurrent hormonal therapy allowed Radiotherapy: No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: No prior organ allograft Other: At least 4 weeks since other investigational agents No concurrent bisphosphonate therapy unless it was initiated prior to the study No concurrent immunosuppressive therapy Patients receiving anticoagulant therapy must be carefully monitored

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 120 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

North Central Cancer Treatment Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Principal Investigators

Joseph A. Sparano, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

James N. Ingle, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

CentraCare Clinic

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Trinitas Hospital - Jersey Street Campus

Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center

Flemington, New Jersey, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Morristown Memorial Hospital

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Riverview Medical Center

Red Bank, New Jersey, United States

St. Francis Medical Center

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

Medcenter One Health System

Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

Altru Health Systems

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Hahnemann University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Rapid City Regional Hospital

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Countries

United States

References

Zucker S, Wang M, Sparano JA, Gradishar WJ, Ingle JN, Davidson NE; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Plasma matrix metalloproteinases 7 and 9 in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with marimastat or placebo: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group trial E2196. Clin Breast Cancer. 2006 Feb;6(6):525-9. doi: 10.3816/cbc.2006.n.006.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 16595036 (View on PubMed)

Sparano JA, Bernardo P, Stephenson P, Gradishar WJ, Ingle JN, Zucker S, Davidson NE. Randomized phase III trial of marimastat versus placebo in patients with metastatic breast cancer who have responding or stable disease after first-line chemotherapy: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group trial E2196. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Dec 1;22(23):4683-90. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.08.054.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 15570070 (View on PubMed)

Sparano JA, Bernardo P, Gradishar WJ, et al.: Higher trough marimastat levels are associated with accelerated disease progression and worse survival: results of a randomized phase III trial comparing marimastat with placebo in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) after first-line chemotherapy: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group trial (E2196). [Abstract] Breast Cancer Res Treat 76(Suppl 1): A-343, 2002.

Reference Type: RESULT

Other Identifiers

E2196

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCCTG-E2196

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000065585

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id