Paclitaxel With or Without Gemcitabine in Treating Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00006459

Last Updated: 2012-06-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known if paclitaxel is more effective with or without gemcitabine for advanced breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel with or without gemcitabine in treating women who have advanced breast cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Compare overall survival of patients with unresectable, locally recurrent, or metastatic breast cancer treated with paclitaxel with or without gemcitabine.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Patients receive paclitaxel with or without gemcitabine. Treatment continues every 21 days in the absence of disease progression. Patients are followed every 2-4 months for 2 years after active treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Not specified

National Cancer Institute (NCI) registered this trial with Eli Lilly as sponsor. NCI did not update the record when the trial completed. In June 2012, NCI transferred the trial to Lilly's clinicaltrials.gov account and Lilly updated the record with the trial completion date. This trial is not an applicable trial under Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA).

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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gemcitabine hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven unresectable, locally recurrent, or metastatic breast cancer not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy of curative intent No inflammatory breast cancer unless evidence of metastatic disease No bone metastases, pleural effusion, or ascites as the only site of disease Clinically measurable disease outside previously irradiated area Relapse after 1 prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen containing anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated No known or suspected brain metastases or recurrence requiring steroids or radiotherapy Hormone receptor status: Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL Hepatic: ALT and AST no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times ULN Renal: Calcium no greater than 1.2 times ULN Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No active uncontrolled cardiac disease and/or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No other serious systemic disorder precluding study No active infection No severe psychiatric disease No history of hypersensitivity reactions to polyoxyethylated castor oil-based drugs

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior bone marrow transplantation or autologous stem cell infusion following high-dose adjuvant chemotherapy for metastatic disease No concurrent immunotherapy (including humanized anti-HER2 antibody) Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics See Biologic therapy No prior chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer No prior gemcitabine or taxane No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Prior antitumoral hormonal therapy allowed No concurrent hormonal therapy excluding contraceptives and replacement steroids Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: Recovered from prior therapy At least 30 days since prior investigational drugs No concurrent investigational drugs Concurrent bisphosphonate therapy allowed if not begun or stopped within 4 weeks before study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eli Lilly and Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Furhan Yunus, MD, FACP

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Tennessee

Locations

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Comprehensive Cancer Institute of Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Little Rock Hematology-Oncology Associates

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Pacific Coast Hematology/Oncology Medical Group

Fountain Valley, California, United States

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Office of Alex J.P. Makalinao

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Hematology/Oncology Group

Santa Rosa, California, United States

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University of Colorado Cancer Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Danbury Internal Medicine

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Care Specialists of Boca Raton

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Mercy Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Mountain States Tumor Institute

Boise, Idaho, United States

Site Status

Memorial Medical Center

Springfield, Illinois, United States

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Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

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Indiana Community Cancer Care, Inc.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Cancer Health Associates

Michigan City, Indiana, United States

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North Mississippi Hematology and Oncology Associates, Ltd.

Tupelo, Mississippi, United States

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St. John's Mercy Medical Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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APN-IMPATH Research Corporation

Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States

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Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, United States

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HemOnCare, P.C.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Interlakes Oncology/Hematology PC

Rochester, New York, United States

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N.W. Carolina Oncology & Hematology, P.A.

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

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Oklahoma Oncology Inc.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Rittenhouse Hematology/Oncology

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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South Carolina Oncology Associates

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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Office Of C. Michael Jones

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

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Boston Baskin Cancer Group, University Tennessee Oncology/Hematology Group

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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University of Tennessee, Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Arlington Cancer Center

Arlington, Texas, United States

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Southwest Regional Cancer Center

Austin, Texas, United States

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Intermountain Hematology/Oncology Associates, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Northern Virginia Oncology Group, P.C.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Smyth EN, Shen W, Bowman L, Peterson P, John W, Melemed A, Liepa AM. Patient-reported pain and other quality of life domains as prognostic factors for survival in a phase III clinical trial of patients with advanced breast cancer. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2016 Mar 25;14:52. doi: 10.1186/s12955-016-0449-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27016084 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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LILLY-B9E-MC-JHQG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068216

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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