Randomized Study Comparing Pre- and Postoperative vs. Conventional Adjuvant Treatment in Receptor-negative Patients

NCT ID: NCT00309569

Last Updated: 2020-10-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

429 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1991-10-31

Study Completion Date

2000-09-30

Brief Summary

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Primarily, this clinical investigation compared overall survival and recurrence-free survival in patients with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer treated with pre- and postoperative chemotherapy vs. conventional postoperative treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Early Stage Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A (pre- + postoperative chemotherapy)

3 cycles CMF (cyclophophamide + Methotrexat + 5-Fluorouracil) followed by surgery. Subsequently node-positive patients received 3 cycles anthracycline-based chemotherapy regime EC (epirubicin + cyclophosphamide) and node-negative patients another 3 cycles CMF.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclophosphamide 600mg/m2

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate 40mg/m2

Fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

Fluorouracil 600mg/m2

Epirubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Epirubucin 60mg/m2 (only node-positive patients)

Surgery

Intervention Type OTHER

Surgery

B (conventional postoperative chemotherapy)

Surgery followed by 3 cycles CMF (cyclophophamide + Methotrexat + 5-Fluorouracil). Subsequently node-positive patients received 3 cycles anthracycline-based chemotherapy regime EC (epirubicin + cyclophosphamide) and node-negative patients another 3 cycles CMF.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclophosphamide 600mg/m2

Methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate 40mg/m2

Fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

Fluorouracil 600mg/m2

Epirubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Epirubucin 60mg/m2 (only node-positive patients)

Surgery

Intervention Type OTHER

Surgery

Interventions

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Cyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide 600mg/m2

Intervention Type DRUG

Methotrexate

Methotrexate 40mg/m2

Intervention Type DRUG

Fluorouracil

Fluorouracil 600mg/m2

Intervention Type DRUG

Epirubicin

Epirubucin 60mg/m2 (only node-positive patients)

Intervention Type DRUG

Surgery

Surgery

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with bioptically verified breast cancer
* Estrogen receptor-negative status
* Age: \< 70 years
* WHO Performance Status \< 2
* Laboratory parameters

1. hematopoiesis: \> 3500/mm3 leukocytes, \> 100,000/mm3 thrombocytes
2. renal function: creatinin \< 1.5mg%
3. hepatic function: GOT max. 2.5 x UNL
4. bilirubin: \< 2.0 mg %
5. metabolic parameters: Na, Ca, K in normal range
* \</= 4 weeks interval since surgery
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with locally inoperable cancer, M1
* Other preoperative tumor-specific radiotherapy, chemotherapy or endocrine treatment
* Pregnancy or lactation
* General contraindication against cytostatic treatment
* T4 cancer; inflammatory disease, simultaneous or sequential bilateral breast cancer
* Lacking compliance or understanding of disease
* Serious concomitant disease
* Second carcinoma or status post second carcinoma (except for treated squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Raimund Jakesz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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ABCSG-7

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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