Pre-operative Chemotherapy in Operable Breast Cancer, Phase III Study Comparing a Short Intensive Pre-operative Chemotherapy With the Same Therapy Initiated Shortly After Surgery(Peri-operatively)(POCOB)EORTC 10902)

NCT ID: NCT00544505

Last Updated: 2011-12-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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Pre-operative chemotherapy in operable breast cancer, phase III study comparing a short intensive pre-operative chemotherapy with the same therapy initiated shortly after surgery (peri-operatively) (POCOB) (EORTC 10902)

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Fluorouracil/Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide

Phase III Comparison of Preoperative vs Postoperative FEC (Fluorouracil/Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide) in Women with Operable Breast Cancer

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

* Palpable, operable breast cancer that has been diagnosed by core needle biopsy (mandatory for T1c tumors) or fine needle aspiration within 21 days prior to entry
* Stage T1c-4b, N0-1, M0

Hormone receptor status:

* Not specified
* No bilateral breast cancer

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

* No previous treatment for breast cancer

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No previous chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* Core needle biopsy or fine needle aspiration within 21 days prior to entry
* Repeated core needle biopsy permitted

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

* 16 to 70

Sex:

* Women only

Menopausal status:

* Not specified

Performance status:

* WHO 0-2

Hematopoietic:

* WBC at least 4,000
* Platelets at least 100,000

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2.8 mg/dL (50 micromoles/L)

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.3 mg/dL (120 micromoles/L)

Cardiovascular:

* No congestive heart failure
* No significant arrhythmia
* No bilateral bundle branch block
* No recent myocardial infarction
* No uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic pressure greater than 110 mm Hg)

Other:

* No male breast cancer
* No pregnant or nursing women
* No second malignancy except adequately treated:

* Nonmelanomatous skin cancer
* Cervical cancer
Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Adnan Ezzat, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Other Identifiers

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RAC#931-006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id