Evaluating the Clinical Value of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Adjuvant Therapy of Triple-negative Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT04403529

Last Updated: 2020-06-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-25

Study Completion Date

2024-05-31

Brief Summary

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This is a prospective, single site, randomized, double-blind Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the clinical value of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the adjuvant therapy of triple-negative breast cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

60 days of oral Traditional Chinese Medicine ("prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation

Intervention Type DRUG

The "prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation is a combination of 12 herbal components and it is available in granules form to be dissolved in hot water for consumption.

Placebo

60 days of oral placebo (placebo contains 5% "prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation and 95% filler)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Formulation

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo granules contains 5% "prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation and 95% filler, it is available in granules form to be dissolved in hot water for consumption.

Interventions

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation

The "prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation is a combination of 12 herbal components and it is available in granules form to be dissolved in hot water for consumption.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo Formulation

Placebo granules contains 5% "prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation and 95% filler, it is available in granules form to be dissolved in hot water for consumption.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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"prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation Placebo granules contains 5% "prescription for breast cancer" Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation and 95% filler

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women aged 18-70 years old;
* Pathologically confirmed stage I-III breast cancer after early breast cancer surgery, and is confirmed by histopathology to be triple negative breast cancer (estrogen receptor (ER)-negative/ progesterone receptor (PR)-negative/ human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative). HER2-negative is defined as a negative in situ hybridization test or an immunohistochemistry (IHC) status of 0, 1+ or 2+. If IHC is 2+, a negative in situ hybridization test is required by local laboratory testing;
* Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1; life expectancy is ≥ 6 months;
* Has adequate organ function meeting the following criteria: (1) adequate bone marrow function: hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (no blood transfusion within 14 days); absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109 /L; platelet count ≥ 100 \* 109 /L; (2)adequate liver and kidney function: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3×upper limit of normal (ULN), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3×ULN, Total Bilirubin (TBIL)≤ 1.5×ULN, serum creatinine ≤ 1×ULN,and with endogenous creatinine clearance rate of \>50 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula).
* Participant has completed the last of their post surgical radiotherapy and chemotherapy within the last 6 months before date of enrollment, and no tumor recurrence or metastasis at the time of enrollment.
* Participants voluntarily joined the study, has signed informed consent before any trial related activities are conducted, has good compliance and has agreed to follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

* Has bilateral breast cancer;
* Has previous history of additional malignancy, with the exception of adequately treated basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ.
* Has metastatic (Stage 4) breast cancer;
* Has any \>T4 lesion (UICC1987) (with skin involvement, mass adhesion and fixation, and inflammatory breast cancer);
* Is pregnant, is breast feeding women, or women of childbearing age who cannot practice effective contraceptives;
* Patients participating in other drug related clinical trials at the same time;
* Has severe organ dysfunction (cardiopulmonary liver and kidney) insufficiency, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50% (cardiac ultrasound); severe cardio cerebral vascular disease within the 6 months previous of randomization (such as unstable angina, chronic heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension with blood pressure\>150/90mmgh, myocardial infarction, or cerebral blood vessel); diabetic patients with poor blood glucose control; patients with severe hypertension;
* Has known allergy to study medication;
* Has severe or uncontrolled infection;
* Has a history of psychotropic substance abuse and were unable to abandon drug habits, or those with history of mental disorders;
* The researchers judged patients to be unsuitable for the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fudan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zhimin Shao

Head of Breast Surgery Department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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ZhiMin Shao, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fudan University

Locations

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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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ZhiMin Shao, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86-21-64175590 ext. 8808

Facility Contacts

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Zhi-Ming Shao, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+86-021-64175590 ext. 8888

Other Identifiers

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ZY(2018-2020)-CCCX-2005-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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