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Dose-Dense Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide (EC) Followed by Paclitaxel in Breast Cancer: Feasibility

NCT00617370 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2015-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to give a drug regimen that is hoped to be effective in preventing cancer from coming back. Since it is an aggressive breast cancer, there is a moderate to high chance that the cancer may come back. The standard treatment for this tumor type includes a chemotherapy regimen with drugs named epirubicin (E) and cyclophosphamide (C) in a vein every 2 weeks for 4 treatments, followed by a drug named paclitaxel, every 2 weeks in your vein for 4 treatments.

This study is an experimental study in which you will be given 6 cycles of EC followed by 6 cycles of paclitaxel. The purpose of getting 2 more cycles of EC and 2 more cycles of paclitaxel than what is normally given is to study a regimen that may be more effective than the current standard treatment in preventing the recurrence of this cancer. Specifically, in this study we are looking for side-effects and risks of these drugs as more cycles are given.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, Paclitaxel,

EC (epirubicin 100 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2) q 14 days x 6 treatments with pegfilgrastim SQ day # 2 (6 mg). Paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) q 14 days x 6 treatments with pegfilgrastim SQ day # 2 (6 mg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Chau Dang, MD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2005-07-31
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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