Supervised Physical Activity in Young Women With Early Breast Cancer During Neoadjuvant Chemotherpy

Summary

The main goal of this study is to assess the impact of supervised intense physical activity (IPA) on outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in young women with breast cancer (YWBC). In this project standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be used concordant with summary of product characteristics (SPC). However during treatment (including days of chemotherapy application) an additional modifier of therapy will be carried out in the form of intense physical activity. This strategy is not recognized in SPC. This project aims to improve the results of breast cancer treatment in young women. According to available data, nowadays this subset of breast cancer patients has worse therapy results in comparison to older women. This is partially because of the different tumor characteristics; young women are more likely to present with human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) receptor overexpression or with triple negative breast cancer. In the treatment of YWBC, preoperative chemotherapy is most often the first step. This enables the opportunity to assess the effectiveness of additional interventions in a mode it was never tested before. It is believed that physical activity improves the results of breast cancer treatment, however there are only few reports describing its benefit and role in terms of preoperative chemotherapy.

In the current project, the investigators planned to introduce supervised increased physical activity concurrently with neoadjuvant treatment in YWBC at early stage of disease. The main goal of the study is to assess the effect of physical activity on preoperative chemotherapy outcomes. The change of tumor size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, as well as the impact on Quality of Life (QoL) and Patients' Reported Outcome (PRO) in described above treatment modality. Secondary endpoints are the following: the pathologic Complete Response (pCR), disease free survival after 3 years (3-yr DFS), overall survival (OS), cardiotoxicity of treatment, the effect of physical activity on tumor microenvironment and Ki67 as well as the impact of increased physical activity on further patients' lifestyle changes.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

HIIT training twice a week throughout the chemotherapy: treadmill, elliptical, stationary bicycle and indoor rower. The intensity of physical activity will be increasing during consecutive mesocycles. Each training session will begin with a 10-min. wole-body warm-up session at 50-60% hear rate (HR) max. Mesocycle 1 - one month with 4 sets of 1 min. 45 sec. of exercise at a maximal intensity of 75% HR max. Mesocycle 2 with exercises at 80% to 90% HR max divided into 3 periods: 1/ one month, session of 5 sets 1 min. 30 sec. each; 2/ two months, sessions of 5 sets 1 min. 45 sec. each; 3/ two months, sessions of 5 sets 2 min. each. Moreover patients will be instructed to individually perform- a 45-min. aerobic training session (e.g.: walking, jogging, roller skating, swimming) once a week, in patient's own time.

DRUG

neoadjuvant treatment (doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, trastuzumab, pertuzumab)

Patients aged 18 to 40 in good physical condition (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale 0-1) who are set to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be selected. Criteria for entry into the study include proper liver, kidney and bone marrow function as well as heart ejection fraction of ≥ 50%. Treatment will be carried out according to 4 x AC regimen (doxorubicin 60 mg/ m2 cyclophosphamide 600 mg/ m2 i.v. every 21 or every 14 days + pegfilgastrim) followed by 12 x paclitaxel 80 mg/ m2 every 7 days and in the case of HER2 positive tumors trastuzumab ± pertuzumab (according to SPC).

OTHER

Standard Supportive Care

Patients will be asked to perform 150-300 min. of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75-150 min. of vigorous aerobic activity. Each participant will be monitored by an activity watch worn at all times by the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Greater Poland Cancer Centre

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Maria Litwiniuk, Prof · Wielkopolskie Centrum Onkologii

• Joanna Kufel-Grabowska, MD, PhD · Wielkopolskie Centrum Onkologii

• Maciej Górecki, PT, PhD · Wielkopolskie Centrum Onkologii

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

40 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-10-11

Primary Completion

2020-03-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Countries

• Poland

Study Locations