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NCT Number: NCT00712881

Combination Therapy With MYOCET® (Doxorubicin HCL Liposome for Injection) in Participants With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment with MYOCET® (doxorubicin hydrochloride) in combination with cyclophosphamide and trastuzumab, 4 cycles, followed by docetaxel plus trastuzumab, 4 cycles, in women with stage II or III breast cancer whose tumour overexpresses the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Teva Investigational Site 16, Kufstein, Austria

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment-naive participants with stage II or III invasive breast cancer (proven histologically/cytologically) and with tests showing an overexpressing of HER2.
  • Participants have at least 1 bidimensionally measurable lesion according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
  • The participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • The participant has an LVEF of at least 55% as assessed by multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan (preferred) or echocardiography.
  • The participant has hematology and serum chemistry laboratory test results within specific protocol-defined ranges.
  • Women of childbearing potential must use a medically accepted method of contraception and must agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the treatment period and for 6 months after the last administration of study drug.

Main Exclusion Criteria:

The participant:

  • Has received previous cancer therapy for breast cancer.
  • Has any history of CHF, angina pectoris, or myocardial infarction.
  • Has uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Has infection, peptic ulcer, or unstable diabetes mellitus.
  • Has been treated with live virus vaccines within 8 weeks before the first administration of study drug.
  • Has impaired hepatic or renal function.
  • Is a pregnant or lactating woman. (Any women becoming pregnant during the study will be withdrawn from the study.)
  • Has used an investigational drug within one month before the screening visit.
  • Has a known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to their active ingredients.
  • Has an inflammatory breast cancer.
  • Has had any other malignancies within five years (except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer).

Note: Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride

Drug

Liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm description.

Other names: Myocet®

Cyclophosphamide

Drug

Cyclophosphamide will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm description.

Trastuzumab

Drug

Trastuzumab will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm description.

Free doxorubicin hydrochloride

Drug

Free doxorubicin hydrochloride will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm description.

Other names: Anthracycline

docetaxel

Drug

Docetaxel will be administered per dose and schedule specified in the arm description.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Exhibiting a Pathological Complete Response (pCR) in Breast

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 8 (each cycle length = 21 days)

    The pCR of breast was based upon histologic examination, as confirmed by a central panel of experts, of resected tissue .

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Achieved an Objective Response (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]), as Defined by World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 8 (each cycle length = 21 days)

    CR: Disappearance of the lesions and no new lesions. In case of bone metastasis a CR is represented by the normalization of radiography or the complete sclerotic healing of lytic area.

    PR: In the case of bidimensionally measurable lesions/tumors, a decrease by at least 50% of the sum of the products of the largest perpendicular diameters of each individual lesion/tumor. In the case of unidimensionally measurable lesions a decrease by at least 50% in the largest linear tumour measurement. In the case of non-measurable but evaluable lesions an appreciable change of lesions referable to disease improvement. For bone lesions partial decrease in size or recalcification of lytic areas. No lesion should have progressed and no new lesion should appear.

  2. Percentage of Participants With Class III or IV New York Health Association (NYHA) Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

    Time frame: Baseline up to the end of Cycle 8 (each cycle length = 21 days)

    Occurrence of Class III or IV (NYHA) CHF has been reported. Class III: Participants with cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain. Class IV: Participants with cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort. Symptoms of heart failure or the anginal syndrome may be present even at rest. If any physical activity is undertaken, discomfort is increased.

  3. Change From Baseline in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)

    Time frame: Baseline, up to 5 years

    The LVEF is a fraction of blood (in percent) pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart (the main pumping chamber). LVEF was measured using multigated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiography.

  4. Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: Baseline up to the end of Cycle 8 (cycle length = 21 days)

    An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. A serious adverse event (SAE) was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. AEs included both SAEs and non-serious AEs. The TEAE was an AE that began or worsened after treatment with study drug. A summary of other non-serious AEs and all SAEs, regardless of causality is located in the 'Reported AE section'.

  5. Percentage of Participants With Progression or Death

    Time frame: Up to 5 Years after randomization

    Progression was defined as a 25% or more increase in the size of the lesion or appearance of new lesion. If the participant did not develop an event (disease progression or death), the participant was censored at the last known tumor assessment date (or last follow-up visit without progression documented).

  6. Percentage of Participants Achieving a Pathological Complete Response (pCR) in Breast and Node

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 8 (each cycle length = 21 days)

    The pCR of breast and node was based upon histologic examination, as confirmed by a central panel of experts, of breast tissue resected.

  7. Number of Participants Undergoing Breast Conservative Surgery

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 8 (each cycle length = 21 days)

  8. Severity of Adverse Events as Characterized by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE)

    Time frame: Up to Week 24

    AEs were recorded and graded per the NCI CTCAE scale. The NCI CTCAE is a toxicity scale used to grade the severity of adverse events experienced with cancer treatment. Grade 1= Mild; Grade 2= Moderate; Grade 3= Severe; Grade 4= Life-threatening or disabling; Grade 5= Death related to AE. For summaries for the toxicity grade, participants were counted once at the greatest NCI CTCAE grade.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cephalon, Inc.

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Registry information

Official study title

Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Study of Combination Therapy of MYOCET® Plus Cyclophosphamide and Trastuzumab Versus Free Doxorubicin Plus Cyclophosphamide Alone, Each Followed by Docetaxel and Trastuzumab, in Neoadjuvant Setting in Treatment-Naive Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 10, 2008
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2024

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