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NCT Number: NCT05296317

Evaluation and Modeling of the Effect of G-CSF on the Evolution of Polynuclear Neutrophils During Dense Dose Epirubicin-Cyclophosphamide Regeneration

Patients including of localized breast cancer will require chemotherapy treatment with epirubicin - cyclophosphamide (EC) followed by treatment with docetaxel or paclitaxel. In addition to this chemotherapy, the investigator will prescribe injections of granulocyte growth factors (G-CSF), to stimulate the growth of white blood cells. Patients will be randomized to either a peg-G-CSF arm or a G-CSF arm, prescribed at different times.

The aim is to determine whether one of the two treatment regimens best limits the risk of a decrease in white blood cells

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre Georges François Leclerc (CGFL)

Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 21000, France

About this study

For this tudy : patients will be randomized to either :

  • with administration of peg-G-CSF (administration on D2)
  • with administration of G-CSF (administration on D4 to D7 or D8)

This study aims to model the effect of exogenous G-CSF for the evolution of polymorphonuclear neutrophils as a function of time and to explain the pharmacodynamic variability during the administration of chemotherapy such as EC-dense dose administered as an adjuvant or neo-adjuvant in patients treated for localized breast cancer.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Women
  • Patient over 18 years old
  • Patient with histologically documented, non-metastatic breast cancer who must receive dense dose Epirubicin-Cyclophosphamide (EC) type treatment as part of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment
  • Patient to receive granulocyte growth factors (G-CSF or peg-G-CSF) as a preventive measure from the first cycle
  • Neutrophils > 1,500 /mm3; platelets > 100,000 /mm3
  • Written informed consent, dated and signed
  • For patients of childbearing age, effective means of contraception during treatment and up to 3 months after stopping treatment

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient with a contraindication to treatment with anthracyclines
  • Patient already undergoing treatment with EC dense dose
  • Patient with a contraindication to treatment with G-CSF such as hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or to one of the excipients
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship or subject to a protection regime for adults
  • Patient not affiliated to a social security scheme (beneficiary or beneficiary)

Treatment and study plan

Dense dose epirubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy and G-CSF (filgrastim, lenograstim)

Drug
  • Arm 1: 2 cycles of chemotherapy with administration of G-CSF (filgrastim or lenograstim) on D2, D4 to D7 or D8..

Realization of blood sampling at D1, D4, D8 and D14

Dense dose epirubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy with administration of peg-G-CSF (pegfilgrastim)

Drug
  • Arm 2: 2 cycles of chemotherapy with administration of peg-G-CSF (pegfilgrastim) on D2.

Realization of blood sampling at D1, D4, D8 and D14

Primary outcomes

  1. Variation of Neutrophils concentration in patient treated with G-CSF or peg-G-CSF

    Time frame: Day 4

    Variation of Neutrophils concentration will be assess by blood count formula performed during the 2 first cycle of Epirubicin-cyclophosphamide treatment.

  2. Variation of Neutrophils concentration in patient treated with G-CSF or peg-G-CSF

    Time frame: Day 8

    Variation of Neutrophils concentration will be assess by blood count formula performed during the 2 first cycle of Epirubicin-cyclophosphamide treatment.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

Other

Registry information

Acronym: EMEG-ECDD

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 25, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 19, 2026

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