Study of Optimizing Neoadjuvant Regimens in Subtypes of Breast Cancer

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Treatments: Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Paclitaxel and carboplatin; Drug: Epirubicin and Paclitaxel

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02041338

CH-BC-026

Details and patient eligibility

About

There are no standard neodjuvant regimens adapted according to the different subtypes of breast cancer. This is a phase 2, randomized study to evaluate several regimens in different subtypes of breast cancer.

Full description

Breast cancer is a heterogenous disease with at least 4 intrinsic subtypes including Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2 enriched, Basal-like and normal breast like. Different subtypes have different prognosis and treatment sensitivity. Thus, it would be more suitable to administer different chemo-regimen in different subtypes. This is especially true in neoadjuvant chemotherapy setting where no standard regimen has ever been established. Therefore, we designed this phase 2 randomized clinical trial to explore potential effective regimens in variable subtypes of breast cancer in neoadjuvant treatment. Patients were first classified into Luminal type, Her2 positive type and triple-negative type by immunohistochemistry exam of ER/PR/HER2 in core needle biopsy and then randomized to received either dose dense paclitaxel in Luminal type or dose dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin with or without trastuzumab in HER2 positive type or dose dense paclitaxel plus carboplatin in triple-negative type.The control groups in each subtype all receive paclitaxel plus epirubicin every 3 weeks. The duration of treatment is 4-6 cycles. Primary endpoint is the pathological CR rate in each subtypes. Secondary endpoints include disease free survival, objective response rate, safety. Tissue samples and blood samples will be collected at baseline and during treatment. There will be exploratory biomarkers analyses to identify predictive markers for efficacy in every subtypes.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stage IIa-IIIc breast cancer patients plan to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Patients have enough tissue sample to do IHC test for subtype classification
• Patients have at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST1.1
• KPS≥80
• No prior treatment for breast cancer
• Adequate bone marrow (neutrophil count ≥1500 ml and platelet count ≥100,000 ml), renal (serum creatinine <1.5 times the upper limit of normal [ULN] or a creatinine clearance of ≥60 ml/minute), hepatic (total bilirubin ≤1.5 ULN; alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 ULN), and cardiac function (assessed by electrocardiogram or thoracic radiography) were required.

Exclusion criteria

• Fertile women were excluded if pregnant or lactating or if they were not using adequate contraception.
• Previous chemotherapy for breast cancer.
• history of other serious illness (e.g. congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, uncontrolled hypertension or arrhythmia, clinically significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders, uncontrolled serious infection, AIDS), had an organ allograft, severe gastrointestinal disorder, or other neoplasias (except for in situ cervical cancer, non-melanoma skin cancer, or previous diagnosis of cancer with no evidence of disease for >10 years).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 6 patient groups

Luminal subtype test

Experimental group

Description:

Paclitaxel 175mg/m2, every 2 weeks as a cycle for 4-6 cycles

Treatment:

Drug: Paclitaxel

Luminal subtype control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Epirubicin 75mg/m2 plus paclitaxel 175mg/m2 every 3 weeks as a cycle for 4-6 cycles

Treatment:

Drug: Epirubicin and Paclitaxel

Her2 positive subtype test

Experimental group

Description:

Paclitaxel 175mg/m2 plus carboplatin AUC 4 with or without trastuzumab every 2 weeks as a cycle for 4-6 cycles

Treatment:

Drug: Paclitaxel and carboplatin

Her2 positive subtype control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Epirubicin 75mg/m2 plus paclitaxel 175mg/m2 with or without trastuzumab every 3 weeks as a cycle for 4-6 cycles

Treatment:

Drug: Epirubicin and Paclitaxel

Triple negative subtype test

Experimental group

Description:

Paclitaxel 175mg/m2 plus carboplatin AUC 4 every 2 weeks as a cycle for 4-6 cycles

Treatment:

Drug: Paclitaxel and carboplatin

Triple negative subypte control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Epirubicin 75mg/m2 plus paclitaxel 175mg/m2 every 3 weeks as a cycle for 4-6 cycles

Treatment:

Drug: Epirubicin and Paclitaxel