PEGASE07: Interest of Maintenance Chemotherapy After Induction Treatment for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To evaluate the benefit of adding docetaxel-5 fluorouracile (D-5FU) regimen after pre-operative epirubicin-cyclophosphamide (EC) and loco-regional treatment in inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Arm A 4 cycles of high-dose EC (E150 mg/m² and C 4000 mg/m² every 3 weeks) then mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection and radiotherapy |
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Epirubicin
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Experimental: Arm B 4 cycles of high-dose EC (E150 mg/m² and C 4000 mg/m² every 3 weeks) then mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection and radiotherapy followed by 4 cycles of D-5FU (D 85 mg/m², day 1 and 5FU 2500 mg/m²/day continuous infusion, days 1-5 every 3 weeks) |
Drug: Docetaxel
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Epirubicin
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- disease-free survival rate [3 years]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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histologically proven breast cancer
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inflammatory breast cancer
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no metastatic site
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age > or = 18 and < or = 60
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OMS score: 0, 1, 2
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life expectancy > or = 3 months
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Normal (isotopic or ultrasonography) left ventricular ejection fraction
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Normal haematological, liver, and kidney functions
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patients who gave their written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
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non inflammatory breast tumour with a cutaneous permeation nodule
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presence of a metastatic site
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medical history of a cancerous tumour except for carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix, a basal cell skin cancer, or a breast carcinoma on the contralateral side
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patients having already had a chemotherapy, a radiotherapy, or an hormone therapy for this breast tumour
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medical history of congestive heart failure even medically controlled
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medical history of myocardial infarction during the 6 months before the inclusion in the study
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active infection or other severe underlying pathology which could possibly prevent the patient from receiving treatments
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administration of another chemotherapy during the study
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pregnant or breast feeding patients (the patients of childbearing age must be placed under efficient contraception)
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patients whose social or psychological state does not allow to consider a correct adherence to the treatment and to the required medical follow-up
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WHO score 3,4
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unbalanced diabetes
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polysorbate 80 allergy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- UNICANCER
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Patrice Viens, MD, Institut Paoli Calmette Marseille
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- PEGASE 7/0002