| NCT ID | Title | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Velocity | Design | Start | Completion | Last Updated | Sites | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01426880 | Addition of Carboplatin to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Triple-negative and HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | 595 | — | — | Aug 1, 2011 | Aug 1, 2013 | Feb 15, 2016 | 3 | Germany |
Pathological response will be assessed considering all removed breast and lymphatic tissues from all surgeries. Surgery takes place shortly after the 18 weeks (six 3-week cycles) chemotherapy treatment. No microscopic evidence of residual viable tumor cells in all resected specimens of the breast and axilla meets the primary endpoint.
| Arm | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carboplatin + background treatment | EXPERIMENTAL | Carboplatin AUC 2 min/mL weekly, infusion will be used as Add-on to the background therapy (same as comparator arm) |
| background treatment only | ACTIVE_COMPARATOR | background treatment with NLPD (Myocet), Paclitaxel, Herceptin (Trastuzumab fpr Her2 pos), Tyverb (Lapatinib for Her2 pos), Avastin (Bevacizumab for triple negative) agents are used according to marketed formulation via normal procedures at each site and applied according to recommendations of the manufacturers. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carboplatin | DRUG | Carboplatin, AUC, 2 min/mL weekly, infusion |
| background treatment | DRUG | background treatment according to standards fpr triple negative and Her2pos breast cancer patients Paclitaxel: 80 mg/m² i.v. given weekly on day 1 q day 8 for 18 weeks. NPLD (Myocet®): 20 mg/m² weekly on day 1 q day 8 for 18 weeks Trastuzumab (only for HER2-positive patients): Loading dose: 8 mg/kg, Maintenance dose: 6 mg/kg, day 1 q day 22 for 6 cycles. Post-surgery: up to a total duration of 1 year according to current AGO guidelines Lapatinib 750 mg/day p.o. continuously for 18 weeks; in case of good tolerability (no CTC grade II toxicity except alopecia and nausea/vomiting) during the first cycle the dose may be escalated to 1000 mg. Bevacizumab: 15 mg/kg i.v., day 1 q day 22 for 6 cycles (only in TNBC patients). |
Inclusion Criteria: * 1.Written informed consent for all study procedures according to local regulatory requirements prior to beginning specific protocol procedures. * 2.Complete baseline documentation must be submitted via Medcodes® and approved by GBG Forschungs GmbH. * 3.Unilateral or bilateral ...