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TerminatedNCT00130507Updated Feb 26, 2019

Benefit of Adding Trastuzumab to Second Line Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients Previously Treated With Trastuzumab

A Phase 2 interventional study of Vinorelbine and Capecitabine in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group. Terminated at 1 site in Spain. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-02-26.

Sponsored by Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
A new alternative treatment caused the decrease in the rhythm of recruitment.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Eligible patients must receive vinorelbine plus capecitabine, with or without trastuzumab, until disease progression or unbearable toxicity. Cycles will be administered every 3 weeks.Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status must be locally assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). All 3+ patients are eligible. In 2+ patients, HER2 status must be confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).

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Principal outcome is clinical benefit (complete + partial responses + stable disease). Sample size in each arm has been estimated with the Fleming method. Previous data show a clinical benefit rate of vinorelbine plus capecitabine around 50%. The researchers assume trastuzumab can increase it by 20%. With an alpha error of 0.05 and 80% power, 37 patients per arm are needed.

This is a randomised phase II trial. With a minimum expected benefit rate of 50%, at least 36 patients are needed to choose, with a 90% of probability to be right, the best treatment arm, providing it increases benefit rate at least by 15%.

Assuming a drop-out rate of 10%, the total number of patients needed is 82, 41 per treatment arm.

Patients will be stratified as per investigational site, and presence of visceral metastatic lesion (liver, lung, pleura, heart, peritoneum, suprarenal glands). All patients must receive 2 cycles. If no disease progression is detected, treatment must continue until progression or unbearable toxicity.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

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Keywords

  • HER2 positive breast cancer.
  • Progression to trastuzumab and taxanes.
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In context

Breast Neoplasms

12,815 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 2,920 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 14 is below the median of 72 across 9,494 interventional studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group is the lead sponsor of 50 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Written informed consent.
  • Women older than 18 years old.
  • HER2 positive breast cancer with histological diagnoses.
  • Non-operable locally advanced or metastatic disease, previously treated with trastuzumab and taxanes.
  • Measurable or non-measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST).
  • Disease progression during or after treatment with trastuzumab and taxanes.
  • Maximum of 1 previous chemotherapy line for advanced or metastatic disease.
  • Previous radiotherapy is allowed if radiated area is not the only documented lesion.
  • At least 4 weeks since the last administration of antineoplastic treatment and all toxicities resolved.
  • Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) >=2.
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) evaluation (>=50%) in previous 4 weeks.
  • Hematology:

    • neutrophils >=1.5 x 10e9/l;
    • platelets >= 100 x 10e9/l;
    • hemoglobin >= 10 mg/dl
  • Hepatic function:

    • total bilirubin \<= 1.5 x under normal limit (UNL);
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) and Alanine aminotransferase (SGPT) and alkaline phosphatase \<= 2.5 x UNL, or \<=5 x UNL if hepatic lesions present
  • Renal function:

    • creatinine \<= 175 µmol/l (2 mg/dl);
    • creatinine clearance >= 60 ml/min.
  • Patients able to comply with treatment and follow-up.
  • Negative pregnancy test in the previous 14 days. Adequate contraceptive method during treatment and up to 3 months after finalised.
  • Brain metastatic lesions are allowed provided all other criteria are met.
  • Male who met inclusion criteria are eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of hypersensitivity to vinorelbine, trastuzumab, rat proteins or trastuzumab components.
  • History of dyspnea at rest, or chronic oxygen therapy required.
  • Active infection.
  • Second malignancy, except for cervical in situ carcinoma, basal skin carcinoma, adequately treated. Previous malignancies with a 5 year disease free survival are allowed.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Any other serious medical pathology, such as congestive heart failure, unstable angina, history of myocardial infarction during the previous year, uncontrolled hypertension or high risk arrhythmias.
  • History of neurological or psychiatric disorders, which could preclude the patients to free informed consent.
  • Active uncontrolled infection.
  • Active peptic ulcer, unstable diabetes mellitus.
  • Concomitant treatment with other investigational products. Participation in other clinical trials with a non-marketed drug in the 30 previous days before randomization.
  • Concomitant treatment with other therapy for cancer.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
14 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Arm A: VX

    Vinorelbine and capecitabine (VX): vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 iv, days 1 and 8 each cycle (21 days), followed of capecitabine 825 mg/m2, orally, twice a day, days 1-14 each cycle (21 days).

    Drug: Vinorelbine · Drug: Capecitabine

  • Experimental
    Arm B: VXH

    Vinorelbine, capecitabine and trastuzumab (VXH): vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 iv, days 1 and 8 each cycle (21 days), followed of capecitabine 825 mg/m2, orally, twice a day, days 1-14 each cycle (21 days) and trastuzumab 4 mg/kg iv (loading dose first week), followed by 2 mg/kg weekly.

    Drug: Vinorelbine · Drug: Capecitabine · Drug: Trastuzumab

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical benefit rate

    Clinical benefit rate is defined as the rate of objective responses (complete responses and partial responses to treatment) and stabilizations, with a minimum duration of 24 weeks.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to progression (TTP)

    Tumor assessments will be performed until disease progression in order to evaluate the TTP. TTP is defined as the time from the date of the first dose to the first date of objectively determined progressive disease. For patients not known to have objectively-determined progressive disease, TTP will be censored at the date of the last objective progression-free assessment. For patients who receive subsequent systemic anticancer therapy (after discontinuation from the study treatment) prior to objective disease progression, TTP will be censored at the date of last objective progression-free assessment prior to the initiation of postdiscontinuation systemic anticancer therapy.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  2. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Tumor response will be assessed using RECIST criteria. The best response across all treatment will be recorded. ORR is defined as the percentage of patients with a complete or partial response out of the patients who had measurable disease at baseline.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  3. Response Duration (RD)

    RD is defined as the time from the date when the measurement criteria are met for complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (whichever status is recorded first) until the date of first observation of disease progression or death occurred. For responding patients not known to have died as of the data cut-off date and who do not have progression, duration of response will be censored at the date of last visit with adequate assessment. For responding patients who receive subsequent anticancer therapy (after discontinuation from the study treatment) prior to progression, duration of response will be censored at the date of last visit with adequate assessment prior to the initiation of post-discontinuation anticancer therapy.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  4. The Number of Participants Who Experienced Adverse Events (AE)

    All AE suffered by patients will be recorded and graduated by the NCI CTCAE v1.0.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  5. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS was defined as the time elapsed from first treatment until death from any cause.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group (GEICAM)
    San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid 28700, Spain
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2005 to primary completion in Jun 2009, 43 months.

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Registered
Aug 12, 2005
First posted
Aug 15, 2005
StartActual
Nov 4, 2005
Primary completionActual
Jun 2009
CompletionActual
Jul 25, 2009
Last update
Feb 26, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 26, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00130507
Lead sponsor
Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group
Collaborators
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 15, 2005
Start date
Nov 4, 2005
Primary completion
Jun 2009
Completion
Jul 25, 2009
Last update
Feb 26, 2019

Study contacts

Study Director
study director · Hospital Clinic i Provincial
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