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CompletedNCT02005783DIPEUpdated Dec 30, 2015

Study of Danggui Buxue Decoction in Preventing Neutropenia

A Phase 2 interventional study of DBD and Epirubicin in Grade 3/4 Neutropenia and Febrile Neutropenia, sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-30.

Sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

To evaluate EC/TC (epirubicin and cyclophosphomide or docetaxel and cyclophosphomide) with EC/TC plus DBD (Danggui Buxue Decoction) in adjuvant treatment of breast cancer patients. The aim is to evaluate whether DBD can decrease the incidence of grade 3/4 neutropenia induced by EC/TC regimen during chemotherapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Grade 3/4 Neutropenia
  • Febrile Neutropenia

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Keywords

  • incidence of grade 3/4 neutropenia
  • incidence of febrile neutropenia
  • time to neutropenia recovery
  • safety
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In context

Febrile Neutropenia

155 studies on the registry are indexed under Febrile Neutropenia; 32 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 120 across 93 interventional studies indexed under Febrile Neutropenia.

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Lead sponsor

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 370 studies on the registry; 107 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

Women aged ≥18 years and \< 70 years; Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer by core needle biopsy, suggested to receive EC/TC regiments for adjuvant chemotherapy by MDT; Leukocyte ≥ 3*109/L; Neutrophil ≥ 1.5*109/L; PLT ≥ 100*109/L; Serum AST/SGOT or ALT/AGPT ≤ 2.5 times of upper limit of normal (UNL) range Serum creatinine/BUN ≤ upper limit of normal (UNL) range; No dysphagia, be able to take the Danggui Buxue Decoction(DBD) Written informed consent according to the local ethics committee requirements. Has ECOG Performance Score 0-1;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Metastatic breast cancer; Family history of endometrial cancer or any other kind of gynecologic cancer; Patients with severe co-morbidity that indicate intolerant to adjuvant chemotherapy; patients with psychiatric disorder or other diseases leading to incompliance to the therapy; Known severe hypersensitivity to any drugs in this study; Prior adjuvant chemotherapy of any kind cancer; Hematologic disorders relative to aplasia

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    DBD arm

    Epirubicin: 90mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 Cyclophosphamide: 600mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 DBD: one dose of medicine twice per day, orally OR; Docetaxel: 75mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 Cyclophosphamide: 600mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 DBD: one dose of medicine twice per day, orally

    Drug: DBD · Drug: Epirubicin · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Docetaxel

  • Other
    EC/TC

    Epirubicin: 90mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 Cyclophosphamide: 600mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 OR; Docetaxel: 75mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4 Cyclophosphamide: 600mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4

    Drug: Epirubicin · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Docetaxel

Interventions

  • DrugDBD

    DBD:one dose of medicine twice per day, orally

    Also known as: Danggui Buxue Decoction

  • Epirubicin:90mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4

  • Cyclophosphamide:600mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4

  • Docetaxel:75mg/m2, d1, q3w\*4

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. incidence of grade 3/4 neutropenia

    To compare the incidence of grade 3/4 neutropenia between EC/TC arm and EC/TC plus DBD arm in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Time frame: 3 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. times of grade 3/4 neutropenia per cycle of chemotherapy

    To compare the times of grade 3/4 neutropenia per cycle of chemotherapy between EC/TC arm and EC/TC plus DBD arm in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Time frame: 3 weeks

  2. incidence of febrile neutropenia

    to compare incidence of febrile neutropenia between EC/TC arm and EC/TC plus DBD arm in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Time frame: 3 weeks

  3. the time to neutropenia recovery

    to compare the time to neutropenia recovery between EC/TC arm and EC/TC plus DBD arm in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy.

    Time frame: 2 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200025, China
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 30, 2015, 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
NCT02005783
Responsible party
Kunwei Shen (Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 9, 2013
Start date
Oct 2013
Primary completion
Aug 2015
Completion
Oct 2015
Last update
Dec 30, 2015

Study contacts

Kunwei Shen, Dr
principal investigator · Ruijin Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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