Breast Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Histological confirmed breast cancer Tumor size 3cm and more in stage IIIA, IIIB, IIIC. Stage IV or metastatic breast cancer Triple negative; ER<10%, PgR<10%, HER2 negative (IHC 0,1 or FISH<2.0) Age below 70 PS;0 or 1 Life expectancy; 6 months and more WBC;4,000/mm3 and more or ANC;2,000/mm3 and more Platelet 100,000/mm3 and more Hemoglobin; 9 g/dl and more AST,ALT; twice of an upper limit of normal value and less Total bilirubin; 1.5 mg/dl and less Creatinine; an upper limit of normal value and less ECG within normal limit Given written consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Non invasive or microinvasive breast cancer Previously treated with chemotherapy, hormone therapy or radiotherapy Serious complication (infection, cardiac disease, pulmonary fibrosis interstitial pneumonitis, bleeding) Hepatitis type B and its carrier Pregnant, nursing or willing to be pregnant Inadequate to entry judged by investigators
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response rate by combination chemotherapy with mitomycin and methotrexate for triple negative breast cancer | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Metastatic breast cancer: progression free survival, time to treatment failure, overall survival, adverse events Locally advanced disease: pathological response rate, pathological complete response rate, clinical response rate, breast conserving rate, disappearance rate of axillary node metastasis, distant-metastasis free survival, disease free survival, overall survival, adverse events | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Department of Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer Center