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A Study of Gemcitabine and Carboplatin (Plus Herceptin in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Positive [HER2+] Patients) With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Phase II Trial of Gemzar Plus Paraplatin (Plus Herceptin in HER2+ Patients) in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00191451
Enrollment
150
Registered
2005-09-19
Start date
2004-04-30
Completion date
2008-10-31
Last updated
2009-11-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Brief summary

The purposes of this study are to determine the safety of gemcitabine and paraplatin either with or without trastuzumab Any side effects that might be associated with these compounds. Whether the two or three drugs listed above when given in combination can help patients with metastatic breast cancer. How long the treatment will stop the growth of the cancer.

Interventions

DRUGGemcitabine

Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9):1500 milligram per square meter (mg/m2) intravenous (IV) (30 minute infusion)

DRUGCarboplatin

Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9): Carboplatin area under the curve (AUC)=2.5 intravenous (IV) (30-60 minute infusion).

DRUGHerceptin

Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycle 1): 8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenous (IV) (90 minute infusion). Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 2-9): 4 mg/kg IV (30 minute infusion). Day 1 of 21 day cycle (Cycles 10+): 6 mg/kg IV (30 minute infusion).

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer 2. Able to visit the doctor's office at least every 14 days during the actual treatment 3. Able to care for yourself, even if you cannot work or participate in other normal activities 4. Your blood results must be adequate for therapy. 5. If you are a female of childbearing potential and test negative for pregnancy, use a reliable method of birth control during and for three months following the last dose of study drug.

Exclusion criteria

1. Have received gemcitabine, paraplatin, or trastuzumab for your cancer. 2. Be pregnant or breastfeeding 3. Have cancer to the brain and has not been treated 4. Have another active cancer besides breast cancer 5. Have received stem cell or bone marrow transplant for hematologic (blood type) cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Tumor Responsebaseline to disease progression/recurrence (up to 3.5 years)Response using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. Complete Response=disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response=30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease=20% increase in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease=small changes that do not meet above criteria.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of Responsedate of response (CR or PR) until the first date of documented progression or death from any cause (up to 3.5 years)Among tumor responders, the duration of tumor response is measured from the date of response (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) until the first date of documented progression or death from any cause. Duration of tumor response will be censored at the date of the last follow-up visit for tumor responders who are still alive and who have not progressed.
Number of Patients Who Experienced AlopeciaBaseline to 3.5 years
Time to Disease Progression (TTP)randomization date to the earliest date of the first documented disease progression date or the date of death if the patient dies due to study disease (up to 3.5 years)If a patient is lost to follow-up, the patient will be censored as of the last date of contact. Patients who start a new treatment before they progress will be censored as of the date of start of the new treatment. If a patient died due to reason other than study disease, and patient has not progressed or received any new treatment, TTP is censored at the date of death.
Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years1 Year, 2 YearsKaplan-Meier estimates of overall survival (percentage of patients surviving) at 1 year and 2 years.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
HER2+
Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 positive: Gemcitabine + Carboplatin + Herceptin. Gemcitabine: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9):1500 milligram per square meter (mg/m2) intravenous (IV) (30 minute infusion); Carboplatin: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9): Carboplatin area under the curve (AUC)=2.5 intravenous (IV) (30-60 minute infusion); Herceptin: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycle 1): 8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenous (IV) (90 minute infusion). Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 2-9): 4 mg/kg IV (30 minute infusion). Day 1 of 21 day cycle (Cycles 10+): 6 mg/kg IV (30 minute infusion).
50
HER2- (Taxane-)
Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 negative: Gemcitabine + Carboplatin. (Taxane-naive patients). Gemcitabine: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9):1500 milligram per square meter (mg/m2) intravenous (IV) (30 minute infusion); Carboplatin: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9): Carboplatin area under the curve (AUC)=2.5 intravenous (IV) (30-60 minute infusion).
51
HER2- (Taxane+)
Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 negative: Gemcitabine + Carboplatin. (Taxane-pretreated patients). Gemcitabine: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9):1500 milligram per square meter (mg/m2) intravenous (IV) (30 minute infusion); Carboplatin: Day 1 of 14 day cycle (Cycles 1-9): Carboplatin area under the curve (AUC)=2.5 intravenous (IV) (30-60 minute infusion).
49
Total150

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyIneligible010
Overall StudyPhysician Decision296
Overall StudyReason Not Specified213
Overall StudySponsor Decision100
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject235

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicHER2+HER2- (Taxane-)HER2- (Taxane+)Total
Age Continuous56.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.45
55.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.17
54.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.92
55.55 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.16
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status
0 - Fully Active
41 participants36 participants32 participants109 participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status
1 - Ambulatory, Restricted Strenuous Activity
8 participants14 participants17 participants39 participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status
2 - Ambulatory, No Work Activities
1 participants1 participants0 participants2 participants
Race/Ethnicity
Black
8 participants5 participants11 participants24 participants
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
31 participants42 participants36 participants109 participants
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic
7 participants4 participants1 participants12 participants
Race/Ethnicity
Other
4 participants0 participants1 participants5 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
50 participants51 participants49 participants150 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
50 Participants51 Participants49 Participants150 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
50 / 5048 / 4845 / 47
serious
Total, serious adverse events
10 / 5011 / 4810 / 47

Outcome results

Primary

Overall Tumor Response

Response using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. Complete Response=disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response=30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease=20% increase in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease=small changes that do not meet above criteria.

Time frame: baseline to disease progression/recurrence (up to 3.5 years)

Population: Efficacy evaluable subjects include all subjects who received at least 2 cycles of treatment with at least 1 follow-up tumor assessment, and did not violate the protocol in any fundamental manner related to the evaluation of efficacy.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
HER2+Overall Tumor ResponseProgressive Disease (PD)4 participants
HER2+Overall Tumor ResponseStable Disease (SD)12 participants
HER2+Overall Tumor ResponseComplete Response (CR)6 participants
HER2+Overall Tumor ResponsePartial Response (PR)26 participants
HER2+Overall Tumor ResponseNot Evaluable (NE)2 participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Overall Tumor ResponseStable Disease (SD)20 participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Overall Tumor ResponseComplete Response (CR)0 participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Overall Tumor ResponsePartial Response (PR)13 participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Overall Tumor ResponseProgressive Disease (PD)12 participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Overall Tumor ResponseNot Evaluable (NE)2 participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Overall Tumor ResponseNot Evaluable (NE)1 participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Overall Tumor ResponseProgressive Disease (PD)17 participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Overall Tumor ResponseComplete Response (CR)1 participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Overall Tumor ResponseStable Disease (SD)13 participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Overall Tumor ResponsePartial Response (PR)15 participants
Secondary

Duration of Response

Among tumor responders, the duration of tumor response is measured from the date of response (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) until the first date of documented progression or death from any cause. Duration of tumor response will be censored at the date of the last follow-up visit for tumor responders who are still alive and who have not progressed.

Time frame: date of response (CR or PR) until the first date of documented progression or death from any cause (up to 3.5 years)

Population: Number of patients with complete or partial response. Censored patients: 6 in HER2+, 6 in HER2- (Taxane-), and 5 in HER2- (Taxane+).

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
HER2+Duration of Response6.9 months
HER2- (Taxane-)Duration of Response6.4 months
HER2- (Taxane+)Duration of Response5.6 months
Secondary

Number of Patients Who Experienced Alopecia

Time frame: Baseline to 3.5 years

Population: Number of patients who received at least one dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
HER2+Number of Patients Who Experienced Alopecia21 participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Number of Patients Who Experienced Alopecia17 participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Number of Patients Who Experienced Alopecia16 participants
Secondary

Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years

Kaplan-Meier estimates of overall survival (percentage of patients surviving) at 1 year and 2 years.

Time frame: 1 Year, 2 Years

Population: Intent to treat population: all randomized patients. Censored patients: 31 HER2+; 19 HER2- (Taxane-); 9 HER2- (Taxane+).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
HER2+Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years1 Year Overall Survival90.0 percentage of participants
HER2+Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years2 Year Overall Survival73.3 percentage of participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years1 Year Overall Survival67.5 percentage of participants
HER2- (Taxane-)Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years2 Year Overall Survival41.4 percentage of participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years1 Year Overall Survival47.8 percentage of participants
HER2- (Taxane+)Percentage of Patients With Overall Survival at 1 Year and 2 Years2 Year Overall Survival20.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Time to Disease Progression (TTP)

If a patient is lost to follow-up, the patient will be censored as of the last date of contact. Patients who start a new treatment before they progress will be censored as of the date of start of the new treatment. If a patient died due to reason other than study disease, and patient has not progressed or received any new treatment, TTP is censored at the date of death.

Time frame: randomization date to the earliest date of the first documented disease progression date or the date of death if the patient dies due to study disease (up to 3.5 years)

Population: Intent to treat population: all randomized patients. Censored patients: 10 in HER2+, 20 in HER2- (Taxane-), and 12 in HER2- (Taxane+).

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
HER2+Time to Disease Progression (TTP)7.2 months
HER2- (Taxane-)Time to Disease Progression (TTP)5.6 months
HER2- (Taxane+)Time to Disease Progression (TTP)4.6 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026