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Epirubicin Versus Docetaxel Plus Cyclophosphamide in Lymph Node Negative, ER-positive, Her2-negative Breast Cancer

Comparison the Safety and Efficacy of Epirubicin Plus Cyclophosphamide (EC)Versus Docetaxel Plus Cyclophosphamide (TC) in Lymph Node Negative, ER Positive, Her2 Negative Breast Cancer Patients as Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02549677
Acronym
ELEGANT
Enrollment
294
Registered
2015-09-15
Start date
2015-10-31
Completion date
2020-03-31
Last updated
2022-10-27

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Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of epirubicin plus cyclophosphamide versus docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide in lymph node negative, estrogen receptor (ER) positive, human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative breast cancer patients as adjuvant chemotherapy.

Detailed description

This is a non-inferiority study. According to previous study results, the investigators hypothesize the incidence of grade 3-4 neutropenia is 40%, with a α of 0.05 and β of 0.8, a sample size of 264 cases if needed.

Interventions

DRUGEpirubicin

epirubicin, 90mg per square meter, every 3 weeks, day 1

DRUGDocetaxel

docetaxel, 75mg per square meter, every 3 weeks, day 1

DRUGcyclophosphamide

cyclophosphamide, 600mg per square meter, every 3 weeks, day 1

Sponsors

Ruijin Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Women aged ≥18 years and \< 70 years with life expectancy \> 12 months 2. Have finished radical operation, pathologically verified no lymph node involvement 3. Operation specimens are available for ER, progesterone receptor (PR) and Her2 detection, patients should be with ER positive, Her2 negative tumor. 4. Adequate bone marrow function 5. Adequate liver and renal function 6. Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG0 Performance Score 0-1; 7. Women with potential child-bearing must have a negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) within 7 days of drug administration and agree to use an acceptable method of birth control to avoid pregnancy for the duration of the study; 8. Written informed consent according to the local ethics committee requirements.

Exclusion criteria

1. Prior systemic or loco-regional treatment of breast cancer, including chemotherapy; 2. Metastatic breast cancer; 3. With a history of malignant tumor except uterine cervix cancer in situ or skin basal cell carcinoma; 4. Patients with medical conditions that indicate intolerant to adjuvant chemotherapy and related treatment, including uncontrolled pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, severe infection, active peptic ulcer, coagulation disorder, connective tissue disease or myelo-suppressive disease; 5. Has active hepatitis B or hepatitis C with abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) or is known to be HIV positive; 6. History of congestive heart failure, uncontrolled or symptomatic angina pectoris, arrhythmia or myocardial infarction; poorly controlled hypertension; 7. Has peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 1; 8. Patient is pregnant or breast feeding; 9. Known severe hypersensitivity to any drugs in this study; 10. Treatment with any investigational drugs within 30 days before the beginning of study treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
number of participants with grade 3-4 neutropenia assessed by CTCAE v4.0up to 16 weeksnumber of participants with neutrophil count less than 1000 per milliliter

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
breast cancer relapsethree yearsnumber of participants with any locoregional recurrence, contralateral breast cancer or distant metastasis
all cause mortalitythree yearsnumber of participans died from all cause
number of participants with grade 3-4 leukopenia assessed by CTCAE v4.0up to 16 weeksnumber of participants with leukocyte count less than 2000 per milliliter
number of participants with febrile neutropenia assessed by CTCAE v4.0up to 16 weeksnumber of participants with neutropenia count less than 1000 per milliliter and temperature highe than 38.5℃

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026