A Pilot Trial of AC (Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide) Chemotherapy With G-CSF (Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor) Followed by Infusional Taxol (Paclitaxel) as Adjuvant Treatment for High Risk Stage II and Stage III Breast Cancer Patients

Summary

This is a pilot feasibility trial of AC (Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide) chemotherapy with G-CSF (filgrastim) followed by infusional Taxol (paclitaxel) as adjuvant treatment for patients with high risk stage II and stage III breast cancer. Cycles will be 14 days in duration. After 3 fourteen day cycles of AC with filgrastim, patients will be treated with 3 fourteen day cycles of 96 hour infusional paclitaxel. The goal of this study will be to assess the toxicity and feasibility of administering dose-intensive AC chemotherapy followed by infusional paclitaxel in 14 day cycles.

Timeline

Start

1994-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2001-02

Publications

• Background Jones RB, Holland JF, Bhardwaj S, Norton L, Wilfinger C, Strashun A. A phase I-II study of intensive-dose adriamycin for advanced breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1987 Feb;5(2):172-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1987.5.2.172.
• Background Wheeler RH, Ensminger WD, Thrall JH, Anderson JL. High-dose doxorubicin: an exploration of the dose-response curve in human neoplasia. Cancer Treat Rep. 1982 Mar;66(3):493-8.
• Background Hryniuk W, Bush H. The importance of dose intensity in chemotherapy of metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1984 Nov;2(11):1281-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1984.2.11.1281. No abstract available.

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