drugset / Trial / NCT00003972

Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer

NCT00003972

RandomizedTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy is more effective for breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of combination chemotherapy followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have stage II or stage IIIA breast cancer.

Timeline

Start
1998-07
Primary completion
2003-03
Completion
2003-03

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Busulfan Small molecule Oral
Subject Carboplatin Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Cyclophosphamide Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Melphalan Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Thiotepa Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Background Tamoxifen Small molecule Oral
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous
Background sargramostim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous

Indications