Docetaxel and Trastuzumab With or Without Carboplatin in Treating Women With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known if docetaxel and trastuzumab are more effective with or without carboplatin in treating women who have HER2-positive breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of combining docetaxel and trastuzumab with or without carboplatin in treating women who have HER2-positive stage IIIB or stage IV breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

2002-05

Primary completion

2006-01

Completion

2010-04

Publications

• Background Press MF, Sauter G, Bernstein L, Villalobos IE, Mirlacher M, Zhou JY, Wardeh R, Li YT, Guzman R, Ma Y, Sullivan-Halley J, Santiago A, Park JM, Riva A, Slamon DJ. Diagnostic evaluation of HER-2 as a molecular target: an assessment of accuracy and reproducibility of laboratory testing in large, prospective, randomized clinical trials. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Sep 15;11(18):6598-607. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-0636.
• Results Pegram M, Forbes J, Pienkowski T, et al.: BCIRG 007: first overall survival analysis of randomized phase III trial of trastuzumab plus docetaxel with or without carboplatin as first line therapy in HER2 amplified metastatic breast cancer (MBC). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-LBA1008, 2007.
• Results Valero V, Roche H, Pienkowski T, et al.: BCIRG 007: serum HER2 levels in women with metastatic HER2-amplified breast cancer. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (18 Suppl 20): A-1020, 2007.
• Results Forbes JF, Kennedy J, Pienkowski T, et al.: BCIRG 007: randomized phase III trial of trastuzumab plus docetaxel with or without carboplatin first line in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC): main time to progression (TTP) analysis. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-LBA516, 7s, 2006.

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