Docetaxel, Epirubicin, and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving chemotherapy with or without monoclonal antibody therapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving these treatments after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving docetaxel, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide with or without trastuzumab works in treating women with locally advanced breast cancer that can be removed by surgery.

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2006-10

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