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Docetaxel in Treating Older Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer



Docetaxel in Treating Older Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

For Condition: recurrent breast cancer,stage 4 breast cancer
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): Southwest Oncology Group , National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Synopsis: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of docetaxel in treating older women who have metastatic breast cancer.
Details: OBJECTIVES: - Determine the feasibility of treating elderly women with metastatic breast cancer with docetaxel. - Determine the overall survival, 2-year survival, and response (confirmed and unconfirmed complete and partial) in patients treated with this drug. - Determine the toxicity and tolerability of this drug in these patients. - Determine the feasibility of using standardized self-report measures of comorbidity, depression, and functional status in elderly cancer patients. - Determine the parameters of clinical pharmacology of this drug in elderly patients and in patients under 60 years of age. - Determine, preliminarily, the genetic polymorphisms and gene expression levels of enzymes involved in drug metabolism and resistance in patients treated with this drug. OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to age (70 and over vs under 60). Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 80 patients (60 patients age 70 and over and 20 patients under age 60) will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: /
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Histologically confirmed breast cancer - Distant metastatic disease confirmed by histology, cytology, or strong clinical evidence - Measurable disease - No known brain or CNS metastases - Hormone receptor status: - Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: - 70 and over OR - Under 60 Sex: - Female Menopausal status: - Not specified Performance status: - Zubrod 0-2 Life expectancy: - Not specified Hematopoietic: - Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3 - Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL - Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: - Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) - SGOT or SGPT no greater than 1.5 times ULN - Alkaline phosphatase no greater than ULN Renal: - Creatinine no greater than ULN Other: - Not pregnant or nursing - Fertile patients must use effective contraception - HIV negative - No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: - No concurrent immunotherapy for breast cancer Chemotherapy: - No prior chemotherapy for advanced, recurrent, or metastatic disease - Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy allowed - At least 6 months since prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant paclitaxel or docetaxel - No other concurrent chemotherapy for breast cancer Endocrine therapy: - Prior hormonal therapy in the adjuvant setting or for metastatic disease allowed - No concurrent hormonal therapy for breast cancer Radiotherapy: - No concurrent radiotherapy for breast cancer Surgery: - Not specified
Total Enrollment: 

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
SilvanaMartino,  Study Chair,  John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center

Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center *Recruiting*
Boston,  Massachusetts,  02118
United States
Recruiting Douglas  Faller 617-638-8000

Brooke Army Medical Center *Recruiting*
Fort Sam Houston,  Texas,  78234-6200
United States
Recruiting Mitchell  Garrison 210-916-0504

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48109-0912
United States
Recruiting Laurence  Baker 734-936-3983

University of Texas Medical Branch *Recruiting*
Galveston,  Texas,  77555-0565
United States
Recruiting Robert  Whitehead 409-772-1164

MBCCOP - Hawaii *Recruiting*
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  96813
United States
Recruiting Brian  Issell 808-586-3013

Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital *Recruiting*
Southfield,  Michigan,  48075
United States
Recruiting Anibal  Drelichman 313-552-0620

Madigan Army Medical Center *Recruiting*
Tacoma,  Washington,  98431-5000
United States
Recruiting Rajat  Bannerji 253-968-2504

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital) *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60612
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Lad 312-996-2046

Tulane University School of Medicine *Recruiting*
New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112
United States
Recruiting Alan  Miller 504-587-7566

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland *Recruiting*
Portland,  Oregon,  97207
United States
Recruiting Craig  Nichols 503-220-8262

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle *Recruiting*
Seattle,  Washington,  98108
United States
Recruiting William  Schubach 206-764-2265

CCOP - Greenville *Recruiting*
Greenville,  South Carolina,  29615
United States
Recruiting Jeffrey  Giguere 864-241-6251

CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center *Recruiting*
Seattle,  Washington,  98101
United States
Recruiting Andrew  Jacobs 206-341-0446

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi *Recruiting*
Biloxi,  Mississippi,  39531-2410
United States
Recruiting Robert  Veith 504-568-5151

St. Louis University Hospital Cancer Center *Recruiting*
St. Louis,  Missouri,  63110
United States
Recruiting Paul  Petruska 314-577-8854

CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital *Recruiting*
Santa Rosa,  California,  95403
United States
Recruiting Ian  Anderson 707-521-3859

John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center *Recruiting*
Santa Monica,  California,  90404
United States
Recruiting Silvana  Martino 310-998-3961

University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
Aurora,  Colorado,  80010
United States
Recruiting Anthony  Elias 720-848-1622

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati *Recruiting*
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45220-2288
United States
Recruiting Abdul-Rahman  Jazieh 513-861-3100 ext. 6537

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson *Recruiting*
Tucson,  Arizona,  85723
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Miller 520-792-1450 ext. 16631

CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks *Recruiting*
Springfield,  Missouri,  65807
United States
Recruiting John  Goodwin 417-269-4520

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium *Recruiting*
Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27104-4241
United States
Recruiting James  Atkins 336-777-3036

Huntsman Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Salt Lake City,  Utah,  84112-5550
United States
Recruiting Wolfram  Samlowski 801-585-0255

CCOP - Wichita *Recruiting*
Wichita,  Kansas,  67214-3882
United States
Recruiting Shaker  Dakhil 316-268-5784

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple *Recruiting*
Temple,  Texas,  76504
United States
Recruiting Phalguni  Mukhopadhyay 254-778-4811 ext. 4809

Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital *Recruiting*
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45267-0501
United States
Recruiting Abdul-Rahman  Jazieh 513-584-3830

Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University *Recruiting*
Portland,  Oregon,  97201-3098
United States
Recruiting Craig  Nichols 503-494-6346

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany *Recruiting*
Albany,  New York,  12208
United States
Recruiting James  Holland 518-462-3311 ext. 2328

James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center *Recruiting*
Rochester,  New York,  14642
United States
Recruiting Richard  Fisher 585-275-0842

CCOP - Columbus *Recruiting*
Columbus,  Ohio,  43206
United States
Recruiting J.  Kuebler 614-488-2118

CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium *Recruiting*
Billings,  Montana,  59101
United States
Recruiting Patrick  Cobb 406-259-2245

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital *Recruiting*
Los Angeles,  California,  90033
United States
Recruiting Heinz-Josef  Lenz 323-865-3955

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City *Recruiting*
Salt Lake City,  Utah,  84148
United States
Recruiting Wolfram  Samlowski 801-582-1565

Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina *Recruiting*
Charleston,  South Carolina,  29425
United States
Recruiting Carolyn  Reed 843-792-3362

Kansas Cancer Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center *Recruiting*
Kansas City,  Kansas,  66160-7353
United States
Recruiting Sarah  Taylor 913-588-6029

Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center *Recruiting*
Maywood,  Illinois,  60153-5500
United States
Recruiting Patrick  Stiff 708-327-3148

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Cleveland,  Ohio,  44195-9001
United States
Recruiting George  Budd 216-444-6480

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston *Recruiting*
Charleston,  South Carolina,  29401-5799
United States
Recruiting Andrew  Turrisi 843-792-273

CCOP - Scott and White Hospital *Recruiting*
Temple,  Texas,  76508
United States
Recruiting Lucas  Wong 254-724-7048

University of Mississippi Medical Center *Recruiting*
Jackson,  Mississippi,  39216-4505
United States
Recruiting James  Thigpen 601-984-5590

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington *Recruiting*
Lexington,  Kentucky,  40502-2236
United States
Recruiting Michael  Doukas 859-281-4956

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital) *Recruiting*
Hines,  Illinois,  60141
United States
Recruiting Nirmala  Bhoopalam 708-202-2782

MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112
United States
Recruiting Jill  Gilbert 504-568-5136

CCOP - Upstate Carolina *Recruiting*
Spartanburg,  South Carolina,  29303
United States
Recruiting James  Bearden 864-560-7050

CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute *Recruiting*
Oakland,  California,  94609-3305
United States
Recruiting Joseph  Szumowski 510-465-8570

Puget Sound Oncology Consortium *Recruiting*
Seattle,  Washington,  98109
United States
Recruiting Saul  Rivkin 206-386-2441

Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez *Recruiting*
Martinez,  California,  94553
United States
Recruiting David  Gandara 925-372-2064

MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago *Recruiting*
Chicago,  Illinois,  60612
United States
Recruiting Lawrence  Feldman 312-335-3614

CCOP - Grand Rapids *Recruiting*
Grand Rapids,  Michigan,  49503
United States
Recruiting Kathleen  Yost 616-391-1230

Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital *Recruiting*
Detroit,  Michigan,  48202
United States
Recruiting Robert  Chapman 313-916-1850

CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium *Recruiting*
Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48106
United States
Recruiting Philip  Stella 734-712-2000

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport *Recruiting*
Shreveport,  Louisiana,  71130
United States
Recruiting Glenn  Mills 318-221-8411

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Orange,  California,  92868
United States
Recruiting Randall  Holcombe 714-456-5153

Oklahoma University Medical Center at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  73104
United States
Recruiting Howard  Ozer 405-271-4022

CCOP - Kansas City *Recruiting*
Kansas City,  Missouri,  64131
United States
Recruiting Jorge  Paradelo 816-823-0555

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast *Recruiting*
Mobile,  Alabama,  36607
United States
Recruiting Paul  Schwarzenberger 251-544-1013

University of California Davis Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Sacramento,  California,  95817
United States
Recruiting David  Gandara 916-734-3772

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston *Recruiting*
Houston,  Texas,  77030
United States
Recruiting Gauri  Varadhachary 713-791-1414 ext. 5340

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque *Recruiting*
Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87108-5138
United States
Recruiting Douglas  Clark 505-243-4039

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor *Recruiting*
Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48105
United States
Recruiting Laurence  Baker 734-769-7100

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City *Recruiting*
Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  73104
United States
Recruiting Howard  Ozer 405-270-0501

CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona *Recruiting*
Phoenix,  Arizona,  85006-2726
United States
Recruiting David  King 602-258-4875

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson *Recruiting*
Jackson,  Mississippi,  39216
United States
Recruiting James  Thigpen 601-362-4471

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy) *Recruiting*
San Antonio,  Texas,  78229
United States
Recruiting Geoffrey  Weiss 210-617-5120

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Duarte,  California,  91010-0269
United States
Recruiting Kim  Margolin 626-359-8111

MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Washington D.C.,  District of Columbia,  20060
United States
Recruiting Lucile  Adams-Campbell 202-806-7697

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences *Recruiting*
Little Rock,  Arkansas,  72205
United States
Recruiting Laura  Hutchins 501-686-8511

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita *Recruiting*
Wichita,  Kansas,  67218
United States
Recruiting Shaker  Dakhil 316-685-2221

Danville Radiation Therapy Center *Recruiting*
Memphis,  Tennessee,  38104
United States
Recruiting Mohammad  Jahanzeb 901-523-8990

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden) *Recruiting*
Phoenix,  Arizona,  85012
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Kummet 602-277-5551

CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program *Recruiting*
Portland,  Oregon,  97225
United States
Recruiting Keith  Lanier 503-216-6260

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio *Recruiting*
San Antonio,  Texas,  78229-3900
United States
Recruiting Geoffrey  Weiss 210-617-5120

Harrington Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Amarillo,  Texas,  79106
United States
Recruiting James  Clarkson 806-359-4673

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University *Recruiting*
New York City,  New York,  10032
United States
Recruiting Daniel  Petrylak 212-305-1731

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA *Recruiting*
Los Angeles,  California,  90095-1781
United States
Recruiting John  Barstis 310-825-5268

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit *Recruiting*
Detroit,  Michigan,  48201-1932
United States
Recruiting Lawrence  Flaherty 313-576-1000

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Detroit,  Michigan,  48201-1379
United States
Recruiting Lawrence  Flaherty 313-745-9155

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo *Recruiting*
Amarillo,  Texas,  79106
United States
Recruiting William  Robinson 806-355-9703

David Grant Medical Center *Recruiting*
Travis Air Force Base,  California,  94535
United States
Recruiting David  Gandara 707-423-7300

CCOP - Dayton *Recruiting*
Dayton,  Ohio,  45429
United States
Recruiting Howard  Gross 937-395-8678

MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC *Recruiting*
Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87131
United States
Recruiting Cheryl  Willman 505-272-5837

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City *Recruiting*
Kansas City,  Missouri,  64128
United States
Recruiting Sarah  Taylor 816-861-4700 ext. 491

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport *Recruiting*
Shreveport,  Louisiana,  71130-3932
United States
Recruiting Glenn  Mills 318-675-7639

CCOP - Northwest *Recruiting*
Tacoma,  Washington,  98405-0986
United States
Recruiting Lauren  Colman 253-403-1461

CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau *Recruiting*
St. Louis,  Missouri,  63141
United States
Recruiting Patrick  Henry 314-569-6573

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan) *Recruiting*
Little Rock,  Arkansas,  72205
United States
Recruiting Bart  Barlogie 501-526-2873

Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center *Recruiting*
Lexington,  Kentucky,  40536-0084
United States
Recruiting Michael  Doukas 859-257-4500

CCOP - Atlanta Regional *Recruiting*
Atlanta,  Georgia,  30342-1701
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Seay 404-851-2340

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center *Recruiting*
Richmond,  Virginia,  23298-0037
United States
Recruiting John  Roberts 804-828-0450

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton *Recruiting*
Dayton,  Ohio,  45428-1002
United States
Recruiting Howard  Gross 937-268-6511

Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center *Recruiting*
Tucson,  Arizona,  85724
United States
Recruiting Thomas  Miller 520-626-2667

University of Tennessee Cancer Institute *Recruiting*
Memphis,  Tennessee,  38103
United States
Recruiting Mohammad  Jahanzeb 901-722-0532

CCOP - Central Illinois *Recruiting*
Decatur,  Illinois,  62526
United States
Recruiting James  Wade 217-876-6617


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  CDR0000068966;  SWOG-S0029
Study Start Date: 
Record last reviewed: November 2001
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00025493

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