Dexamethasone and Ondansetron Hydrochloride or Palonosetron Hydrochloride in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Cyclophosphamide For Early Stage Breast Cancer

Stage IIIA Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: Efficacy of Palonosetron in the Prevention of Acute and Delayed Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Following Dose Dense Adriamycin-Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs, such as dexamethasone, ondansetron hydrochloride, and palonosetron hydrochloride, may help lessen or prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies how well giving dexamethasone together with ondansetron hydrochloride or palonosetron hydrochloride works in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients receiving doxorubicin hydrochloride and cyclophosphamide for early stage breast cancer

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the proportion of patients achieving a complete response (CR), defined as no emesis and no rescue medications in the 0-24 hour time period following weekly intravenous doxorubicin.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the proportion of patients achieving a complete response (CR), defined as no emesis and no rescue medications in the 24-120 hour time period following weekly intravenous doxorubicin.

II. To determine the proportion of patients achieving a complete response (CR), defined as no emesis and no rescue medications in the 0-120 hour time period following weekly intravenous doxorubicin.

III. To determine the number of emetic episodes daily and cumulatively for the 24-120, and 0-120 hour time periods.

IV. To determine the time to first emetic episode. V. To determine the time to first administration of rescue medication. VI. To determine the time to treatment failure (time to first emetic episode or administration of rescue medication, whichever occurred first).

VII. To determine the number of doses of rescue medications used. VIII. To determine the side effects of antiemetic medications used. IX. To determine theseverity of nausea. X. To evaluate quality of life.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups.

All patients receive doxorubicin hydrochloride IV on day 1 and oral cyclophosphamide on days 1-7.

GROUP I: Patients receive dexamethasone IV or orally and ondansetron IV on day 1 (prior to each dose of doxorubicin hydrochloride).

GROUP II: Patients receive dexamethasone IV or orally and palonosetron IV on day 1 (prior to each dose of doxorubicin hydrochloride).

Treatment repeats every 7 days for 12-15 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ;

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Neoplasms
• Breast Neoplasms, Male
• Male Breast Cancer
• Nausea
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Stage I Breast Cancer
• Stage II Breast Cancer
• Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
• Vomiting

• NCT number: NCT00343863
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Washington
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2006
• Completion date: December 2010