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Phase III Randomized Study of Different Combinations of Granisetron Hydrochloride, Dexamethasone, Prochlorperazine, Aprepitant, and Palonosetron Hydrochloride in Preventing Delayed Nausea in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy for Chemotherapy-Naive Breast Cancer

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Alternate Title

Granisetron, Dexamethasone, Prochlorperazine, Aprepitant, and Palonosetron in Preventing Nausea in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIISupportive careActive18 and overNCIURCC-04-02
URCC 0402, URCC-U1105, U1105, NCT00475085

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Objectives

Primary

  1. Compare the efficacy of palonosetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone followed by prochlorperazine with vs without dexamethasone in preventing delayed nausea in women with chemotherapy-naive breast cancer. (Arms I and IV)
  2. Determine if palonosetron hydrochloride is more effective than granisetron hydrochloride in controlling treatment-related delayed nausea in these patients. (Arms I and II)
  3. Determine if the currently recommended antiemetic guideline of aprepitant combined with palonosetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone is the most effective antiemetic regimen for controlling treatment-related delayed nausea in these patients. (Arms III and IV)

Secondary

  1. Determine if the addition of dexamethasone to prochlorperazine is more effective than the same regimen without dexamethasone for reducing interference with functioning caused by chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in these patients. (Arms I and IV)
  2. Determine if palonosetron hydrochloride is more effective than granisetron hydrochloride for reducing interference with functioning caused by chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in these patients. (Arms I and II)
  3. Determine if the currently recommended antiemetic guideline of aprepitant combined with palonosetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone is the most effective antiemetic regimen for reducing interference with functioning due to chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in these patients. (Arms III and IV)
  4. Correlate sleep quality, physical exercise, and fatigue with chemotherapy-induced nausea in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Diagnosis of breast cancer
    • Chemotherapy-naive disease


  • Must be scheduled to receive a chemotherapy treatment containing doxorubicin hydrochloride, epirubicin hydrochloride, cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin (any dose or schedule) without concurrent radiotherapy or interferon treatment
    • Chemotherapy may be for adjuvant, neoadjuvant, curative, or palliative intent
    • Dose-dense regimens allowed (e.g., doxorubicin hydrochloride or epirubicin hydrochloride given every 2 weeks)
      • No multiple-day doses of doxorubicin hydrochloride or epirubicin hydrochloride


  • No symptomatic brain metastases


  • Hormone receptor status not specified


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent pimozide, terfenadine, astemizole, or cisapride
  • No concurrent doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome or cisplatin
  • No concurrent multiple-day doses of dacarbazine, altretamine, nitrosoureas, streptozocin, cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin
    • Multiple-day doses of other chemotherapy agents allowed

Patient Characteristics:

  • Menopausal status not specified
  • No concurrent or impending bowel obstruction
  • Able to understand English

Expected Enrollment

890

A total of 890 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Severity of delayed nausea
Interference with functioning caused by nausea or emesis

Secondary Outcome(s)

Change in quality of life score between pre- and post-treatment measurements

Outline

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to CCOP center and gender. Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms. Patients receive study treatment approximately 30 minutes before their scheduled first chemotherapy treatment.

  • Arm I: Patients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and another oral placebo once daily on days 2 and 3.


  • Arm II: Patients receive granisetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and another oral placebo once daily on days 2 and 3.


  • Arm III: Patients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV and dexamethasone IV once on day 1, oral aprepitant once daily on days 1-3, and oral dexamethasone once daily and oral placebo twice daily on days 2 and 3.


  • Arm IV: Patients receive palonosetron hydrochloride IV, dexamethasone IV, and oral placebo once on day 1 and oral prochlorperazine 3 times daily and oral dexamethasone once daily on days 2 and 3.


Quality of life is assessed at baseline and on day 4. Nausea and vomiting, fatigue, sleep quality, exercise, and the need for rescue medication (metoclopramide) are assessed on days 1-4.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

University of Rochester Cancer Center CCOP Research Base

Joseph Roscoe, PhD, Principal investigator
Ph: 585-275-5513

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Mobile
 MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
 Thaddeus Beeker, MD
Ph: 251-631-3542
Illinois
  Decatur
 CCOP - Central Illinois
 James Wade, MD
Ph: 217-876-6618
 Email: peggyv@dmhhs.org
Kansas
  Wichita
 CCOP - Wichita
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-268-5784
800-362-5784
 Email: marge_good@via-christi.org
Michigan
  Grand Rapids
 CCOP - Grand Rapids
 Marianne Lange, MD
Ph: 616-391-1230
 Email: connie.szczepanek@grcop.org
  Kalamazoo
 CCOP - Kalamazoo
 Raymond Lord, MD
Ph: 269-373-7458
 Email: rlord@wmcc.org
Minnesota
  St. Louis Park
 CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
 Patrick Flynn, MD
Ph: 952-993-1576
 Email: hillre@parknicollet.com
Missouri
  Kansas City
 CCOP - Kansas City
 Rakesh Gaur, MD
Ph: 816-823-0555
 Email: leslie.herst@hcamidwest.com
Nevada
  Las Vegas
 CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
 John Ellerton, MD, CM
Ph: 702-384-0013
 Email: k.vanwagenen@sncrf.org
New York
  East Syracuse
 CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
 Jeffrey Kirshner, MD
Ph: 315-472-7504
 Email: csweeney@hoacny.com
  Manhassett
 CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
 Vincent Vinciguerra, MD
Ph: 516-734-8918
 Email: nnier@nshs.edu
North Carolina
  Goldsboro
 CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
 James Atkins, MD
Ph: 336-777-3036
 Email: rburgess@wfubmc.edu
Ohio
  Columbus
 CCOP - Columbus
 J. Philip Kuebler, MD, PhD
Ph: 614-488-2647
 Email: debby@mail.columbus-ccop.org
  Dayton
 CCOP - Dayton
 Howard Gross, MD
Ph: 937-395-8679
 Email: bernadette.bensman@wright.edu
South Carolina
  Greenville
 CCOP - Greenville
 Jeffrey Giguere, MD, FACP
Ph: 864-241-6251
 Email: lyndon.evans@usoncology.com
Washington
  Tacoma
 CCOP - Northwest
 Lauren Colman, MD
Ph: 253-403-1461
 Email: karyn.hart@multicare.org
Wisconsin
  Marshfield
 CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
 Tarit Banerjee, MD, FACP
Ph: 715-389-5592
 Email: banerjee.tarit@marshfieldclinic.org

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Registry Information
Official Title Prevention of Delayed Nausea A Phase III Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Trial Start Date 2006-12-13
Trial Completion Date 2010-12-31 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00475085
Date Submitted to PDQ 2007-04-24
Information Last Verified 2009-06-14
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA37420

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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