Clinical trial · Interventional
Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Sequential Administration of FE75C Followed by Docetaxel Versus Paclitaxel as Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Axillary Lymph Node (+) Breast Cancer
A Multicenter Randomized Study Comparing the Dose Dense, G-CSF-Supported Sequential Administration of FE75C Followed by Docetaxel Versus Paclitaxel as Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Women With Axillary Lymph Node Positive Breast Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Anthracycline-containing regimens are recommended as adjuvant treatment for women with node positive breast cancer. In at least three large randomized clinical trials the addition or sequential administration of a taxane (paclitaxel or docetaxel) to an antracycline-based regimen resulted in superior clinical outcome for women with node positive early breast cancer. In two large randomized studies the dose dense administration with G-CSF support of anthracycline-based and paclitaxel combination was superior to the same regimen administered every three weeks without growth factors as adjuvant therapy in women with axillary node positive breast cancer. In one randomized trial, docetaxel was proved superior to paclitaxel in women with metastatic breast cancer
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-fluoruracil | Drug | Fluorouracil | ALIAS |
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| Docetaxel | Drug | Docetaxel | ALIAS |
| Epirubicin | Drug | Epirubicin | ALIAS |
| Granulocyte-colony stimulating growth factor | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Paclitaxel | Drug | Paclitaxel | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- FEC -\> TXT
- interventionNames
- Drug: Docetaxel
- Drug: Epirubicin
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: 5-fluoruracil
- Drug: Granulocyte-colony stimulating growth factor
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 2
- description
- FEC -\> TXL
- interventionNames
- Drug: Paclitaxel
- Drug: Epirubicin
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: 5-fluoruracil
- Drug: Granulocyte-colony stimulating growth factor
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with histologically-confirmed unilateral invasive ductal or lobular breast adenocarcinoma * Within 60 days after the surgical excision of the primary tumor with tumor-free operation margins; at least 10 axillary lymph nodes have to be removed. * Tumor involvement of at least one axillary lymph node * Absence of any clinical or radiological evidence of local or metastatic disease * Premenopausal or postmenopausal women aged 18-75 years old * Adequate bone marrow function (absolute neutrophil count \>1500/mm3, platelet count \>100.000/mm3, hemoglobin \>10gr/mm3) * Adequate liver (bilirubin \<1.0 times upper limit of normal and SGOT/SGPT \<2.5 times upper limit of normal) and renal function (creatinine \<1.5mg/dl) * Adequate cardiac function (LVEF\>50%) * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Positive pregnancy test. * Psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance. * Other concurrent uncontrolled illness. * Prior or concurrent antineoplastic therapy e.g. hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biological agents. * Previous history of other invasive malignancy other than non-melanomatous skin cancer.
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