Tocotrienol in Combination With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Women With Breast Cancer (NeoToc)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02909751 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 21, 2016
Last Update Posted : May 20, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Drug: Epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv Drug: Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 iv Drug: Docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv OR paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv Drug: Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg iv saturation, then 6 mg/kg iv (HER2 positive patients only) Drug: Pertuzumab 840 mg iv saturation, then 420 mg iv (selected HER2 positive patients only) Dietary Supplement: Tocotrienol 300 mg x 3 daily | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Tocotrienol in Combination With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Women With Breast Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 14, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 21, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 21, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
HER2 negative: Four cycles of 3-weekly epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv and cyclophosphamid 600 mg/m2 iv followed by Four cycles of taxane, i.e. 3-weekly docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv or weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv HER2 positive: Four cycles of taxane, i.e. 3-weekly docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv or weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv + 3-weekly trastuzumab (8 mg/kg iv saturation, then 6 mg/kg iv) and possibly pertuzumab (840 mg saturation, then 420 mg iv) followed by Four cycles of 3-weekly epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv and cyclophosphamid 600 mg/m2 iv |
Drug: Epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv
Max. 3 months Drug: Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 iv Max. 3 months Drug: Docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv OR paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv Max. 3 months Drug: Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg iv saturation, then 6 mg/kg iv (HER2 positive patients only) Max. 3 months. Drug: Pertuzumab 840 mg iv saturation, then 420 mg iv (selected HER2 positive patients only) Max. 3 months |
Experimental: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy + tocotrienol
HER2 negative: Four cycles of 3-weekly epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv and cyclophosphamid 600 mg/m2 iv followed by Four cycles of taxane, i.e. 3-weekly docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv or weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv. Daily: Tocotrienol 300 mg x 3 HER2 positive: Four cycles of taxane, i.e. 3-weekly docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv or weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv + 3-weekly trastuzumab (8 mg/kg iv saturation, then 6 mg/kg iv) and possibly pertuzumab (840 mg saturation, then 420 mg iv) followed by Four cycles of 3-weekly epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv and cyclophosphamid 600 mg/m2 iv. Daily: Tocotrienol 300 mg x 3 |
Drug: Epirubicin 90 mg/m2 iv
Max. 3 months Drug: Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 iv Max. 3 months Drug: Docetaxel 100 mg/m2 iv OR paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 iv Max. 3 months Drug: Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg iv saturation, then 6 mg/kg iv (HER2 positive patients only) Max. 3 months. Drug: Pertuzumab 840 mg iv saturation, then 420 mg iv (selected HER2 positive patients only) Max. 3 months Dietary Supplement: Tocotrienol 300 mg x 3 daily Max. 6 months |
- Pathological complete response [ Time Frame: 26 weeks from date of inclusion ]
- Correlation of changes in NK-cells with pathological complete response [ Time Frame: 26 weeks from date of inclusion ]
- Correlation of changes in ctDNA with pathological complete response [ Time Frame: 26 weeks from date of inclusion ]
- Number of patients with grade 3-4 side effects [ Time Frame: 29 weeks from date of inclusion ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women with histologically verified breast cancer (adenocarcinoma)
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- Neoadjuvant treatment indicated according to departmental guidelines
- PS 0-2 and suited for surgery.
- Normal heart function, LVEF ≥ 50% by MUGA/ECHO in patients receiving neoadjuvant trastuzumab
- Normal bone marrow function: Hemoglobin ≥ 6 mmol/l; ANC ≥ 1.5x10^9/l; Thrombocytes ≥ 100x10^9/l.
- Normal liver function: Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper level of normal, ALAT ≤ 2.5 x upper level of normal, BASP ≤ 2.5 x upper level of normal.
- Normal kidney function: Creatinine ≤ upper level of normal. In case of increased creatinine, measured/calculated GFR must be ≥ 50 ml/min.
- Fertile women must present a negative pregnancy test and use a safe contraceptive during and 3 months after the treatment. Intrauterine device without hormone is considered safe.
- Written and orally informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bilateral breast cancer or suspected dissemination. Verified by bilateral mammography, bone scintigraphy, chest and abdomen CT, and PET-CT.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Mental or social conditions that will prevent treatment or follow-up
- Other simultaneous experimental treatment
- Immunosuppressive treatment (other than prednisolone during neoadjuvant chemotherapy)
- Vitamin or nutritional supplements (other than multivitamin tablet and calcium tablet with vitamin D)
- Active or latent viral/bacterial infection
- Rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disease
- Other malignant disease within the past 5 years excl. non-melanoma cancer of the skin and carcinoma in situ cervicis uteri.
- Previous treatment with docetaxel, paclitaxel, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, trastuzumab, pertuzumab or tocotrienol
- Hypersensitivity to any of the active or auxiliary substances

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02909751
Denmark | |
Vejle hospital, Department of Oncology | |
Vejle, Denmark |
Study Chair: | Erik H Jakobsen, MD | Vejle Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Vejle Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02909751 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NeoToc |
First Posted: | September 21, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 20, 2021 |
Last Verified: | May 2021 |
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Tocotrienols Vitamin E Tocopherols Docetaxel Cyclophosphamide Trastuzumab Epirubicin Pertuzumab Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators |
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