Pilot Study of Cabazitaxel and Paclitaxel in HER2 Negative Breast Cancer (CONCEPT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03048942 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : February 9, 2017
Last Update Posted : November 13, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HER2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer | Drug: Cabazitaxel Drug: Paclitaxel | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 160 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomised Phase II Pilot Study of 3 Weekly Cabazitaxel Versus Weekly Paclitaxel Chemotherapy in the First Line Treatment of HER2 Negative Breast Cancer |
Study Start Date : | November 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cabazitaxel
6 cycles of cabazitaxel intravenous chemotherapy 25mg/m2 on day 1 of each 21 day cycle
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Drug: Cabazitaxel
3 weekly cyctotoxic chemotherapy
Other Name: Jevtana |
Active Comparator: Paclitaxel
6 cycles of Paclitaxel intravenous chemotherapy 80mg/m2 on days 1,8 and 15 of each 21 day cycle.
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Drug: Paclitaxel
Weekly cyctotoxic chemotherapy |
- Progression free survival [ Time Frame: Defined as the time from randomisation to either disease progression or death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 5 years. ]Duration of progression free survival
- Clinical benefit rate [ Time Frame: At the completion of 6 cycles of chemotherapy, which is after 18 weeks ]Defined as stable disease rate + partial response rate+complete response rate according to RECIST 1.1 criteria
- Objective response rate [ Time Frame: At completion of 6 cycles of chemotherapy, which is after 18 weeks. ]Defined as complete and partial response recorded from the start of treatment to completion of 6 cycles of treatment.
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Determined as the time from randomisation to death from any cause. Average survival rates for this population may be approximately 18 months. ]Survival duration from randomisation to date of death.
- Time to next chemotherapy treatment [ Time Frame: Measured from from the date of the last day of trial treatment. approximately after progression which on average would be after 12 months. ]time from randomisation to another chemotherapy treatment after confirmed progression.
- Time to response [ Time Frame: Determined by time from randomisation to radiological partial response, usually within the 6 cycles of treatment, therefore wihtin 18 weeks. ]Time taken for tumour burden to respond to treatment
- Quality of life as measured by patients themselves [ Time Frame: EQ5D-5L and FACT B will be completed at baseline, prior to cycles 3 and 5 and at the end of treatment visit, therefore within approximately 21 weeks from randomisation ]2 Quality of life questionnaires
- Number of adverse events and Number of participants with adverse events per arm and the grade of AEs [ Time Frame: Form the date of consent to 30 days after trial treatment has stopped. ]CTCAE Version 4.0 graded AEs

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent
- Metastatic breast cancer fit to receive cytotoxic chemotherapy for metastatic disease
- Measurable disease as per RECIST 1.1
- HER2 negative defined as ICH 0+, 1+ or 2+ and FISH/SISH/CISH(ration<2.0) in the case of IHC 2+
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1
- ER+ve or ER-ve
- Female age ≥18 years
- Anticipated life expectancy > 6 months
- Haemoglobin >10.0g/DL
- Absolute neutrophil count>1.5 x 10^9/L
- Platelet count>100 x 10^9/L
- ALT/SGPT<1.5 X ULN
- Serum creatinine <1.5 x ULN
- Negative pregnancy test for all women of child bearing potential
Exclusion Criteria:
- Grade ≥2 oral mucositis or peripheral or sensory neuropathy
- History of other malignancy
- History of severe hypersensitivity ≥grade 3 to polysorbate 80- containing drugs and taxanes
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
- Any acute or chronic medical condition
- Acute infection requiring systemic antibiotics or antifungal medication
- Sex hormones
- Administration of any live vaccine within 8 weeks
- Concurrent or planned treatment with strong inhibitors or strong inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4/5
- Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug within 30 days of randomisation
- Pregnant or breast feeding women
- Contraindications to the use of corticosteroid treatment
- HER2 Positive breast cancer
- Previous Paclitaxel chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting
- Previous cytotoxic chemotherapy for metastatic disease
- Palliative radiotherapy for metastatic disease within 4 weeks of randomisation
- Symptomatic brain metastases confirmed with CT/MRI brain
- History of other malignancy
- Grade 2

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03048942
Contact: Amit K Bahl | 0117 342 2418 | amit.bahl@uhbristol.nhs.uk | |
Contact: Alicia Bravo | alicia.bravo@uhbristol.nhs.uk |
United Kingdom | |
Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust | Recruiting |
London, Avon, United Kingdom, bs3 1ta | |
Contact: Shola Ogegbo shola.ogegbo@imperial.nhs.uk | |
Royal United Hospital | Recruiting |
Bath, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Tania Allen tania.allen1@nhs.net | |
Blackpool Victoria Hospital | Recruiting |
Blackpool, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Lauren Thornborough lauren.thornborough@nhs.net | |
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Horfield Road | Recruiting |
Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 8ED | |
Contact: Alison Markham 0117 342 6736 alison.markham@uhbristol.nhs.uk | |
Principal Investigator: Amit K Bahl | |
Velindre Cancer Centre | Recruiting |
Cardiff, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Clare Boobier Clare.Boobier@wales.nhs.uk | |
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital | Recruiting |
Exeter, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Kizzy Baines 01932 402865 kizzy.baines@nhs.net | |
Guy's Hospital | Recruiting |
London, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Chris Bayliss Chris.Bayliss@gstt.nhs.uk | |
Freeman Hospital | Recruiting |
Newcastle, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Lucy Blackwell Lucy.Blackwell@nuth.nhs.uk | |
City Hospital, Nottingham | Recruiting |
Nottingham, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Carol Tasker carol.tasker@nuh.nhs.uk | |
Derriford Hospital | Recruiting |
Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
Contact: helen smith helensmith23@nhs.net | |
Musgrove Park Hospital | Recruiting |
Taunton, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Angela Locke Angela.Locke@tst.nhs.uk | |
Royal Cornwall and Treliske | Recruiting |
Truro, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Carol Goddard caroline.goddard@nhs.net | |
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | Recruiting |
Worcester, United Kingdom | |
Contact: Jayne tyler jaynetyler@nhs.net |
Principal Investigator: | Amit K Bahl | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
Responsible Party: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03048942 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ON/2012/4234 |
First Posted: | February 9, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 13, 2019 |
Last Verified: | May 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Breast cancer HER2 negative Cabazitaxel Paclitaxel Chemotherapy |
Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Paclitaxel |
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