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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN62673495
Date of registration: 19/08/2002
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Amgen Limited (UK)
Public title: Prospective randomised evaluation of high-intensity chemotherapy with peripheral blood progenitor support in patients with high risk breast cancer
Scientific title: Prospective randomised evaluation of high-intensity chemotherapy with peripheral blood progenitor support in patients with high risk breast cancer
Date of first enrolment: 01/01/1997
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN62673495
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Address:  UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator MRC Clinical Trials Unit 222 Euston Road NW1 2DA London United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >18 years (usually <55 years).
2. Histologically proven operable stage II or IIIA breast cancer with an involvement of at least four lymph nodes
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
4. Confirmed normal haematological and biochemical parameters
5. Free from overt metastatic disease
6. No other malignancy, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in-situ carcinoma of the cervix
7. Fit to receive treatment

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast cancer
Cancer
Breast cancer
Intervention(s)
1. High Dose Arm: Induction chemotherapy with single agent doxorubicin (adriamycin), treatment to be repeated every 3 weeks for four cycles. Induction chemotherapy to be followed by high dose chemotherapy, cyclophosphamide then cyclophosphamide and thiotepa, with stem cell support.

2. Conventional Arm: Induction chemotherapy with single agent doxorubicin, treatment to be repeated every 3 weeks for four cycles followed by conventional cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) repeated every 3 weeks for eight cycles.
Primary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
BR9405
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Amgen (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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