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    Clinical Trial Results:
    A multicenter phase II study to determine the efficacy of capecitabine as first line monochemotherapy in patients with HER2 negative, medium-risk, metastatic breast cancer

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2005-000074-51
    Trial protocol
    DE  
    Global end of trial date
    25 Jun 2009

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    23 Dec 2021
    First version publication date
    23 Dec 2021
    Other versions
    Summary report(s)
    MoniCa CSR Synopsis

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    GBG 39
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT00196820
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    GBG Forschungs GmbH
    Sponsor organisation address
    Martin Behaim Str. 12, Neu-Isenburg, Germany,
    Public contact
    Medicine and Research, GBG Forschungs GmbH, +49 610274800, publications@gbg.de
    Scientific contact
    Medicine and Research, GBG Forschungs GmbH, +49 610274800, publications@gbg.de
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    14 Aug 2009
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    31 Mar 2009
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    25 Jun 2009
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    Yes
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    To determine the time to disease progression in patients with HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer after 1st line monochemotherapy with capecitabine
    Protection of trial subjects
    The trial protocol including amendments, the patient information and the informed consent were reviewed and approved from a properly constituted IRB/IEC for each site prior to the study start. The trial was in compliance with the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) - Harmonized Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) (E6), and the Commission Directives in the European Community as well as with the applicable German national laws and regulations, and with Declaration of Helsinki and its revisions in all aspects of preparation, monitoring, reporting, auditing, and archiving.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    20 Jul 2005
    Long term follow-up planned
    Yes
    Long term follow-up rationale
    Scientific research
    Long term follow-up duration
    10 Years
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    Yes
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Germany: 165
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    165
    EEA total number of subjects
    165
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    81
    From 65 to 84 years
    80
    85 years and over
    4

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Approximately 2.5 years (Q-III 2005 –Q-I 2008) in 35 sites in Germany. 200 patients were planned. The study was stopped after 165 patients were enrolled because of a change of standard of care for 1st line metastatic breast cancer. Eventually, 161 patients were treated and included for efficacy and safety analyses.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Female/male >18yrs with histologically confirmed BC, locally advanced or metastatic BC not suitable for surgery or RT alone, HER2-, and measurable/nonmeasurable target lesions acc. to WHO; previously treated with adjuvant CT (without capecitabine) or adjuvant/palliative ET, bisphosphonates or immunotherapies; >=4wks since RT with full recovery

    Pre-assignment period milestones
    Number of subjects started
    165
    Number of subjects completed
    161

    Pre-assignment subject non-completion reasons
    Reason: Number of subjects
    Consent withdrawn by subject: 2
    Reason: Number of subjects
    Disease progression: 1
    Reason: Number of subjects
    patient wish: 1
    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overall trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded

    Arms
    Arm title
    Capecitabine
    Arm description
    Capecitabine 2000 mg/m² orally on days 1-14 q day 22.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Capecitabine
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Xeloda®
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Tablet
    Routes of administration
    Oral use
    Dosage and administration details
    2000 mg/m² orally on days 1-14 q day 22

    Number of subjects in period 1 [1]
    Capecitabine
    Started
    161
    Completed
    126
    Not completed
    35
         Consent withdrawn by subject
    5
         Physician decision
    3
         Adverse event, non-fatal
    24
         patient wish
    3
    Notes
    [1] - The number of subjects reported to be in the baseline period are not the same as the worldwide number enrolled in the trial. It is expected that these numbers will be the same.
    Justification: 165 patients were enrolled, but 4 did not start Treatment. 161 started Treatment and are reported in the baseline period

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Overall trial
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group values
    Overall trial Total
    Number of subjects
    161 161
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    0
        From 65-84 years
    0
        85 years and over
    0
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        median (full range (min-max))
    65 (37 to 90) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    160 160
        Male
    1 1

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Capecitabine
    Reporting group description
    Capecitabine 2000 mg/m² orally on days 1-14 q day 22.

    Primary: time to disease progression (TTP)

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    End point title
    time to disease progression (TTP) [1]
    End point description
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    TTP is defined as time (in weeks) from the registration until disease progression (or death due to any cause). Pts who had not experienced progression until analysis were censored at the date of last tumor assessment, last FU date or last date drug log.
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: No statistical analyses for this end point. The median TTP was 7.9 months (31.6 weeks; 95% confidence interval (CI) 26.9–36.3), which was significantly longer than the hypothesis of a minimum of 25 weeks (p < 0.05).
    End point values
    Capecitabine
    Number of subjects analysed
    161 [2]
    Units: week
        number (confidence interval 95%)
    31.6 (26.9 to 36.3)
    Notes
    [2] - At database lock 130 disease progressions and 72 deaths (3 without preceding progression) events
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Overall survival

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    End point title
    Overall survival
    End point description
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Overall survival is the time (in weeks) from the registration until death due to any cause; patients lost to follow-up was censored at the date of the last contact.
    End point values
    Capecitabine
    Number of subjects analysed
    161 [3]
    Units: week
        number (confidence interval 95%)
    74.22 (60.59 to 87.85)
    Notes
    [3] - 72 Events/89 censored
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    All adverse events occurring during the study treatment period were reported
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    Only drug-related SAEs are reported;
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    n.a.
    Dictionary version
    0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Capecitabine
    Reporting group description
    -

    Serious adverse events
    Capecitabine
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    12 / 161 (7.45%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    73
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Anaemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    weak condition (fatigue)
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    decrease of general condition
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Diarrhoea
         subjects affected / exposed
    3 / 161 (1.86%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    3 / 3
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    gastrointestinal bleeding
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    hemorrhagic gastritis
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    diarrhea, nausea, vomitus
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    dizziness and exsiccosis, anorexia grade III
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Pneumonia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Hand foot skin reaction
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 161 (1.24%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    2 / 2
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Capecitabine
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    135 / 161 (83.85%)
    Vascular disorders
    Thrombosis
         subjects affected / exposed
    13 / 161 (8.07%)
         occurrences all number
    13
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Anaemia
         subjects affected / exposed
    82 / 161 (50.93%)
         occurrences all number
    82
    Leukopenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    103 / 161 (63.98%)
         occurrences all number
    103
    Neutropenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 161 (0.62%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    Thrombopenia
         subjects affected / exposed
    45 / 161 (27.95%)
         occurrences all number
    45
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Fatigue
         subjects affected / exposed
    55 / 161 (34.16%)
         occurrences all number
    55
    Pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    19 / 161 (11.80%)
         occurrences all number
    19
    Oedema
         subjects affected / exposed
    18 / 161 (11.18%)
         occurrences all number
    18
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Nausea
         subjects affected / exposed
    48 / 161 (29.81%)
         occurrences all number
    48
    Diarrhoea
         subjects affected / exposed
    33 / 161 (20.50%)
         occurrences all number
    33
    Stomatitis
         subjects affected / exposed
    23 / 161 (14.29%)
         occurrences all number
    23
    Vomiting
         subjects affected / exposed
    17 / 161 (10.56%)
         occurrences all number
    17
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Dyspnoea
         subjects affected / exposed
    33 / 161 (20.50%)
         occurrences all number
    33
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Hand-foot syndrome
         subjects affected / exposed
    60 / 161 (37.27%)
         occurrences all number
    60
    Alopecia
         subjects affected / exposed
    24 / 161 (14.91%)
         occurrences all number
    24
    Nail changes
         subjects affected / exposed
    12 / 161 (7.45%)
         occurrences all number
    12
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Back pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    16 / 161 (9.94%)
         occurrences all number
    16

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    200 patients were planned. The study was stopped after 165 patients were enrolled because of a change of standard of care for 1st line metastatic breast cancer.

    Online references

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20797843
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