Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on the Rate of Pathologic Complete Response in Vitamin D Deficient Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Operable Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Summary

A two arm pilot study investigating the rate of pathologic complete response in patients with vitamin D deficiency and triple negative breast cancer undergoing standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy + vitamin D supplementation, including an observational arm to describe response in patients who are not deficient. Investigators hypothesize that vitamin D supplementation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple negative breast cancer patients with vitamin D deficiency, will increase the rate of pathologic complete response chain reaction to that of vitamin D sufficient patients based on historical controls.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Drug
  Standard of Care Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC)

  Participants will receive standard of care neoadjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin (60 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2) for 4 cycles and paclitaxel (80 mg/m2) weekly for 12 cycles. Doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) may be administered on a classical every 3 week or dose dense every 2-week (with growth factor support) schedule at the treating physician's discretion. Routine incorporation of carboplatin is not required, however use of carboplatin (AUC 1.5 to 2 weekly or AUC 6 on week 1, 4, 7, and 10) with paclitaxel is allowed at the treating investigator's discretion. Upon completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, all patients will undergo definitive surgery with either breast conservation or mastectomy with axillary lymph node staging. Type of surgery will be determined by the treating physician.

• Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin D3

  Participants with deficient levels of vitamin D will receive vitamin D supplementation at the initiation of chemotherapy with 50,000 IU of oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) once a week to be continued for 20 weeks during neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

• Other
  Drug Diary

  Participants that will receive Vitamin D will be asked to fill out a drug diary on a daily basis. Compliance and feasibility will be assessed through a drug diary and pill counts at set time points.

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