STUDY OF DOSE DENSE CMF (Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, Fluorouracil) as an Alternative to AC (Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide) in 2 Regimens in EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER for Patients Greater or Equal to 70
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is practical (feasible) to give dose-dense CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil) in two standard chemotherapy regimens in people with breast cancer, age 70 and older.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 70+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast confirmed at MSK. The patient must have had diagnostic biopsy or completion of primary surgical management, within 3 months of enrollment. Results of HER-2/neu, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor are required for study entry. * Patients must be ≥ 70 years of age. * Patients must have ECOG performance status \>2 (Karnofsky score of ≥ 60%). * Patients may have received hormonal therapy for the purpose of chemoprevention. * Adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy decision to treat based on the disc…