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NotableLead sponsor: Gruppo Italiano Mammella (GIM) to IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, ItalyPrimary completion date: May 2006 · Completion date: Dec 2020 · Collaborators expanded, about 4 wordsv12Show all 4 changesShow less
Minor2 versionsRe-verified since Feb 20, 2007, no change to tracked fieldsv3-v4
MinorStudy description shortened, about 14 wordsEligibility criteria expanded, about 2 words · Study title shortened, about 2 wordsv2Show all 3 changesShow less
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Colony-stimulating factors, such as pegfilgrastim, may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help the immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. Giving combination chemotherapy and pegfilgrastim after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without fluorouracil and/or pegfilgrastim in treating breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying combination chemotherapy to compare how well it works when given with or without fluorouracil and/or pegfilgrastim in treating women with node-positive breast cancer.