Evaluating Omission of Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factors in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Paclitaxel Portion of Dose-dense Adriamycin-cyclophosphamide and Paclitaxel Chemotherapy

Summary

The goal of this randomized, pragmatic clinical trial is to evaluate the omission of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) in breast cancer patients receiving paclitaxel portion of dose-dense adriamycin-cyclophosphamide and paclitaxel (DD-AC/T) chemotherapy. Participants will be randomized to either take G-CSF while on the paclitaxel portion of DD-AC/T chemotherapy or to omit G-CSF while on the paclitaxel portion of DD-AC/T chemotherapy.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with early-stage or locally-advanced breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant DD-AC/T chemotherapy requiring primary febrile neutropenia prophylaxis with G-CSF
* Able to provide verbal consent
* Able to complete questionnaires in English or French

Exclusion Criteria:

* No access to pegfilgrastim or filgrastim prior to randomization
* Metastatic cancer
* Known hypersensitivity to filgrastim or pegfilgrastim or one of its components
* Patients received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy within the last 5 years
* Patients with uncontrolled inter-current illness that would limit compliance with study requirements or other significant diseases or disorders that, in the investigator's opinion, would exclude the subject from participating in the study

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