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Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00030537
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as erlotinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of erlotinib in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine whether a change in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) phosphorylation is detected in tumors of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer treated with erlotinib.

* Determine whether a change in other parameters of signal transduction that are downstream of EGFR (ERK and AKT) is detected in tumors of patients treated with this drug.

* Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.

* Determine the response duration and time to progression in patients treated with this drug.

* Correlate EGFR phosphorylation level with clinical findings and time to progression in patients treated with this drug.

* Correlate the pharmacokinetics of this drug with a change in EGFR phosphorylation in tumor biopsies of these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oral erlotinib once daily. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed within 4 weeks.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15-20 patients will be accrued for this study within 7-10 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Center for Cancer Research

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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