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A Trial Of Gemcitabine Plus Paclitaxel And Gemcitabine Plus Docetaxel In Metastatic Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Breast Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT00191672
Lead Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Brief Summary

The combination of docetaxel and gemcitabine has shown significant activity in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Several studies have activity in patients of multiple lines of therapy, including patients that have been treated with prior taxane therapy. Overall responses have ranged from 30% to 79%. The major side effects of the combination chemotherapy have been neutropenia, anemia, asthenia, neuropathy, nausea, mucositis, and neutropenic fever

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Advanced or metastatic breast cancer
  • Disease that can be measured by the physician or radiologic test.
  • May have had one chemotherapy treatment for advanced or metastatic disease.
  • Patients may have received any prior adjuvant chemotherapy, including taxane containing regimens, provided this treatment was completed at least 6 months prior to enrollment.
  • Patients may have received prior hormone therapy or immunotherapy.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with only non-measurable disease
  • Cancer that has spread to the brain
  • A patient who received a taxane with metastatic disease.
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients who received prior gemcitabine

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Estimate the response rate of two regimens separately.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Estimate the following activities of two regimens separately:Progression-free survival;Time to progressive disease;duration of response;Overall survival, changes in performance status
Nature of toxicities experienced on each arm of the study

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

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Katy, Texas, United States

For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CT-LILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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