Status:

TERMINATED

Study of Gemcitabine and Herceptin Versus Xeloda and Herceptin in HER-2 (+) Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Hellenic Oncology Research Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital of Crete

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The optimal treatment for pretreated patients with metastatic breast cancer has not been established. Gemcitabine and capecitabine are two active agents in this setting. For women with Her-2 positive ...

Detailed Description

This trial compares the efficacy of the combinations gemcitabine plus Herceptin versus capecitabine (Xeloda) plus Herceptin in pretreated patients with metastatic HER-2 positive breast cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed consent
  • Histologically confirmed metastatic breast adenocarcinoma (stage IV) without any prior chemotherapy received
  • HER-2 overexpression 2+ or 3+ using IHC or FISH +
  • Measurable disease
  • At least one prior chemotherapy regimen
  • Not in a prior irradiation field
  • No patients with brain metastatic disease who has not been irradiated or uncontrolled brain metastatic disease after irradiation
  • No more than 25% of myeloproductive bone marrow irradiated. More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • Age 18 - 75 year old
  • Performance status (WHO) 0-2
  • Life expectancy more than 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1500/mm\^3, platelet count \> 100000/mm\^3, hemoglobin \> 9 gr/mm\^3)
  • Adequate liver (bilirubin \< 2 mg/dL, SGOT/SGPT \< 2 times upper limit of normal, ALP \< 3 times upper limit of normal, creatinine \< 1.5 upper limit of normal
  • Adequate cardiac function (LVEF \> 50%)

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Positive pregnancy test
  • Concurrent agents ketoconazole, macrolide antibiotics, zidovudine which may induce P-450 cytochrome
  • Motor or sensory neuropathy \> grade 1 according to NCIC toxicity criteria
  • History of allergic reaction attributed to docetaxel
  • Psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
  • Other concurrent uncontrolled illness
  • Other invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except cured basal cell skin carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00440622

Start Date

April 1 2003

End Date

November 1 2008

Last Update

February 13 2013

Active Locations (9)

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University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Dep of Medical Oncology

Alexandroupoli, Greece

2

"IASO" General Hospital of Athens, 1st Dep of Medical Oncology

Athens, Greece

3

"Laikon" General Hospital, Medical Oncology Unit, Propedeutic Dep of Internal Medicine

Athens, Greece

4

"Marika Iliadis" Hospital of Athens, Dep of Medical Oncology

Athens, Greece