Status:

UNKNOWN

Radiation Therapy With or Without Temozolomide in Treating Women With Brain Metastases and Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Institut Curie

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Metastatic Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the objective response rate at 6 weeks in women with brain metastases secondary to breast cancer treated with radiotherapy with vs without temozolomide. Secondary * E...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of breast cancer
  • Unresectable disease or patient refused surgery
  • Must have brain metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Liver transaminases ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No carcinomatous meningitis
  • No history of cancer except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No other serious concurrent disease that is, in the opinion of the investigator, likely to interfere with study evaluation and treatment
  • No contraindications to treatment with temozolomide
  • No psychological, familial, social, or geographic situations that preclude clinical follow up
  • No patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior brain radiotherapy
  • At least 10 days since prior chemotherapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    100 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00875355

    Start Date

    November 1 2007

    Last Update

    August 26 2009

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    Institut Curie Hopital

    Paris, France, 75248