Status:
TERMINATED
A Study of Capecitabine In Combination With Docetaxel vs Capecitabine Followed by Docetaxel As First-Line Treatment For Metastatic Breast Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Hoffmann-La Roche
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
To evaluate and compare the time to progression of the combination of capecitabine (825 mg/m2 twice daily) and docetaxel (75mg/m2 i.v.) to that of capecitabine (1000 mg/m2 twice daily) until progressi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have provided written informed consent prior to study specific screening procedures, with the understanding that the patient has the right to withdraw from the study at any time, without prejudice
- Be female and at least 18 years of age. Note: must be 19 years of age if the patient is a resident of the state of Alabama
- Be ambulatory (outpatient) and have a Karnofsky performance status of more than 70%
- Have confirmed breast cancer with locally advanced and/or metastases
- Have at least one site with defined tumor
- Have met one of the study definitions of primary or nonprimary resistance to an anthracycline-containing therapy
Exclusion
- Pregnant/lactating women
- Women of childbearing potential with either a positive or no pregnancy test
- Women of childbearing potential unless using a reliable and appropriate contraceptive method (Postmenopausal women must have not had their period for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential)
- Prior treatment with chemotherapy in the advanced/metastatic setting
- HER 2/neu positive status without prior treatment with trastuzumab
- Prior treatment with IV bolus 5-FU, continuous 5-FU infusion, capecitabine or other oral fluoropyrimidines
- Prior treatment with a taxane if less than 12 months passed from the time of therapy completion to relapse
- Mitomycin C or nitrosoureas within 6 weeks preceding treatment start
- Organ allografts requiring immunosuppressive therapy
- Radiotherapy to the skeleton within 4 weeks of study treatment start or insufficient recovery from the effects of prior radiotherapy
- Hormonal therapy within 10 days preceding study treatment start
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start, or lack of complete recovery from the effects of major surgery
- Blood transfusions/growth factors to aid hematologic recovery within 2 weeks prior to study treatment start
- Participation in any investigational drug study within 4 weeks preceding treatment start
- Prior unanticipated severe reaction to fluoropyrimidine therapy
- Known hypersensitivity to 5-fluorouracil, taxanes or any of the components of capecitabine
- Requirement for concurrent use of the antiviral agent sorivudine or chemically related analogues
- Evidence of CNS metastases
- History of another malignancy within the last five years except cured basal cell carcinoma of skin and carcinoma
- Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiac disease
- Abnormal laboratory values
- Severe renal impairment
- Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections, or other serious uncontrolled concomitant disease
- Lack of physical integrity of the upper GI tract
- Life expectancy of less than 3 months
- Unwilling/unable to comply with the protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
October 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00087620
Start Date
September 1 2004
End Date
October 1 2004
Last Update
February 3 2017
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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
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Deer Park, California, United States, 94576
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Greenbrae, California, United States, 94904
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La Jolla, California, United States, 92037