Status:

TERMINATED

Second-line Endocrine Treatment Followed by Capecitabine Versus Capecitabine Followed by Endocrine Treatment in Patients With Metastatic ER Positive Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This trial studies the effects on quality of life and on time to second progression of the sequence endocrine therapy-capecitabine versus the sequence capecitabine-endocrine treatment. It is anticipat...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized phase II/II study. Patients are randomized for the sequence capecitabine-hormonal therapy versus hormonal therapy- capecitabine. At progression the patient should receive the othe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent.
  • Proven infiltrating breast cancer with distant metastases or inoperable locally advanced disease.
  • Positive estrogen receptor (≥ 10% positive nuclei at immunohistochemistry). Progesterone and HER-2 neu receptor have to be known.
  • \- Progressive disease during first line hormonal therapy (either tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor) for metastatic or inoperable locally advanced disease. Simultaneous use of LH-RH analogs is allowed. OR - Recurrence of disease (M1) during adjuvant hormonal therapy (either tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor).
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • Willing and able to participate in Quality of Life investigation -

Exclusion

  • Other malignancy except carcinoma in situ, unless the other malignancy was treated 5 or more years ago with curative intent without the use of chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding women.
  • Contra-indications to the use of capecitabine
  • Known CNS metastases

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00684216

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2013

Last Update

September 14 2017

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NKI-AVL

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1066 CX