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NCT Number: NCT00319618

Combination Weekly Taxotere™ With Iressa™ /Placebo in Metastatic Breast Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine if combination therapy of weekly Taxotere™ with Iressa™ will increase the objective responses in measurable leasions in metastatic breast cancer

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Key information

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Research Site

Oslo, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed mammary carcinoma

Exclusion criteria

  • prior taxane chemotherapy for metastatic disease or prior treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors inhibiting the EGF receptor.
  • Prior hormone treatment or one type of anthracycline based treatment regimen without taxane for metastatic disease is allowed prior to inclusion.
  • If the patient has been treated in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting with taxanes, inclusion is allowed when the first cycle of trial medication is started 12 months after the last course of adjuvant treatment

Treatment and study plan

Gefitinib

Drug

docetaxel

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective tumour response (CR + PR) per RECIST criteria

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to progression and response duration

  2. Exploratory outcomes: Objective tumour response in relation to ER, PgR, erb-B1 and erb-B2 receptor status and reduction in the number of malignant cells present in bone marrow

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomised Phase II Study: Treatment With Daily p.o. Iressa™ (ZD1839) or Placebo in Combination With Weekly IV Infusion of Docetaxel in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2003
Study completion
2006
First posted
Apr 27, 2006
Registry last updated
Dec 18, 2007

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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