drugset / Trial / NCT00003035

Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel in Treating Women With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

NCT00003035

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving the drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of doxorubicin with paclitaxel in treating women who have locally advanced breast cancer.

Timeline

Start
1997-03
Primary completion
2001-06
Completion
2001-06

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Doxorubicin Other / unclassified Other
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Background Tamoxifen Small molecule
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous

Indications