Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of irinotecan in treating patients who have refractory metastatic breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

1998-08

Primary completion

2006-10

Completion

2006-10

Publications

• Results Perez EA, Hillman DW, Milliard JA, et al.: Randomized phase II study of 2 schedules of irinotecan (CPT-11) for patients (pts) with refractory metastatic breast cancer (MBC): an NCCTG Cooperative Group study. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-206, 2002.

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