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Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

NCT00004174

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV breast cancer.

Timeline

Start
1999-10
Primary completion
2008-05
Completion
2008-05

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Background Cyclophosphamide Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background Thiotepa Other / unclassified Intravenous
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous

Indications