Gemcitabine and Liposomal Doxorubicin in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

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 may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine and liposomal doxorubicin in treating women who have metastatic breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

1997-08-25

Primary completion

2003-02-14

Completion

2003-02-14

Publications

• Background Rivera E, Valero V, Esteva FJ, Syrewicz L, Cristofanilli M, Rahman Z, Booser DJ, Hortobagyi GN. Lack of activity of stealth liposomal doxorubicin in the treatment of patients with anthracycline-resistant breast cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2002 Apr;49(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s00280-001-0405-3. Epub 2001 Dec 18.
• Results Rivera E, Valero V, Arun B, Royce M, Adinin R, Hoelzer K, Walters R, Wade JL 3rd, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi GN. Phase II study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in combination with gemcitabine in patients with metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Sep 1;21(17):3249-54. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.03.111.

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