drugset / Trial / NCT00059852
Erlotinib and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With An Anthracycline and/or a Taxane
Phase 2
Completed
61 enrolled
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · collab
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as gemcitabine work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth. Combining gemcitabine with erlotinib may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine with erlotinib in treating patients who have metastatic breast cancer that has been previously treated with an anthracycline and/or a taxane.
Timeline
- Start
- 2003-06
- Primary completion
- 2006-08
- Completion
- 2009-01
Publications
- Background Reinholz MM, Kitzmann KA, Tenner K, Hillman D, Dueck AC, Hobday TJ, Northfelt DW, Moreno-Aspitia A, Roy V, LaPlant B, Allred JB, Stella PJ, Lingle WL, Perez EA. Cytokeratin-19 and mammaglobin gene expression in circulating tumor cells from metastatic breast cancer patients enrolled in North Central Cancer Treatment Group trials, N0234/336/436/437. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Nov 15;17(22):7183-93. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-0981. Epub 2011 Oct 5.
- Background Pockaj BA, Mukherjee P, Tinder TL, et al.: NCCTG N0338: effect of docetaxel and carboplatin on VEGF, PGE2, and immune cells in patients with stage II or III breast cancer. [Abstract] 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 10-14, 2008, San Antonio, Texas. A-5110, 2008.
- Background Reinholz MM, Kitzmann KK, Hillman D, et al.: Differential gene expression in circulating tumor cells between primary and metastatic breast cancer patients. [Abstract] Breast Cancer Res Treat 106 (1): A-5022, S213-4, 2007.
- Results Thome S, Hobday T, Hillman D, et al.: Translational correlates, including outcome for patients with ER-/PR-/HER2- (triple negative (TNeg)) disease from N0234, a phase II trial of gemcitabine and erlotinib for pts with previously treated metastatic breast cancer (MBC). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-1071, 2007.
- Results Graham DL, Hillman DW, Hobday TJ, et al.: N0234: phase II study of erlotinib (OSI-774) plus gemcitabine as first-or second-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer (MBC). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-644, 39s, 2005.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erlotinib | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Gemcitabine | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |