Paclitaxel With / Without GW572016 (Lapatinib) As First Line Therapy For Women With Advanced Or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of an oral dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor (GW572016) in combination with paclitaxel compared to paclitaxel alone in first line advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

2004-01

Primary completion

2006-10

Completion

2012-03

Publications

• Background Tenori L, Oakman C, Claudino WM, Bernini P, Cappadona S, Nepi S, Biganzoli L, Arbushites MC, Luchinat C, Bertini I, Di Leo A. Exploration of serum metabolomic profiles and outcomes in women with metastatic breast cancer: a pilot study. Mol Oncol. 2012 Aug;6(4):437-44. doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2012.05.003. Epub 2012 Jun 1.
• Background Finn RS, Press MF, Dering J, Arbushites M, Koehler M, Oliva C, Williams LS, Di Leo A. Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and epidermal growth factor receptor expression and benefit from lapatinib in a randomized trial of paclitaxel with lapatinib or placebo as first-line treatment in HER2-negative or unknown metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 20;27(24):3908-15. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.1925. Epub 2009 Jul 20.
• Sherrill B, Di Leo A, Amonkar MM, Wu Y, Zvirbule Z, Aziz Z, Bines J, Gomez HL. Quality-of-life and quality-adjusted survival (Q-TWiST) in patients receiving lapatinib in combination with paclitaxel as first-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Curr Med Res Opin. 2010 Apr;26(4):767-75. doi: 10.1185/03007991003590860.

Drugs

Indications