Phase III Study of Gemcitabine Plus a Cytotoxic Agent Versus Two Cytotoxic Agents

Summary

This is a phase III randomized study which compares two different regimens of chemotherapy. The purpose of the study is to determine which of the two regimens will make the tumor smaller or disappear, and for how long. In addition the disease-related symptoms will be evaluated. The safety of the drugs will be determined based upon evaluation of the side effects

Timeline

Start

2002-10

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-03

Publications

• Hoon SN, Lau PK, White AM, Bulsara MK, Banks PD, Redfern AD. Capecitabine for hormone receptor-positive versus hormone receptor-negative breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 May 26;5(5):CD011220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011220.pub2.

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