Combination Gemcitabine, Carboplatin With or Without Trastuzumab in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Summary

Pre-clinical data suggests that combination therapy with gemcitabine and carboplatin is synergistic, and both drugs may be synergistic with trastuzumab. Additionally, recent clinical data suggest that the combination of gemcitabine with platinum is an active regimen in metastatic breast cancer. This study will test the combination of gemcitabine with carboplatin in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Patients with Her2/neu overexpression will be stratified to receive trastuzumab in addition to gemcitabine and carboplatin.

Timeline

Start

2003-11

Primary completion

2006-05

Completion

2008-10

Publications

• Results Yardley DA, Burris HA 3rd, Simons L, Spigel DR, Greco FA, Barton JH, Shipley D, Drosick D, Hainsworth JD. A phase II trial of gemcitabine/carboplatin with or without trastuzumab in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2008 Oct;8(5):425-31. doi: 10.3816/CBC.2008.n.051.

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