The Efficacy and Safety of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Compared With Capecitabine as First Line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer (P04445/MK-2746-071)

Summary

This is an open-label, multinational, randomized, multicenter trial designed to compare pegylated liposomal doxorubicin with capecitabine as first line chemotherapy of metastatic breast cancer. The primary objective of the study is to compare the time to disease progression, although overall response rates, overall survival, quality of life, time to treatment failure, and safety and tolerability will also be assessed.

Timeline

Start

2006-01-13

Primary completion

2010-09-29

Completion

2010-10-18

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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