drugset / Trial / NCT00275041
Irinotecan and Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Phase 2
Completed
21 enrolled
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · collab
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving irinotecan together with cetuximab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving irinotecan together with cetuximab works in treating patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 2006-02
- Primary completion
- 2007-02
- Completion
- 2009-02
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 Reinholz MM, Kitzmann KA, Hobday TJ, et al.: Cytokeratin-19 (CK19) and mammaglobin (MGB1) gene expression in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from metastatic breast cancer patients enrolled in the NCCTG trials, N0436 and N0437. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-11095, 2009.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cetuximab | Monoclonal antibody | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Irinotecan | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |