Capecitabine (NX) Versus Docetaxel Plus Capecitabine (TX) as 1-line Chemotherapy on Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC)

Summary

It is a phase III trial to explore the efficacy and safety of vinorelbine plus capecitabine (NX) and docetaxel plus capecitabine (TX) as first line treatment followed by capecitabine alone till Progressive Disease(PD). We plan to enroll 200 pts for limited budget and the non-inferior trend of the two curves is anticipated.

Timeline

Start

2010-07

Primary completion

2015-05

Completion

2015-08

Publications

• Background Sjostrom J, Blomqvist C, Mouridsen H, Pluzanska A, Ottosson-Lonn S, Bengtsson NO, Ostenstad B, Mjaaland I, Palm-Sjovall M, Wist E, Valvere V, Anderson H, Bergh J. Docetaxel compared with sequential methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil in patients with advanced breast cancer after anthracycline failure: a randomised phase III study with crossover on progression by the Scandinavian Breast Group. Eur J Cancer. 1999 Aug;35(8):1194-201. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(99)00122-7.
• Background Ghosn M, Kattan J, Farhat F, Younes F, Gasmi J. Phase II trial of capecitabine and vinorelbine as first-line chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer patients. Anticancer Res. 2006 May-Jun;26(3B):2451-6.
• Background Welt A, von Minckwitz G, Oberhoff C, Borquez D, Schleucher R, Loibl S, Harstrick A, Kaufmann M, Seeber S, Vanhoefer U. Phase I/II study of capecitabine and vinorelbine in pretreated patients with metastatic breast cancer. Ann Oncol. 2005 Jan;16(1):64-9. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdi024.
• Background Chan A, Verrill M. Capecitabine and vinorelbine in metastatic breast cancer. Eur J Cancer. 2009 Sep;45(13):2253-65. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.04.031. Epub 2009 May 20.
• Results O'Shaughnessy J, Miles D, Vukelja S, Moiseyenko V, Ayoub JP, Cervantes G, Fumoleau P, Jones S, Lui WY, Mauriac L, Twelves C, Van Hazel G, Verma S, Leonard R. Superior survival with capecitabine plus docetaxel combination therapy in anthracycline-pretreated patients with advanced breast cancer: phase III trial results. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Jun 15;20(12):2812-23. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.09.002.

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