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Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Have Experienced Failure of an Anthracycline, a Taxane, and Capecitabine

Phase II Trial of Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Have Experienced Failure of an Anthracycline, a Taxane, and Capecitabine

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00072852
Enrollment
134
Registered
2003-11-13
Start date
2003-11-30
Completion date
2007-05-31
Last updated
2008-10-16

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Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Brief summary

The purpose of this phase II, randomized, open-label clinical trial is to study 2 schedules of single-agent Irinotecan in women with metastatic breast cancer who have experienced failure of prior therapy with an anthracycline, a taxane, and capecitabine. Patients will receive Irinotecan capsules either once each day for 5 days, or once a day for 14 days in 3 week cycles.

Interventions

DRUGIrinotecan

Sponsors

Pfizer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Women with diagnosis of primary adenocarcinoma of the breast * Presence of locally advanced or metastatic disease non-amenable to surgery or radiation therapy with curative intent * At least one measurable lesion \>20mm (or \>10 mm with spiral CT scan) * Must have received (and failed) prior treatment with an anthracycline, a taxane, and capecitabine in the adjuvant and/or advanced disease treatment setting * Women at least 18 years old, with performance status 0-2

Exclusion criteria

* Prior treatment with another topoisomerase I inhibitor * Current enrollment in another clinical trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Irinotecan in refractory breast cancer.

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Colombia, New Zealand, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026