Clinical trial NCT00063570: Pemetrexed Plus Gemcitabine in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients After Receiving Taxane Therapy
Official title: Phase II Trial of Alimta (Pemetrexed) and Gemzar (Gemcitabine) in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Received Prior Taxane Therapy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Breast Neoplasms
Keywords: Cancer of Breast
Cancer of the Breast
Lead sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2003-07-01
Enrollment: 73
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to determine if the two drugs can help patients feel better while causing the tumor to become smaller or disappear; evaluate the safety of giving both pemetrexed and gemcitabine in patients with advanced breast cancer.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Must have received prior chemotherapy with Taxol (paclitaxel) or Taxotere (docetaxel).
* Less than 3 different chemotherapy treatments for metastatic disease.
* Prior treatment with hormonal and/or radiation therapy.
* Must have disease that can be measured.
* Must be able to take care of self needs for example personal hygiene

Exclusion Criteria:

* Must not be pregnant or breast-feeding.
* Cancer that has spread to the brain.
* Treatment with Gemcitabine or Pemetrexed
* Unable to take folic acid or Vitamin B12
* Treatment for another cancer within the last 5 years

Primary outcomes:
measure: Overall Tumor Response
timeFrame: Every 6 weeks from start of treatment until documented disease progression or for 6 months from last dose of study drug, whichever occurs first. After 6 months, clinical assessment every 12 weeks and radiologic test performed as clinically indicated
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Duration of (Confirmed) Complete Response or Partial Response
timeFrame: Every 6 weeks from start of treatment until documented disease progression or for 6 months from last dose of study drug, whichever occurs first. After 6 months, clinical assessment every 12 weeks and radiologic test performed as clinically indicated
measure: Time to Progressive Disease
timeFrame: Every 6 weeks from start of treatment until documented disease progression or for 6 months from last dose of study drug, whichever occurs first. After 6 months, clinical assessment every 12 weeks and radiologic test performed as clinically indicated
measure: Time to Treatment Failure
timeFrame: Every 6 weeks from start of treatment until documented disease progression or for 6 months from last dose of study drug, whichever occurs first. After 6 months, clinical assessment every 12 weeks and radiologic test performed as clinically indicated
measure: Overall Survival
timeFrame: Every 6 weeks from start of treatment until documented disease progression or for 6 months from last dose of study drug, whichever occurs first. After 6 months, clinical assessment every 12 weeks and radiologic test performed as clinically indicated
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
state: Colorado
city: Plantation
country: United States
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
state: Florida
city: Morrisville
country: United States
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
state: North Carolina
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
state: Pennsylvania
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
state: Texas
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
state: Washington
city: San Juan
country: Puerto Rico
facility: For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) or speak with your personal physician.
Study officials:
affiliation: Eli Lilly and Company
name: Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 317-615-4559 Mon-Fri from 9AM to 5PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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