Pemetrexed and Carboplatin in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

January 24, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

A Phase II Study of Alimta and Carboplatin in the Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

This is a nonrandomized study of pemetrexed plus carboplatin, with the primary objective of determining the efficacy of the combination in tumor reduction, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

50

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Russia
      • Moscow, Russia, Russian Federation
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Saint Petersburg, Russia, Russian Federation
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
  • No prior chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic breast disease.
  • Patient may have received prior adjuvant therapy finished greater than 1 year prior to enrollment.
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and kidney function
  • RECIST criteria for disease status

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with pemetrexed
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Brain Metastasis
  • unable or unwilling to take folic acid, vitamin B12 supplementation, or dexamethasone.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
antitumor activity

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
duration of response;time to progressive disease;time to treatment failure

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2003

Study Completion

September 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 12, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

November 13, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2007

Last Verified

January 1, 2007

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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