A Study of Pemetrexed Plus Doxorubicin Given to Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

November 28, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

A Phase 2 Study of ALIMTA Plus Doxorubicin Administered Every 21 Days in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

This is a non-randomized Phase 2 study testing pemetrexed and doxorubicin in combination for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Both pemetrexed and doxorubicin have been combined with other drugs, but they have not yet been combined with each other. It is expected that the patient will benefit from the different mechanisms of action of the two drugs. However, there is no guarantee that the patient will benefit from this treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

77

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

      • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Sao Paulo, Brazil
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    • BH
      • Belo Horizonte, BH, Brazil
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Athens, Greece
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Budapest, Hungary
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Szekesfehervar, Hungary
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      • Lima, Peru
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Krakow, Poland
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Lodz, Poland
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Madrid, Spain
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Valencia, Spain
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Caracas, Venezuela
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 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:

  • Diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is not amenable to local treatment.
  • Patients must be chemo-naive or have received only neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • At least one measurable lesion.
  • No chemotherapy within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Signed informed consent from the patient.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.
  • Prior treatment with any anthracyclines or anthracenedione-containing regimen.
  • Treatment within the last 30 days with any drug that has not received regulatory approval.
  • Pregnancy and/or breast feeding.
  • Inability or unwillingness to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation.

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
To assess the antitumor activity of pemetrexed plus doxorubicin, as measured by overall tumor response rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Progression-free survival
Overall survival
Time to progressive disease

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

October 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 25, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2007

Last Verified

November 1, 2007

More Information

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