Capecitabine Compared With Vinorelbine in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Study ID
NCT00049660
Phase
PHASE2/PHASE3
Status
Terminated

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

Study Details

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if capecitabine is more effective than vinorelbine in treating metastatic breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II/III trial to compare the effectiveness of capecitabine with that of vinorelbine in treating women who have metastatic breast cancer that has been previously treated with chemotherapy.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 30, 2002
Status verified
Jul 2012
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2004

Study Design

Enrollment
47 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

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