Paclitaxel With or Without Gemcitabine in Treating Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known if paclitaxel is more effective with or without gemcitabine for advanced breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel with or without gemcitabine in treating women who have advanced breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00006459
Run by
Eli Lilly and Company
Starts
2000-07-01
Expected to finish
2005-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2012-06-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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