Irinotecan and Capecitabine in Treating Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Irinotecan may help capecitabine kill more tumor cells by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of irinotecan and capecitabine in treating women with advanced breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00083148
Run by
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
People needed
12
Starts
2002-11-01
Expected to finish
2006-09-01
Last updated by the study team
2011-03-09

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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