Gemcitabine +/- Imatinib Mesylate, Patients w/Previously Treated Metastatic Breast Cancer

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving gemcitabine together with imatinib mesylate may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying gemcitabine and imatinib mesylate to see how well they work compared to gemcitabine alone in treating patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00323063
Run by
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
People needed
49
Starts
2006-05-01
Expected to finish
2016-06-20
Last updated by the study team
2023-03-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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