Maintenance Oral Vinorelbine or Observation After Vinorelbine-Docetaxel First Line Chemotherapy in Advanced Breast Ca (TNM)
Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Oral Vinorelbine, Oral Chemotherapy, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Breast Cancer, Maintenance treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent
- Patients >=18 years of age
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the breast that is now metastatic or locally-recurrent and inoperable with curative intent
- Measurable and/or non-measurable disease
- The patient's primary and/or metastatic tumor is HER2 neu negative
- Documented metastatic disease previously untreated with palliative chemotherapy
- Adjuvant or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (including treatment with docetaxel or any other chemotherapy) is allowed with a disease free survival of at least 6 months
- No symptom or sign of brain metastasis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Operable local recurrence
- Ascites or pericardial effusion as only site of metastasis
- Symptomatic peripheral neuropathy > grade 1 according to the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria
- Radiotherapy to all areas of evaluable disease within the previous 4 weeks
- Disease significantly affecting absorption
- Severe hepatic insufficiency
- Patient previously treated with chemotherapy for their metastatic disease
Sites / Locations
- Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital
- Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Maintenance treatment
Observation arm
Initial treatment Vinorelbine-Docetaxel Vinorelbine I.V: 20mg/m2 D1 Docetaxel: 60mg/m2 D1 Vinorelbine Oral: 60mg/m2 D8 Every 3 weeks for 6 cycles Followed by: Oral Vinorelbine 60mg/m2 D1, D8 or 80mg/m2 D1, D8 (dose schedule at investigator's discretion) Every 3 weeks until disease progression, unacceptable toxicities or patient refusal to continue
Initial treatment: Vinorelbine-Docetaxel Vinorelbine I.V: 20mg/m2 D1 Docetaxel: 60mg/m2 D1 Vinorelbine Oral: 60mg/m2 D8 Every 3 weeks for 6 cycles Patients in the observation arm will not be administered any treatment after Vinorelbine-Docetaxel