To Compare Treatment With Doxorubicin or Capecitabine for Metastatic Breast Cancer in Women 60 Years and Older
Metastatic Breast Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Metastatic Breast Cancer focused on measuring Metastatic breast cancer, Breast Cancer, Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, Capecitabine, DOXIL, Xeloda
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Clinically or pathologically proven metastatic breast cancer Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status between 0-2 Adequate bone marrow, renal and liver functions within normal limits Left ventricular ejection fractions more than 45% measured by multiple gated acquisition scan or echocardiogram within 6 weeks of randomization Exclusion Criteria: Prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease (hormonal or chemotherapy in adjuvant setting and hormonal therapy in metastatic setting is allowed) Prior treatment with capecitabine or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in the adjuvant setting (prior anthracyclines up to certain dose limit is allowed) Evidence of brain metastases unless previously treated and asymptomatic for 3 months or greater History of cardiac disease with New York Heart Association Class II or greater or clinical evidence of congestive heart failure Anthracycline resistant disease (locally recurrent or metastatic disease while on adjuvant anthracycline therapy or relapse less than 18 months after therapy completion)
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Group 1 (doxorubicin)
Group 2 (capecitabine )
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 administered intravenously on Day 1 of each cycle. Cycle is repeated every 28 days, up to one year.
Capecitabine administered orally at a dosage of 2000 mg/m2/day (1000 mg/m2 BID) for 14 consecutive days followed by a 7-day rest period. Cycle is repeated every 21 days, up to one year.