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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00239343
Date of registration: 14/10/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: AstraZeneca
Public title: Phase II Trial of Preoperative Therapy With Gefitinib and Chemotherapy in Patients With ERneg Breast Cancer
Scientific title: Randomised Placebo-controlled Phase II Trial of Preoperative Therapy With Gefitinib (Iressa®/ZD1839) and Epirubicin-Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Primary Operable (T2-T3) Oestrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer
Date of first enrolment: October 2004
Target sample size: 160
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00239343
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Denmark Norway Sweden
Contacts
Name:     AstraZeneca Oncology Medical Director, MD
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Affiliation:  AstraZeneca
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- histologically confirmed oestrogen receptor negative primary breast cancer, tumour
stage T2-3, N0-2, M0. Eligible for surgery, WHO performance score 0-1.

Exclusion Criteria:

- any prior anticancer therapy including gefitinib (Iressa®), epirubicin
(Farmorubicin™), or cyclophosphamide, distant metastases or bilateral breast cancer,
any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease , other co-existing
malignancies or malignancies diagnosed within the last 5 years with the exception of
basal cell carcinoma or cervical cancer in situ, pregnancy or breastfeeding



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: gefitinib
Primary Outcome(s)
the complete pathological response rate in the two study groups at trial closure
Secondary Outcome(s)
complete and overall objective tumuor response at trial closure according to the RECIST criteria in the per-protocol population
Secondary ID(s)
1839IL/0712
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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