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Closed (no longer recruiting)Last updated: 20 December 2023

SETUP: This phase III trial is assessing the safety and effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with docetaxel and anthracycline, in patients with advanced breast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel and anthracycline based chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer: Evaluation of biological, clinical and imaging markers of tumour response: A pilot study.

Clinical summary

Summary

Patients will be given either docetaxcel or anthracycline based chemotherapy prior to surgery. The tumour will be measured both before and after after the chemotherapy. All the measurements including radiological and laboratory from the tumour tissue are then assessed. Trial runs for 24 weeks.

Conditions

This trial is treating patients with breast cancer.

Cancer

Breast Cancers Breast

Age

People18 - 75

Phase

III

Trial Acronym

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Trial sponsor

Sanofi Aventis,Southern Health

Scientific Title

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel and anthracycline based chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer: Evaluation of biological, clinical and imaging markers of tumour response: A pilot study.

Eligibility

Inclusion

locally advanced breast cancer

Exclusion

metastatic disease (Stage 4)

Inclusion

  • Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body.
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