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Angiogenesis Inhibitor

Bevacizumab for Breast Cancer

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Led By Hope S Rugo
Research Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Histologic confirmation of invasive cancer of the breast
Stage IV disease or stage IIIC disease (using American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] criteria, 6th edition) not amenable to local therapy
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing different chemotherapy regimens with or without bevacizumab to see which is more effective in treating patients with stage IIIC or stage IV breast cancer.

Eligible Conditions
  • Breast Cancer
  • No change needed.
  • HER2 Positive
  • Progesterone Receptor Positive

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Progression Free Survival
Secondary outcome measures
12 Month Progression Free Survival
Objective Tumor Response Rate
Overall Survival
+1 more

Side effects data

From 2015 Phase 4 trial • 45 Patients • NCT02036424
22%
vitreous hemorrhage
17%
worsening of cataract
9%
posterior capsule opacification
9%
vitreous syneresis
4%
cranial nerve VI palsy
4%
bradycardia
4%
pneumonia
4%
pyelonephritis
4%
colon cancer
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Bevacizumab
Ozurdex

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Arm C (Ixabepilone)Experimental Treatment4 Interventions
Patients receive ixabepilone IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may also receive 10 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. (closed to accrual as of 7/18/11)
Group II: Arm B (Nab-paclitaxel)Experimental Treatment4 Interventions
Patients receive paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may also receive 10 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15.
Group III: Arm A (Paclitaxel)Active Control4 Interventions
Patients receive 90 mg/m^2 paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients may receive 10 mg/kg bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bevacizumab
2013
Completed Phase 4
~5280
Ixabepilone
2006
Completed Phase 3
~2270
Nab-paclitaxel
2014
Completed Phase 3
~2030

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Cancer Institute (NCI)Lead Sponsor
13,654 Previous Clinical Trials
40,932,354 Total Patients Enrolled
940 Trials studying Breast Cancer
1,543,360 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Hope S RugoPrincipal InvestigatorAlliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
1 Previous Clinical Trials
394 Total Patients Enrolled

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