Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Can Be Surgically Removed
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if chemotherapy given before surgery is more
effective with or without docetaxel given before or after surgery for breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of chemotherapy using
doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without docetaxel in treating women who have stage
II or stage III breast cancer.