Overview

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for breast cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating women with breast cancer who have undergone surgery to remove the tumor.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Collaborators:
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
North Central Cancer Treatment Group
Southwest Oncology Group
Treatments:
Cyclophosphamide
Docetaxel
Doxorubicin
Liposomal doxorubicin