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A trial of the chemotherapy drugs capecitabine and vinflunine for advanced breast cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at capecitabine with or without vinflunine for breast cancer that had come back after other treatment.

The trial was open for people to join between 2009 and 2011. The team published the results in 2018.

Recruitment start: 6 May 2009

Recruitment end: 25 May 2011

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Mary O’Brien

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pierre Fabre Medicament

Last reviewed: 21 Sept 2023

CRUK internal database number: 4230

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