Trial reportInvestigational new drugs2010
Phase II study of gemcitabine in combination with vinorelbine versus gemcitabine followed by vinorelbine for metastatic breast cancer.
Trial report in Investigational new drugs, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combination versus sequential single agent chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Randomised phase II trial of gemcitabine plus vinorelbine vs gemcitabine plus cisplatin vs gemcitabine plus capecitabine in patients with pretreated metastatic breast cancer.British journal of cancer · 2011Trial
- Antitumor activity of the combination of vinorelbine and gemcitabine in patients with HR + /HER2- advanced breast cancer after CDK4/6 inhibitor.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Long Non-Coding RNAs as New Master Regulators of Resistance to Systemic Treatments in Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Review
- Gemcitabine-based chemotherapy as a viable option for treatment of advanced breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis and literature review.Oncotarget · 2018Article
- Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine (GemVin) Regimen.Hospital pharmacy · 2014Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundNo clear data are available concerning the superiority of combination chemotherapy to sequential therapy using agents beyond 1st or 2nd line chemotherapy for treating patients with metastatic breast cancer.
methodsPatients were randomized to receive a combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine or gemcitabine until disease progression followed by vinorelbine monotherapy. Quality of life was assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaires.
resultsForty-two patients were randomized to the combination arm and 40 were randomized to the sequential arm. Baseline characteristics were well balanced between the arms. The median number of chemotherapy cycles was 4 (range, 1-23) for the combination arm and 6 (range, 1-25) for the sequential arm. Patients receiving combination therapy had a higher composite response rate (26.8% vs. 12.5%; P = 0.106) but a shorter median time to treatment failure (3.6 vs. 4.4 months, P = 0.252) as compared to patients receiving sequential monotherapy. Median overall survival for the combination and sequential arms was 10.6 months and 8.9 months, respectively (P = 0.436). Toxicities were manageable and similar in both arms. Quality of life measurements in global health, role, and social function were superior in the combination arm (P < 0.05).
conclusionsCombined gemcitabine and vinorelbine therapy appears comparable to sequential monotherapy for heavily pretreated patients with metastatic breast cancer as demonstrated by improved quality of life outcomes with similar therapeutic efficacies and incidences of adverse events.
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