Clinical Trial: Dose-Reduced Docetaxel With Cyclophosphamide for the Treatment of Vulnerable Older Women With Stage I-III HER2 Negative Breast Cancer, the DOROTHY Trial
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Dose Reduction of Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy in Vulnerable Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer (DOROTHY)
Brief Summary:
This phase II trial tests how well dose-reduced docetaxel combined with cyclophosphamide works in treating older women with early stage (stage I-III) HER2 negative breast cancer vulnerable to toxicity.Chemotherapy drugs, such as docetaxel and cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading.Docetaxel and cyclophosphamide are commonly used, but is not well tolerated at the standard dose and can…
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