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Brief Title: Caelyx Adjuvant in Elderly Breast Cancer
Official Title: An Open Label Phase II Trial to Investigate the Cardiac Effects of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicine (Caelyx) in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients With New Imaging and Biochemical Techniques.
Study ID: NCT00284336
Brief Summary: This is an open label Phase II study in elderly patients (65y or older) with early breast cancer who are candidate for adjuvant chemotherapy. A scheme with liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx) and cyclophosphamide (endoxan) will be used. The aim is to study the cardiac effects of liposomal doxorubicin with new non-invasive techniques, ie strain rate imaging, classical echocardiography, and special blood tests measuring troponin I and BNP.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 65 Years
Eligible Ages: OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
UZ gent, Gent, , Belgium
UH gasthuisberg, Leuven, , Belgium
Name: hans wildiers, MD PhD
Affiliation: UH gasthuisberg Leuven
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR