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Brief Title: PS-341 in Combination With Herceptin in Advanced Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER-2
Official Title: A Phase I, Open Label, Dose-escalating Study of the Proteasome Inhibitor PS-341 in Combination With Two Schedules of Herceptin, in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER-2
Study ID: NCT00199212
Brief Summary: The main objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of the combination of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (PS-341, Velcade) with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and to determine the best dose of bortezomib to combine with two trastuzumab schedules, weekly and 3-weekly.
Detailed Description: Phase 1 study to determine the feasibility of the combination of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (PS-341, Velcade) with trastuzumab (Herceptin) given either weekly or 3-weekly. Additionally, hints about efficacy of the combination will be looked upon.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, , Belgium
Name: Fatima Cardoso, MD
Affiliation: Jules Bordet Institute
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR