Oral chemotherapy pill tested for advanced breast cancer
NCT ID NCT06500494
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how well oral vinorelbine, a chemotherapy pill, works in women with advanced breast cancer. It includes women who have already taken the drug or are starting it now. Researchers track how long the cancer stays under control and how patients feel during treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral vinorelbine (Navelbine)
- What this could lead to
- If results are positive, this could confirm oral vinorelbine as a reliable chemotherapy option for advanced breast cancer, offering a convenient at-home treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient selection or other treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 368 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will include advanced breast cancer (ABC) patients treated with Oral Vinorelbine in any line of treatment and living in one of the target countries (Italy, China and Algeria). ABC includes locally advanced breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer either newly diagnosed or a relapse. The retrospective cohort will include 130 patients who initiated oral vinorelbine-based therapy (OV) in any line of treatment between 2011 and 2020, whether they are alive, have progressed or have died by the time of data collection. The prospective cohort will include 238 patients for whom it is planned, at the time of study enrollment, to receive oral vinorelbine in any line of treatment.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Female aged ≥ 18 years (≥ 19 years for Algeria as per local regulation) at oral vinorelbine ( OV) -based treatment initiation Confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer eligible for chemotherapy Initiated OV-based treatment as per SmPC for advanced breast cancer between January 2011 and December 2020 for the retrospective cohort or, initiating oral vinorelbine treatment at enrollment for the prospective cohort Willing and able to complete the QoL questionnaire, PPQ and WPAI questionnaire for the prospective cohort Provision of informed consent or non-opposition to the patient (or next of kin/legal representative, if applicable) for the use of data, according to local regulations Exclusion Criteria: no exclusion criteria for patients in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo U.O. Oncologia Medica
Monza, 20052, Italy
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Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Mustapha, Hopital Mustapha, Place du 1er Mai 1945, Sidi M'Hamed
Algiers, 16000, Algeria
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Tianjing Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 360060, China
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