Clinical trials update of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Group
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* Corresponding author: Emiel JT Rutgers e.rutgers@nki.nl
1 Chairman of the EORTC Breast Cancer Group and Principal Investigator of the EORTC 10981-22023 AMAROS trial, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2 Research Fellow and Coordinator of the EORTC 10981-22023 AMAROS trial, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3 Secretary of the EORTC Breast Cancer Group and Principal Investigator of the EORTC 10994 p53 trial, Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Breast Cancer Res 2004, 6:165-169 doi:10.1186/bcr906
Published: 16 June 2004Abstract
The present clinical trial update consists of a review of two of eight current studies (the 10981-22023 AMAROS trial and the 10994 p53 trial) of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Group, as well as a preview of the MIND-ACT trial. The AMAROS trial is designed to prove equivalent local/regional control for patients with proven axillary lymph node metastasis by sentinel node biopsy if treated with axillary radiotherapy instead of axillary lymph node dissection, with reduced morbidity. The p53 trial started to assess the potential predictive value of p53 using a functional assay in yeast in patients with locally advanced/inflammatory or large operable breast cancer prospectively randomised to a taxane regimen versus a nontaxane regimen.