Electroporation combined with chemotherapy (ECT) has been shown to be an effective treatment for breast cancer that has spread to skin. In routine clinical practise, ECT is offered to patients when all other treatment options have been exhausted. This study tests the hypothesis that early treatment with ECT may result in improved local control of skin metastases, improved quality of life and reduced health care costs. Patients are randomised to either ECT given as early as possible in the course of the disease or delaying ECT for at least 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
bleomycin together with electroporation
Deaprtment of Oncology, University Hospital Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
local control of skin metastases
Time frame: 6 months from randomisation
Local control of skin metastases during the time interval of 6 to 18 months after randomization
The same measurement for local control as the primary endpoint
Time frame: 18 months
Quality of Life
EQ5D and FACT-B questionaires are to be filled on a monthly basis throughout the 18 month study period
Time frame: monthly (up to 18 months)
Health economic analysis
the number of out-patient visits, duration of hospital admissions if any, the number of type of systemic therapies, frequency of medical imaging and when applicable, the requirement for sick-leave.
Time frame: recorded monthly (up to 18 months)
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