Trastuzumab (Herceptin), Bevacizumab, and Docetaxel (Taxotere) Trial in Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Patients

administered every three weeks on day 1, every 21 days. The dose given will be 6 mg/kg. The initial loading dose is 8mg/kg and is administered as a 90-minute infusion. Thereafter, the maintenance dose is 6mg/kg every three weeks administered as a 30 minute infusion (unless the treating physician indicates a longer infusion duration is warranted). Trastuzumab is given prior to bevacizumab. Trastuzumab is to be continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

administered every three weeks on day 1, every 21 days. The dose given will be 15 mg/kg. The initial dose is administered over 90 minutes. If the first infusion is well tolerated, the second dose is given over 60 minutes, and if that is well tolerated, then subsequent doses may be given over 30 minutes. Avastin is given after trastuzumab and prior to docetaxel.

administered every three weeks on day 1, every 21 days. The dose given will be 75 mg/M². All doses of docetaxel are administered over 60 minutes. Docetaxel is given after trastuzumab and bevacizumab.