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Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsPhase 1NCT00001431

A Phase I Trial of Gemcitabine and Radiation in Locally Advanced Unresectable Cancer of the Pancreas

A Phase 1 study testing gemcitabine in people with Gastrointestinal Neoplasms and Pancreatic Neoplasms, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Radiotherapy plus Single-Agent Chemotherapy/Radiosensitization. Involved-field irradiation using 4-15 MV photons; plus Gemcitabine, NSC-613327. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
gemcitabine
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 1995to Nov 2000
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically or cytologically proven unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas or ampulla of Vater. Surgical consult at NCI confirming unresectability fulfills requirement.

Unresectable disease defined as tumor with: Gross involvement of regional nodes or direct extension to any of the following sites: Duodenum, Spleen, Bile duct , Colon, Peripancreatic tissue, Adjacent large vessels, Stomach.

Metastatic disease requiring local radiotherapy allowed. No CNS metastasis.

No lymphomas or neuroendocrine tumors.

No peritoneal carcinomatosis.

PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic Therapy: More than 4 weeks since immunotherapy.

Chemotherapy:

No prior chemotherapy for newly diagnosed disease.

More than 4 weeks since chemotherapy for recurrent disease (6 weeks since nitrosoureas, mitomycin, or suramin).

Endocrine Therapy: More than 4 weeks since hormonal therapy.

Radiotherapy:

No prior radiotherapy for newly diagnosed disease.

No prior abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy.

More than 4 weeks since radiotherapy for recurrent disease. No prior radiotherapy for locally advanced disease after resection allowed.

Surgery:

Prior resection allowed.

Biliary decompression or gastric bypass allowed.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age: 18 and over.

Performance status: ECOG 0-2.

Hematopoietic:

ANC greater than 2,000/mm(3).

Platelets greater than 100,000/mm(3).

Hepatic: AST/ALT no greater than 2.5 times normal.

Renal:

Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL.

Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min,

Cardiovascular:

No myocardial infarction within 6 months.

No unstable angina.

No congestive heart failure (NYHA class III/IV).

OTHER:

HIV seronegative.

No medical or psychiatric contraindication to protocol therapy.

No concurrent malignancy other than: Skin cancer, Cervical carcinoma in situ.

No pregnant or nursing women.

Adequate contraception required of fertile patients.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Radiotherapy plus Single-Agent Chemotherapy/Radiosensitization. Involved-field irradiation using 4-15 MV photons; plus Gemcitabine, NSC-613327.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase I trial of gemcitabine given weekly as a 30 minute infusion administered concurrently with radiation in patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent pancreatic carcinoma. Patients will be treated with external beam radiation therapy in a standard manner. Gemcitabine will be administered as a 30 minute infusion beginning on the first day of irradiation and weekly afterwards for a total of 5 doses. Patients will be assessed clinically for acute toxicity which will be graded per RTOG and DCT toxicity grading system.

Being tested
gemcitabine
Keywords
Combined Modality, GI Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Radiotherapy
Medical subject headings
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Dec 2002 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1995
  3. Study completionNov 2000

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
20 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00001431
Sponsor's protocol ID
950075
Other IDs
95-C-0075
Status last verified
Nov 2000
First submitted
3 Nov 1999
Last updated
4 Mar 2008
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Morohoshi T, Held G, Kloppel G. Exocrine pancreatic tumours and their histological classification. A study based on 167 autopsy and 97 surgical cases. Histopathology. 1983 Sep;7(5):645-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1983.tb02277.x.

    PubMed 6313514
  • Rosenberg JM, Welch JP, Macaulay WP. Cancer of the head of the pancreas: an institutional review with emphasis on surgical therapy. J Surg Oncol. 1985 Mar;28(3):217-21. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930280315.

    PubMed 2579295

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing gemcitabine in people with Gastrointestinal Neoplasms and Pancreatic Neoplasms, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00001431, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2008.

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