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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Pancreatic Cancer

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators: Southwest Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003018
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Chemotherapy following surgery may be an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients with stage II or stage III pancreatic cancer that has not been surgically removed.


Condition Intervention Phase
Pancreatic Cancer
Drug: dipyridamole
Drug: fluorouracil
Drug: leucovorin calcium
Drug: mitomycin C
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cancer    Pancreatic Cancer   

ChemIDplus related topics:   Leucovorin Calcium    Citrovorum factor    Folinic acid calcium salt pentahydrate    Leucovorin    Fluorouracil    Calcium gluconate    Pancrelipase    Ultrase    Mitomycin    Mitomycins    Dipyridamole   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment
Official Title:   A Phase II Trial of Infusional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Calcium Leucovorin (LV), Mitomycin-C (Mito-C), and Dipyridamole (D) in Patients With Locally Advanced Unresected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Estimated Enrollment:   55
Study Start Date:   September 1997

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the one year overall survival rate of patients with advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer treated with fluorouracil, leucovorin, mitomycin and dipyridamole. II. Assess the response rate in this group of patients. III. Evaluate the frequency and severity of the toxic effects associated with this therapy. IV. Assess the rate of resectability in patients who respond to therapy.

OUTLINE: All patients undergo surgical placement of an indwelling central venous line. Patients receive fluorouracil IV by continuous infusion on days 1-28, leucovorin calcium IV on days 1, 8, 15, and 22, oral dipyridamole on days 1-28, and mitomycin IV every 6 weeks starting on day 1. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 4 courses. Patients with a partial or complete response are reevaluated for possible surgical resection. Resected patients resume chemotherapy 4-8 weeks after surgery for an additional 16 weeks. Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years, then annually until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 55 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven stage II or III pancreatic adenocarcinoma Ductal adenocarcinoma Mucinous noncystic carcinoma Signet ring cell carcinoma Adenosquamous carcinoma Undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma Mixed ductal-endocrine carcinoma Well differentiated adenocarcinoma Moderately well or poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma Undifferentiated ductal carcinoma Must have unresectable and localized disease Measurable or evaluable disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception Loss of no greater than 15% of actual body weight Oral intake of greater than 1,200 calories per day No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or any stage I or II cancer that is currently in complete remission

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior systemic chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer Surgery: At least 2 weeks since prior surgical bypass procedure and recovered

  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003018

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Southwest Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators
Study Chair:     William H. Isacoff, MD     Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center    
  More Information


Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Publications of Results:
Isacoff WH, Bendetti JK, Barstis JJ, Jazieh AR, Macdonald JS, Philip PA. Phase II trial of infusional fluorouracil, leucovorin, mitomycin, and dipyridamole in locally advanced unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: SWOG S9700. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 1;25(13):1665-9.
 
Isacoff WH, Benedetti J, MacDonald JS, et al.: Continuous infusion (CI) 5 fluorouracil (5FU), leucovorin (LV), mitomycin C (Mito C) and dipyridamole (D) in patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma - a phase II trial of the Southwest Oncology Group. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-544, 2002.
 

Study ID Numbers:   CDR0000065599, SWOG-S9700
First Received:   November 1, 1999
Last Updated:   July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00003018
Health Authority:   United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage II pancreatic cancer  
stage III pancreatic cancer  
duct cell adenocarcinoma of the pancreas  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Digestive System Neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Endocrine System Diseases
Leucovorin
Pancrelipase
Mitomycins
Digestive System Diseases
Fluorouracil
Mitomycin
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrinopathy
Dipyridamole
Adenocarcinoma
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antimetabolites
Vasodilator Agents
Vitamin B Complex
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hematologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Vitamins
Therapeutic Uses
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Micronutrients
Alkylating Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

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