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Safety And Effectiveness Of Daily Dosing With Sunitinib Or Imatinib In Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

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Trial Description
     Summary
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Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


18 and over


Pharmaceutical / Industry


A6181112
NCT00372567

Trial Description

Summary

A phase IIIb study of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors who have had progressive disease while on 400 mg imatinib. Patients will be randomly assigned to either sunitinib 37.5 mg daily or imatinib 800 mg daily. This study will find out the benefits and potential side effects of taking sunitinib or imatinib for approximately one year.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors whose disease has progressed on imatinib 400 mg daily.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current treatment with any chemotherapy other than imatinib.
  • Current treatment with any dose of imatinib other than 400 mg

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Pfizer Incorporated

Pfizer CT.gov Call CenterStudy Director

Pfizer Oncology Clinical Trial Information ServicePh: 1-877-369-9753
  Email: PfizerCancerTrials@emergingmed.com

Pfizer CT.gov Call CenterPh: 1-800-718-1021

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Illinois
  Evanston
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  Glenview
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  Highland Park
 Pfizer Investigational Site
Missouri
  Creve Coeur
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  St. Louis
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  St. Peters
 Pfizer Investigational Site
New York
  New York
 Pfizer Investigational Site
Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia
 Pfizer Investigational Site
Hong Kong
  Lai Chi Kok
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  Tuen Mun
 Pfizer Investigational Site
Italy
  Bologna
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  Milano
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  San Giovanni Rotondo
 Pfizer Investigational Site
Republic of Korea
  Seoul
 Pfizer Investigational Site
Spain
  BARCELONA
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  VALENCIA
 Pfizer Investigational Site
United Kingdom
  Glasgow
 Pfizer Investigational Site
  London
 Pfizer Investigational Site

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00372567
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 08, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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