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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Brigham and Women's Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital |
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Information provided by: | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00251355 |
The purpose of this study is to test a new treatment of pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
This treatment is a Phase I dose escalation research study which will combine one drug at increasing doses with a fixed dose of a second drug and radiation therapy. The drug that will be used at increasing doses is gemcitabine whereas 5-fluorouracil will remain the same for all patients.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Pancreatic Cancer |
Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: 5-Fluorouracil Procedure: Radiation Therapy |
Phase I |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Dose Comparison, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | A Phase I Study of Gemcitabine, 5-Fluorouracil, and Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Locally Unresectable Non-Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer |
Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
Study Start Date: | January 1998 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | June 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 72 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Massachusetts | |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
Brigham and Women's Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 |
Principal Investigator: | Charles S. Fuchs, MD | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
Responsible Party: | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ( Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 97-105 |
Study First Received: | November 8, 2005 |
Last Updated: | April 27, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00251355 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
gemcitabine 5-fluorouracil 5-FU unresectable pancreatic cancer non-metastatic pancreatic cancer |
Antimetabolites Anti-Infective Agents Digestive System Neoplasms Immunologic Factors Pancreatic Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Antiviral Agents Immunosuppressive Agents |
Digestive System Diseases Radiation-Sensitizing Agents Fluorouracil Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Pancreatic Diseases Endocrinopathy Gemcitabine Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
Antimetabolites Anti-Infective Agents Digestive System Neoplasms Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Immunologic Factors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Pancreatic Neoplasms Physiological Effects of Drugs Endocrine System Diseases Enzyme Inhibitors Antiviral Agents |
Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Radiation-Sensitizing Agents Therapeutic Uses Fluorouracil Pancreatic Diseases Gemcitabine Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |