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

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	November 3, 1999
Last Updated Date	March 3, 2008
Start Date ^ICMJE	February 1995
Primary Completion Date
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00001431 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	A Phase I Trial of Gemcitabine and Radiation in Locally Advanced Unresectable Cancer of the Pancreas
Official Title ^ICMJE	A Phase I Trial of Gemcitabine and Radiation in Locally Advanced Unresectable Cancer of the Pancreas
Brief Summary	Radiotherapy plus Single-Agent Chemotherapy/Radiosensitization. Involved-field irradiation using 4-15 MV photons; plus Gemcitabine, NSC-613327.
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.
Study Phase	Phase I
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Design ^ICMJE	Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ^ICMJE	Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Pancreatic Neoplasms
Intervention ^ICMJE	Drug: gemcitabine
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
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. 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.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	20
Completion Date	November 2000
Primary Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	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.
Gender	Both
Ages
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States

Administrative Information
NCT ID ^ICMJE	NCT00001431
Responsible Party
Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	950075, 95-C-0075
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborators ^ICMJE
Investigators ^ICMJE
Information Provided By	National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Verification Date	November 2000
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