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| Sponsor: | New York University School of Medicine |
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| Collaborator: |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003332 |
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 with radiation therapy and/or surgery may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy, consisting of gemcitabine and cisplatin, followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy and/or surgery in treating patients who have pancreatic cancer.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Pancreatic Cancer |
Drug: cisplatin Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride Procedure: surgical procedure Radiation: radiation therapy |
Phase I Phase II |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase I/II Study of Induction Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Followed by Combined Chemo-Radiation and/or Surgical Resection for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 36 |
| Study Start Date: | July 1997 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Following gemcitabine, patients receive cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15. Course is repeated every 4 weeks. After 2 courses of induction chemotherapy, disease is restaged.
Patients may then receive radiotherapy in addition to chemotherapy. Radiotherapy is given daily for 5 weeks and 3 days. During radiotherapy, cohorts of 3 patients are treated with escalating doses of gemcitabine and cisplatin administered as described above in induction chemotherapy. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is defined as the lowest dose at which no more than 2 of 6 or 2 of 3 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. When the MTD has been determined, additional patients accrued into the study receive the dose level immediately below the MTD.
If after 2 courses of induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin the tumor is radiographically considered resectable by operating surgeon, the patient undergoes surgical exploration or laparoscopy for staging and verification of resectability. If the tumor is found to be resectable without evidence of distant disease, the patient undergoes complete surgical resection and radiation plus adjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin.
Patients are followed every 3 months until death.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 15-36 patients will be accrued for the Phase I portion of this study and there will be 14-25 patients accrued into the Phase II portion of this study.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
Other:
Contacts and Locations| United States, New York | |
| NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10016 | |
| Study Chair: | Howard S. Hochster, MD | New York University School of Medicine |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000066296, NYU-9703, NCI-G98-1423 |
| Study First Received: | November 1, 1999 |
| Last Updated: | February 6, 2009 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003332 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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stage I pancreatic cancer stage II pancreatic cancer stage III pancreatic cancer adenocarcinoma of the pancreas |
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Antimetabolites Anti-Infective Agents Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Digestive System Neoplasms Immunologic Factors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Pancreatic Neoplasms Physiological Effects of Drugs Endocrine System Diseases Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents |
Antiviral Agents Pharmacologic Actions Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Diseases Radiation-Sensitizing Agents Cisplatin Therapeutic Uses Pancreatic Diseases Gemcitabine Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
