Study to Assess the Safety & Tolerability of a PARP Inhibitor in Combination With Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00515866 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 14, 2007
Last Update Posted : December 20, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pancreatic Neoplasms | Drug: KU-0059436 (AZD2281)(PARP inhibitor) Drug: Gemcitabine | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 68 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I, Open Label, Study of the Safety and Tolerability of KU-0059436 in Combination With Gemcitabine in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours |
Study Start Date : | August 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Gemcitabine + KU-0059436
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Drug: KU-0059436 (AZD2281)(PARP inhibitor)
oral
Other Name: Olaparib Drug: Gemcitabine intravenous injection
Other Names:
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- To establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or a tolerable and effective dose of KU 0059436 in combination with gemcitabine [ Time Frame: assessed at each visit ]
- To identify the dose-limiting toxicity of the combination therapy [ Time Frame: assessed at each visit ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of pancreas
- Locally advanced or metastatic unresectable disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- No prior anti cancer chemotherapy, radiotherapy (except palliative >4 weeks prior to entry, endocrine or immunotherapy or use of other investigational agents;

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00515866
United States, New York | |
Research Site | |
New York, New York, United States | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Research Site | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
United Kingdom | |
Research Site | |
London, United Kingdom | |
Research Site | |
Oxford, United Kingdom |
Principal Investigator: | Howard A Burris III, MD | The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center | |
Study Director: | Jane Robertson, BSc, MBCHB, MD | AstraZeneca |
Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00515866 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KU36-29 D0810C00005 |
First Posted: | August 14, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 20, 2013 |
Last Verified: | December 2013 |
Advanced pancreatic cancer Poly (ADP ribose) polymerases Advanced Solid Tumours |
Pancreatic Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Gemcitabine Olaparib Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors |
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |