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Liver CancerPhase 2NCT00006010

Gemcitabine Plus Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Liver Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing docetaxel and gemcitabine hydrochloride in people with Liver Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 17 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Liver Cancer
What is being tested?
docetaxel and gemcitabine hydrochloride
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
25 participants
Where
17 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Sep 2001to Apr 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma not amenable to combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy or orthotopic liver transplantation
  • Measurable disease, defined as at least 1 lesion that can be accurately measured in at least 1 dimension as at least 20 mm
  • Evidence of disease progression by serial imaging or biochemical evidence of a rising alpha-fetoprotein by serial testing
  • No history of brain or other CNS metastases not amenable to local therapy
  • Locally treatable CNS lesions (i.e., lesions treatable with surgery or radiosurgery) allowed if no evidence of CNS progression for at least 4 weeks after completion of therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST no greater than 2.5 times ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Other

  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior hypersensitivity reaction to taxanes or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  • No grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy or immunotherapy
  • No concurrent immunotherapy

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior chemotherapy (excluding gemcitabine) for radiosensitization allowed
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • At least 6 months since prior chemoembolization
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • At least 4 weeks since prior hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
  • No prior radiotherapy to 25% or more of bone marrow
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics

Trial locations and contacts

17 sites in 2 countries.

17 sites in 2 countries

United States16 sites

  • CCOP - Atlanta Regional

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1701

  • Medcenter One Health System

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501-5505

  • CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403-1206

  • CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-2001

  • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1016

  • CCOP - Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

  • MBCCOP - Hawaii

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813

  • Mayo Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

    Peoria, Illinois, 61602

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404

  • Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

    Sioux City, Iowa, 51101-1733

  • CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104

  • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456

  • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

  • CCOP - Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882

Other trials in United States

Canada1 site

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine plus docetaxel in treating patients who have unresectable or metastatic liver cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Assess the six-month overall survival of patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma treated with gemcitabine and docetaxel.
  • Determine tumor response and time to progression in this patient population treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Assess the pharmacokinetics of docetaxel in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 15-60 minutes and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Patients achieving complete response after 2 courses of therapy receive 2 additional courses of therapy. Patients with stable disease or partial response continue therapy until disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.

Conditions
Liver Cancer
Keywords
localized unresectable adult primary liver cancer, advanced adult primary liver cancer, recurrent adult primary liver cancer, adult primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Medical subject headings
Liver Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00006010
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
docetaxel + gemcitabineExperimentalPatients receive docetaxel IV over 15-60 minutes and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Patients achieving complete response after 2 courses of therapy receive 2 additional courses of therapy. Patients with stable disease or partial response continue therapy until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.
Receives: Drug: docetaxel; Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. six-month overall survival

    Measured: at 6 months

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. tumor response

    Measured: Up to 5 years

  2. time to progression

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2001
  3. Primary completionMay 2004
  4. Study completionApr 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
25 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00006010
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCCTG-N0041
Other IDs
NCI-2012-02349, CDR0000068019
Status last verified
Dec 2016
First submitted
5 Jul 2000
Last updated
7 Dec 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Alberts SR, Reid JM, Morlan BW, Farr GH Jr, Camoriano JK, Johnson DB, Enger JR, Seay TE, Kim GP. Gemcitabine and docetaxel for hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase II North Central Cancer Treatment Group clinical trial. Am J Clin Oncol. 2012 Oct;35(5):418-23. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318219863b.

    PubMed 21555932

  • Kim GP, Alberts SR, Tschetter LK, et al.: Gemcitabine and docetaxel in patients with measurable unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) phase II trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-4270, 380s, 2004.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing docetaxel and gemcitabine hydrochloride in people with Liver Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 17 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 17 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

six-month overall survival (time frame: at 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00006010, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Dec 2016.

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