Gallbladder CancerPhase 2NCT00123825
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin for Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in people with Gallbladder Cancer and Biliary Tract Cancer, run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at 3 sites in United States.
Trial summary
In the United States, the incidence of biliary tract cancer and gallbladder cancer has been estimated to be 6,000-8,000 patients per year. Currently, there is no standard therapy for these tumors once the disease has spread and is inoperable. Recent small studies with gemcitabine have shown a positive response rate. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Gallbladder Cancer, Biliary Tract Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Gemcitabine and Cisplatin
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Jul 2002to Oct 2007
- 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
Who may be able to join
- Histologically-confirmed, locally unresectable or metastatic biliary tract (bile ducts, hepatic duct, cystic duct, common bile duct, ampulla of Vater) or gallbladder adenocarcinoma. Patients must have at least one measurable lesion greater than 1 cm, by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria outside of prior radiation field.
- Zero to one prior chemotherapy for biliary tract or gallbladder cancer. Prior chemoembolization to the liver allowed as long as measurable disease is outside of chemoembolization area and other baseline characteristics are met. No prior gemcitabine or cisplatin therapy allowed.
- No chemotherapy within past 3 weeks of initiation of therapy (6 weeks if prior therapy was mitomycin C or nitrosurea)
- Chronological age > 18 years.
- ECOG performance status 0-2; life expectancy >12 weeks.
- Laboratory values: ANC greater than or equal to 1500/mm3; platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3; SGOT and SGPT less than or equal to 3x upper limits of normal (unless liver is involved with tumor, in which case the transaminases must be less than or equal to 5 x upper limits of normal); total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL.
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- Creatinine less than or equal to 1.8 mg/dL or creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 50 mL/min
- All patients must sign informed consent.
- Patients may have prior placement of stents or shunts to relieve obstruction.
Who cannot join
- Patients with either clinically apparent central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis.
- Myocardial infarction in the past six months.
- Major surgery in the past two weeks.
- Uncontrolled serious medical or psychiatric illness.
- Women must not be pregnant or lactating. Both men and women of childbearing potential must be advised of the importance of using effective birth control measures during the course of the study.
- Patients with concurrent malignancy of any site, except for limited basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix; patients with any other malignancy within 5 years of study entry, except for curatively treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
United States3 sites
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
About this study
Official title: A Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin In Unresectable Or Metastatic Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer
In the United States, the incidence of biliary tract cancer and gallbladder cancer has been estimated to be 6,000-8,000 patients per year. Currently, there is no standard therapy for these tumors once the disease has spread and is inoperable. Recent small studies with gemcitabine have shown a positive response rate. The investigators plan to test the combination of gemcitabine with cisplatin for biliary tract and gallbladder cancers.
Read the detailed description
Gemcitabine and cisplatin will be administered weekly for two weeks (on day 1 and day 8) followed by a one week rest period (1 cycle is 3 weeks). On day one and eight of each cycle the patient will have a physical exam and blood work. During the first two cycles, additional blood work will be drawn on day 15 as well. Reassessment of the tumor will be performed at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and every 9 weeks thereafter. Patients will remain on treatment until further evidence of disease progression or unacceptable side effects occur.
- Conditions
- Gallbladder Cancer, Biliary Tract Cancer
- Being tested
- Gemcitabine, Cisplatin
- Keywords
- Gallbladder, Biliary Tract, Cholangiocarcinoma
- Medical subject headings
- Gallbladder Neoplasms, Biliary Tract Neoplasms, Cholangiocarcinoma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
GemcitabineDrug
CisplatinDrug
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To determine the response rate of the combination gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with advanced biliary tract and gallbladder cancers
Secondary outcomes (3)
To determine the overall survival rate, progression-free survival rate, time to progression and duration of response
To determine the toxicity of gemcitabine and cisplatin
To assess the biomarker CA 19-9 response to the regimen and to correlate the CA 19-9 response with radiologic response and survival
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Jul 2005 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2002
- Primary completionOct 2007
- Study completionOct 2007
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Gallbladder CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Eli Lilly and Company
- Investigators
- Jeffrey A Meyerhardt, MD, Principal investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00123825
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 02-065
- Status last verified
- Dec 2007
- First submitted
- 25 Jul 2005
- Last updated
- 21 Dec 2007
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Dec 2007. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin In Unresectable Or Metastatic Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00123825
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 02-065
- Conditions
- Gallbladder Cancer, Biliary Tract Cancer
- Keywords
- Gallbladder, Biliary Tract, Cholangiocarcinoma
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants
- Lead sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Eli Lilly and Company
- Study start
- Jul 2002
- Primary completion
- Oct 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2007 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Jul 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In the United States, the incidence of biliary tract cancer and gallbladder cancer has been estimated to be 6,000-8,000 patients per year. Currently, there is no standard therapy for these tumors once the disease has spread and is inoperable. Recent small studies with gemcitabine have shown a positive response rate. The investigators plan to test the combination of gemcitabine with cisplatin for biliary tract and gallbladder cancers.
Detailed description
Gemcitabine and cisplatin will be administered weekly for two weeks (on day 1 and day 8) followed by a one week rest period (1 cycle is 3 weeks). On day one and eight of each cycle the patient will have a physical exam and blood work. During the first two cycles, additional blood work will be drawn on day 15 as well. Reassessment of the tumor will be performed at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and every 9 weeks thereafter. Patients will remain on treatment until further evidence of disease progression or unacceptable side effects occur.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Histologically-confirmed, locally unresectable or metastatic biliary tract (bile ducts, hepatic duct, cystic duct, common bile duct, ampulla of Vater) or gallbladder adenocarcinoma. Patients must have at least one measurable lesion greater than 1 cm, by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria outside of prior radiation field.
- Zero to one prior chemotherapy for biliary tract or gallbladder cancer. Prior chemoembolization to the liver allowed as long as measurable disease is outside of chemoembolization area and other baseline characteristics are met. No prior gemcitabine or cisplatin therapy allowed.
- No chemotherapy within past 3 weeks of initiation of therapy (6 weeks if prior therapy was mitomycin C or nitrosurea)
- Chronological age > 18 years.
- ECOG performance status 0-2; life expectancy >12 weeks.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Patients with either clinically apparent central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis.
- Myocardial infarction in the past six months.
- Major surgery in the past two weeks.
- Uncontrolled serious medical or psychiatric illness.
- Women must not be pregnant or lactating. Both men and women of childbearing potential must be advised of the importance of using effective birth control measures during the course of the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Gemcitabine | Drug | – |
| Cisplatin | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
To determine the response rate of the combination gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with advanced biliary tract and gallbladder cancers
3 secondary outcomes
To determine the overall survival rate, progression-free survival rate, time to progression and duration of response
To determine the toxicity of gemcitabine and cisplatin
To assess the biomarker CA 19-9 response to the regimen and to correlate the CA 19-9 response with radiologic response and survival
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Dec 2007.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jeffrey A Meyerhardt, MD principal investigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in people with Gallbladder Cancer and Biliary Tract Cancer, run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at 3 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. 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 21 Dec 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in United States. 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?
To determine the response rate of the combination gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with advanced biliary tract and gallbladder cancers. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 21 Dec 2007; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.