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Pancreatic CancerNCT00176735

Capecitabine and Radiation Therapy in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

A study testing Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Pancreatic cancer has traditionally been treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy with limited results. Preliminary studies of parts of this program in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer have produced favorable results with acceptable side effects. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Cancer
What is being tested?
Capecitabine
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Dec 2001to Aug 2005
Phase
Interventional
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
  • Adult, Older adult

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Patients must have cytologic or histologic confirmation of pancreatic carcinoma.
  2. Patients must have unresectable disease with or without distant metastases. A status of unresectable will be based on review of helical CT scan and surgical consultation.
  3. Patients with a history of previous abdominal irradiation or chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer are ineligible.
  4. Patients must have an estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks and a Zubrod performance status of ≤ 2 (appendix I).
  5. Patients must be 18 years of age or older. Patients with reproductive potential must agree to use an effective contraceptive method during treatment.
  6. Patients must have adequate organ function defined as follows: bone marrow - granulocytes ≥ 1500/cmm, platelets > 100,000/cmm, renal - serum Cre < 1.5 mg/dl, hepatic - bilirubin < 3 mg/dl.
  7. Patients must be free of other active systemic malignancy or any other serious co-morbid medical or psychiatric condition that would interfere with safe delivery of protocol therapy.
  8. Patients must be aware of the investigational nature of the therapy and provide written informed consent as per institutional guidelines prior to the initiation of treatment.

About this study

Official title: Pilot Trial of Capecitabine and Radiation Therapy With Pre and Post Combination Chemotherapy in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer has traditionally been treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy with limited results. Preliminary studies of parts of this program in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer have produced favorable results with acceptable side effects. We feel that this treatment sequence may help to slow and/or control the growth of pancreatic cancer.

This study will help doctors learn whether pancreatic cancer will respond to this treatment. This study will use the combination of two chemotherapy drugs, gemcitabine and cisplatin, before and after treatment with radiation therapy and an oral chemotherapy drug called capecitabine. This sequence of combination chemotherapy before and after radiation therapy, and radiation therapy with the drug capecitabine is what is under study. Parts of this sequence, for example, the combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin, have shown promising results in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. This research study is an attempt to combine these various parts.

Being tested
Capecitabine
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2001
  3. Study completionAug 2005

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00176735
Sponsor's protocol ID
UMCC 2001-046
Status last verified
May 2015
First submitted
9 Sep 2005
Last updated
20 May 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.

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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

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.

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 20 May 2015.

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