Clinical trials: Recurrent Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Adult Cholangiocarcinoma, Advanced Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Trametinib or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Refractory or Advanced Biliary or Gallbladder Cancer or That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This randomized phase II trial studies how well trametinib or combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with refractory or advanced biliary or gallbladder cancer or that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Adult Cholangiocarcinoma, Advanced Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma, BCLC Stage C Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma, BCLC Stage D Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Trial name
- S1310 (NCT02042443)
- Testing
- Capecitabine, Fluorouracil, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 295 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pancreatic Cancer, Ampullary Cancer
Recurrence After Whipple's (RAW) Study
Pancreatic head malignancies are aggressive cancers that are often inoperable when they are diagnosed. In the ~20% of patients who are diagnosed when the disease is still operable, surgery is the only treatment that can provide a…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Bile Duct Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Extrahepatic
- Trial name
- NCT04596865
- Testing
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Where
- 29 sites in Australia, Austria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,484 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
Cancer
Ondansetron With/Out Dexamethasone to Prevent Vomiting in Patients Receiving Radiation to the Upper Abdomen
RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs may help to reduce or prevent vomiting in patients treated with radiation therapy. It is not yet known if ondansetron is more effective with or without dexamethasone in preventing vomiting caused by…
- Trial name
- NCT00016380
- Testing
- dexamethasone, ondansetron, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 14 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Adenocarcinoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct, Adenocarcinoma of the Gallbladder
S0514 Sorafenib in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer or Cholangiocarcinoma
This phase II trial is studying how well sorafenib works in treating patients with unresectable or metastatic gallbladder cancer or cholangiocarcinoma.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct, Adenocarcinoma of the Gallbladder, Adenocarcinoma With Squamous Metaplasia of the Gallbladder, Cholangiocarcinoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct
- Trial name
- NCT00238212
- Testing
- sorafenib tosylate, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer
DX-8951f in Treating Patients With Biliary Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of DX-8951f in treating patients who have biliary cancer.
- Conditions
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00005938
- Testing
- exatecan mesylate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Cancer
Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Melphalan With Hepatic Perfusion in Treating Patients With Unresectable Liver Cancer
RATIONALE: Hepatic arterial infusion uses a catheter to deliver anticancer substances directly into the liver. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop…
- Trial name
- NCT00096083
- Testing
- isolated perfusion, melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Delcath Systems Inc.
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer
Gemcitabine With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma or Other Biliary Tract Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- ABC-02 (NCT00262769)
- Testing
- cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- 25 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London