Clinical trials: Cholangiocarcinoma, Extrahepatic
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer
S0202 Gemcitabine and Capecitabine for Unresectable Locally Advanced Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer or Cholangiocarcinoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and capecitabine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00033540
- Testing
- capecitabine, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- 112 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Cholangiocarcinoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct, Cholangiocarcinoma of the Gallbladder
Stent Placement With or Without Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium as Palliative Treatment in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Cholangiocarcinoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Stent placement may help reduce symptoms caused by the tumor. Photodynamic therapy uses a drug, such as porfimer sodium, that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light.
- Conditions
- Cholangiocarcinoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Duct, Cholangiocarcinoma of the Gallbladder, Unresectable Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00253617
- Testing
- porfimer sodium, adjuvant therapy, laser therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bile Duct Obstruction, Extrahepatic
Development of a New Immunochemistry Method Using Antibodies of Proteins Related Bile Duct Cancer
The sensitivity of brushing cytology used to distinguish the cause of biliary strictures is low and clinical usefulness is not secured.
- Trial name
- NCT03708445
- Testing
- Cytology staining
- Where
- 6 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Gangnam Severance Hospital
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Nausea
Aprepitant in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
This pilot clinical trial is studying how well aprepitant works in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer.
- Conditions
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Nausea, Vomiting, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01534637
- Testing
- aprepitant, gemcitabine hydrochloride, capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences