Status:

UNKNOWN

Trial Comparing Cisplatin With or Without Gemcitabine in Patients With Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

Lead Sponsor:

Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris

Conditions:

Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a randomized phase III trial comparing cisplatin with or without gemcitabine in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary and a predicted favorable prognosis. The purpose of this trial is to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients older than 18 years
  • Evidence of CUP based on histologic examination
  • Negative search for the primary tumor site using recommended guidelines
  • Disease classified as good prognosis according to the French classification criteria: \*performance status \>2 and \*normal serum LDH
  • No prior chemotherapy
  • No previous carcinoma, except basal-cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Adequate renal function: measured or calculated creatinine clearance \> 60 ml/min
  • Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm3; platelets ≥ 100,000 mm3; bilirubin ≤ 1.5 fold the upper normal value
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • CUP belonging to one of the following subgroups: 1) Axillary lymph node of an adenocarcinoma in a woman; 2) Serous adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum in a woman; 3) Undifferentiated carcinoma of the middle line in a young man; 4)Squamous-cell carcinoma; 5) Neuroendocrine carcinoma; 6) Bone metastases with elevated serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) in a man
  • Patients who do not fit inclusion criteria.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

192 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00126269

Start Date

May 1 2003

Last Update

September 8 2006

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, France, 94805