Status:

WITHDRAWN

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas

Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoc...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the disease-free interval in patients with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas treated with surgical resection followed by adjuvant gemcitabine hydrochloride with vs without...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  • No evidence of distant metastasis on laparoscopy
  • No superior mesenteric artery or thrombosed superior mesenteric vein involvement
  • Superior mesenteric vein or portal vein involvement allowed
  • Evidence of a pancreatic mass by radiographic or endoscopic examination
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • WBC ≥ 2,500/mm\^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,250/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen negative
  • Hepatitis C virus negative
  • No history of hepatic cirrhosis
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Proteinuria negative or trace by urinalysis OR
  • Protein \< 1 g on 24 hr urine collection
  • No active gross hematuria
  • Cardiovascular
  • No severe congestive heart failure
  • No active ischemic heart disease
  • No ischemic changes on a cardiac thallium stress test
  • No uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., blood pressure ≤ 150/100 mm Hg despite antihypertensive therapy)
  • No active coagulation disorder
  • Pulmonary
  • No active gross hemoptysis
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during the adjuvant therapy part of trial
  • HIV negative
  • No active infection
  • No wound healing problem from recent invasive procedure
  • No significant history of medical illness that would preclude patient from undergoing an operative procedure
  • No other malignancy requiring systemic therapy
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Recovered from prior immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer
  • No prior bevacizumab
  • Chemotherapy
  • Recovered from prior chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer
  • No prior gemcitabine hydrochloride
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Recovered from prior hormonal therapy for pancreatic cancer
  • Radiotherapy
  • Recovered from prior radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer
  • No prior radiotherapy to the pancreas
  • Surgery
  • No prior definitive resection of the primary pancreatic tumor
  • Prior surgery, other than resection of the primary tumor, allowed
  • Other
  • More than 3 weeks since prior systemic therapy for this cancer
  • No concurrent therapeutic anticoagulation causing elevated PT or PTT

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00253526

    Last Update

    April 28 2015

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