Status:

COMPLETED

Gemcitabine, Capecitabine, and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Conditions:

Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the maximum-tolerated dose of the combination of gemcitabine hydrochloride, capecitabine, and erlotinib hydrochloride in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Se...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  • Advanced disease
  • No standard curative therapy available
  • Must have received prior first-line chemotherapy
  • No brain metastasis
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy ≥ 8 weeks
  • ANC ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/ L
  • Platelet count ≥ 130 x 10\^9/ L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Liver transaminases ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (≤ 5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 130 mmol/L OR creatinine clearance \> 30 mL/min
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No intolerance or hypersensitivity to any of the drugs being tested
  • No history of interstitial lung disease
  • No history of severe cardiac disease
  • No serious uncontrolled infection
  • No rare hereditary disorders, i.e., galactosemia, lactase deficiency, or malabsorption of glucose or galactose syndrome
  • Must not be deprived of liberty or under guardianship
  • Must not be on probation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior erlotinib hydrochloride
  • No concurrent potent inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 or CYP3A4
  • More than 14 days since participation in another clinical trial

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00885066

    Start Date

    May 1 2008

    End Date

    October 1 2009

    Last Update

    September 30 2025

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    Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, France, 06189