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DHA-Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer



DHA-Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

For Condition: stage 4A pancreatic cancer,recurrent pancreatic cancer,stage 4B pancreatic cancer
Status: No longer recruiting
Sponsor(s): Theradex ,
Synopsis: 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 DHA-paclitaxel in treating patients who have metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Details: OBJECTIVES: - Determine the tumor response rate, duration of response, and time to disease progression in patients with metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas treated with DHA-paclitaxel. - Determine the overall survival of patients treated with this drug. - Determine the toxicity profile of this drug in these patients. - Assess the quality of life of patients treated with this drug. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive DHA-paclitaxel IV over 2 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed at baseline, every 2 courses, and at completion of treatment. Patients are followed every 3 months. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 21-50 patients will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Histologically or cytologically confirmed carcinoma of the pancreas - Metastatic disease - Measurable disease - Lesions within a previously irradiated field are not considered measurable - No islet cell tumors, lymphoma, or sarcoma of the pancreas - No known or clinical evidence of CNS metastasis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: - 18 and over Performance status: - ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: - Not specified Hematopoietic: - Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 - Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: - Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) - SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times ULN Renal: - Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: - No uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia - No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months - No superior vena cava syndrome Neurologic: - No peripheral neuropathy greater than grade 1 - No uncontrolled major seizure disorder - No spinal cord compression Other: - No concurrent serious infection requiring parenteral therapy - No unstable or serious concurrent medical condition - No other prior malignancy except: - Curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix OR - Other cancer curatively treated with surgery alone that has not recurred for more than 5 years - No psychiatric disorder that would preclude study - Not pregnant or nursing - Negative pregnancy test - Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: - No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: - No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease - Prior adjuvant chemoradiotherapy allowed - At least 28 days since prior chemotherapy and recovered - No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: - No concurrent hormonal therapy except megestrol Radiotherapy: - See Disease Characteristics - Prior adjuvant chemoradiotherapy allowed - At least 28 days since prior large-field radiotherapy and recovered - No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: - At least 14 days since prior major surgery and recovered Other: - No other concurrent anticancer therapy
Total Enrollment: 

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
RossDonehower,  Study Chair,  Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore,  Maryland,  21231-2410
United States
 

Kliniken Essen - Mitte
ESSEN,  ,  D-45136
Germany
 

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle,  Washington,  98101
United States
 

Krankenhaus Nordwest
Frankfurt,  ,  D-60488
Germany
 

NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York City,  New York,  10016
United States
 

Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19107-5541
United States
 

Beatson Oncology Centre
Glasgow,  Scotland,  G11 6NT
United Kingdom
 

New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton,  England,  WV10 0QP
United Kingdom
 

Erasmus Medical Center
Rotterdam,  ,  3008 EA
Netherlands
 


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  CDR0000068926;  VMRC-8770,PROTARGA-P01-00-03,THERADEX-P01-00-03
Study Start Date: 
Record last reviewed: April 2003
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00024375

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