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Gemcitabine Alone or in Combination With Other Chemotherapy Drugs in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas

Registration Number
NCT00012220
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if gemcitabine is more effective when given alone or in combination with another chemotherapy drug in treating cancer of the pancreas.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine given alone or in combination with other chemotherapy drugs in treating patients who have metastatic cancer of the pancreas.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the overall survival rate of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with gemcitabine alone vs with cisplatin vs with docetaxel vs with irinotecan.

* Compare the time to disease progression in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the CA 19-9 biomarker response in patients treated with these regimens.

* Correlate the CA 19-9 biomarker response with survival in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare the response in patients with measurable disease treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to one of four treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15 followed by cisplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for at least 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm II: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 150 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for at least 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm III: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes followed by docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for at least 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm IV: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes followed by irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for at least 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 240 patients (60 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 30 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
259
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Gemcitabine + cisplastingemcitabine hydrochlorideAddition of cisplastin to gemcitabine
Gemcitabine + docetaxelgemcitabine hydrochlorideAddition of docetaxel to gemcitabine
Gemcitabine + Irinotecangemcitabine hydrochlorideAddition of irinotecan to gemcitabine
Gemcitabinegemcitabine hydrochlorideStandard treatment
Gemcitabine + Irinotecanirinotecan hydrochlorideAddition of irinotecan to gemcitabine
Gemcitabine + cisplastincisplatinAddition of cisplastin to gemcitabine
Gemcitabine + docetaxeldocetaxelAddition of docetaxel to gemcitabine
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival4 years post treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to disease progressiontreatment up to 4 years post treatment
Toxicitytreatment and up to 4 years post treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (76)

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

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South Bend, Indiana, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center

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Kinston, North Carolina, United States

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

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Newark, Delaware, United States

Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

West Suburban Center for Cancer Care

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River Forest, Illinois, United States

Saint Anthony Medical Center

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Rockford, Illinois, United States

Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities

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Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Elmhurst Hospital Center

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Elmhurst, New York, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

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Buffalo, New York, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Buffalo, New York, United States

Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital

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Jamaica, New York, United States

North Shore University Hospital

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Manhasset, New York, United States

New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University

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New York, New York, United States

Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

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New York, New York, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

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Syracuse, New York, United States

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

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Syracuse, New York, United States

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

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Syracuse, New York, United States

NorthEast Oncology Associates

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Concord, North Carolina, United States

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Cape Fear Valley Health System

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Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

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Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Green Mountain Oncology Group

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Bennington, Vermont, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont

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Burlington, Vermont, United States

Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.

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Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo

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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Cooper University Hospital

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Camden, New Jersey, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

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White River Junction, Vermont, United States

Lakeland Medical Center - St. Joseph

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Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States

Ministry Medical Group - Northern Region

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Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

Lombardi Cancer Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego

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San Diego, California, United States

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Broward General Medical Center

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Hollywood, Florida, United States

Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Medical Center

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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

St. Mary's Medical Center

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Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center

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Anniston, Alabama, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

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Manhasset, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

New Hanover Regional Medical Center

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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Baptist Hospital East - Louisville

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Martha Jefferson Hospital

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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