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Study of Gemcitabine, Irinotecan and Panitumumab in Patients With Advanced and Metastatic Biliary Tract Adenocarcinoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Biliary Cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma
Interventions
Drug: Gemcitabine, Irinotecan, Panitumumab
Registration Number
NCT00948935
Lead Sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Brief Summary

This study evaluates the combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine, irinotecan and panitumumab in patients with advanced biliary cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria
  • histologically or cytologically confirmed local advanced unresectable/metastatic adenocarcinoma of biliary tract
  • measurable disease
  • available tumor tissue for investigational immunohistochemical evaluations
  • ECOG PS 0-2
  • No prior chemotherapy, biologic therapy or radiation therapy
  • Age Eighteen and older
  • Lab values per protocol
Exclusion Criteria
  • Life expectancy less than three months
  • Concurrent use of chemotherapy not indicated in the study protocol or any other investigational agents and patients who have received investigational drugs less than four weeks prior to enrollment
  • Prior therapy, which affects or targets the EGF pathway
  • Treatment for other carcinomas within the last five years, except cured non-melanoma skin and treated in-situ cervical cancer
  • Recovery from major surgery within three weeks of the start of study treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ChemotherapyGemcitabine, Irinotecan, PanitumumabGemcitabine (Days 1, 8), irinotecan (days 1, 8) and panitumumab (day 1) every 3 weeks as a cycle. Continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free Survival Rate at Five Months5 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response Rate From Combination Chemotherapy5 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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