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A Study of Pemetrexed in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Metastatic Cancer of the Liver

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Liver Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00191412
Lead Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Brief Summary

This study is to assess the response rate, toxicity, time-to-event efficacy, and potential markers of pemetrexed in patients with liver cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
41
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of cancer of the liver which is metastatic or locally recurrent and not amendable to curative therapy.
  • Patient must have measurable disease
  • Patient may have received prior arterial chemoembolization, completed 8 weeks prior to study enrollment, but no other previous chemotherapy
  • Prior radiation is permitted, but must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to study enrollment.
  • Prior central nervous system metastases are acceptable if the patient has received radiation ot the brain, is not on steroids, and does not have related symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have had prior therapy with Pemetrexed.
  • Patients with a history of other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, are excluded if there is any evidence of other malignancy being present within the last five years. Patients are also excluded if their previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy.
  • Patients who have received radiation to more than 25% of marrow

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Antitumor activity as measured by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Toxicity measured by CTCAE grading
Duration of response: First complete or partial response until progressive disease (PD) or death of any cause
Duration of stable disease: Enrollment to PD or death of any cause
Time to treatment failure: Enroll. to PD, death of any cause, early discontinuation of treatment for any reason other than adequate response or start of new therapy
Progression-free survival: Enroll. to PD or death of any cause
Overall survival: Enroll. to death of any cause

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician

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