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Gemcitabine Plus Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Liver Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Liver Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00006010
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. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gemcitabine plus docetaxel in treating patients who have unresectable or metastatic liver cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Assess the six-month overall survival of patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma treated with gemcitabine and docetaxel.

* Determine tumor response and time to progression in this patient population treated with this regimen.

* Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

* Assess the pharmacokinetics of docetaxel in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 15-60 minutes and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Patients achieving complete response after 2 courses of therapy receive 2 additional courses of therapy. Patients with stable disease or partial response continue therapy until disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
docetaxel + gemcitabinegemcitabine hydrochloridePatients receive docetaxel IV over 15-60 minutes and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Patients achieving complete response after 2 courses of therapy receive 2 additional courses of therapy. Patients with stable disease or partial response continue therapy until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.
docetaxel + gemcitabinedocetaxelPatients receive docetaxel IV over 15-60 minutes and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Patients achieving complete response after 2 courses of therapy receive 2 additional courses of therapy. Patients with stable disease or partial response continue therapy until disease progression. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
six-month overall survivalat 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
tumor responseUp to 5 years
time to progressionUp to 5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (17)

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Mayo Clinic

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

CCOP - Atlanta Regional

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

MBCCOP - Hawaii

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

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Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

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Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

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Sioux City, Iowa, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

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CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
🇺🇸Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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