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Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Pancreatic Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01416662
Lead Sponsor
Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying gemcitabine hydrochloride in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that has been removed by surgery.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To determine the ability of cytidine deaminase (CDA) to predict the occurrence of early (during the first 2 courses) severe hematological toxicity (grade 3 or 4), induced by gemcitabine hydrochloride in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Secondary

* To determine the ability of CDA to predict the occurrence of severe non-hematological toxicity (grade 3 or 4), early (during the first 2 courses), and during the following courses, induced by gemcitabine hydrochloride.

* To determine the ability of CDA to predict the occurrence of severe hematological toxicity (grade 3 or 4) during all courses, induced by gemcitabine hydrochloride.

* To determine the impact of CDA status on gemcitabine hydrochloride pharmacokinetics and the ratio of gemcitabine hydrochloride/dFdU metabolization.

* To study genotype to phenotype of the CDA gene.

* To identify new mutations on the CDA gene.

* To evaluate the relationship between CDA status and global survival. (Exploratory)

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Within 8 weeks of resection, patients receive adjuvant gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood samples are collected periodically for pharmacogenetic and biomarker studies. Some patients may undergo blood sample collection for pharmacokinetic studies.

After completion of study, patients are followed up periodically.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
gemcitabinegemcitabine hydrochloridegemcitabine
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
capability of CDA to predict the occurrence of early severe hematological toxicity upon gemcitabine2 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de la Timone

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Marseille, France

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