Treatment of Patients Suffering From a Progressive Pancreas Carcinoma With Everolimus (RAD001) and Gemcitabine
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00560963
- Lead Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Brief Summary
A dose finding study in locally advanced and/or metastatic pancreatic cancer patients
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 21
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 RAD001 everolimus -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) of everolimus in combination with Gemcitabine 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Safety & tolerability, pharmacokinetic assessments of Everolimus and Gemcitabine combination therapy in these patient populations. Phase II objective response rates (ORR), duration of response, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) 36 weeks
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Novartis Investigative Site
🇩🇪Ulm, Germany
Novartis Investigative Site🇩🇪Ulm, Germany