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Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas or Stomach

NCT00003157 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2016-07-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy in treating patients who have cancer of the pancreas or stomach.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

cisplatin

DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James A. Martenson, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-02-28
Primary Completion
2003-05-31
Completion
2003-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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