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Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas or Bile Duct

NCT00010088 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2009-02-09

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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine, leucovorin, and fluorouracil in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic cancer of the pancreas or bile duct.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

fluorouracil

DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

DRUG

leucovorin calcium

PROCEDURE

conventional surgery

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christophe Louvet, MD, PhD · Hopital Saint Antoine

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-01-31

Countries

  • France
  • Luxembourg

Study Locations

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Drugs
Diseases

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