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Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)

NCT00071994 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2013-02-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gefitinib in treating patients who have advanced unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Gefitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth

Conditions

  • Adult Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Advanced Adult Primary Liver Cancer
  • Localized Unresectable Adult Primary Liver Cancer
  • Recurrent Adult Primary Liver Cancer

Interventions

DRUG

gefitinib

Given orally

OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Bruce Giantonio · Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2005-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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