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Bevacizumab or Cetuximab And Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Capecitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Pacreatic Cancer That Has Been Completely Removed By Surgery

NCT00305877 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 137

Last updated 2014-05-21

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Summary

This randomized phase II trial is studying bevacizumab to see how well it works compared to cetuximab when given together with gemcitabine, capecitabine, and radiation therapy in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that has been completely removed by surgery. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab and cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Cetuximab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving bevacizumab or cetuximab together with gemcitabine, capecitabine, and radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether bevacizumab is more effective than cetuximab when given together with gemcitabine, capecitabine, and radiation therapy in treating pancreatic cancer.

Conditions

  • Stage IA Pancreatic Cancer
  • Stage IB Pancreatic Cancer
  • Stage IIA Pancreatic Cancer
  • Stage IIB Pancreatic Cancer

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

cetuximab

Given IV

DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

Given IV

DRUG

capecitabine

Given orally

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Undergo radiation therapy

BIOLOGICAL

bevacizumab

Given IV

OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Jordan Berlin · Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Drugs

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