drugset / Trial / NCT00003276
Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Gallbladder or Bile Duct Cancer
Phase 2
Completed
40 enrolled
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · collab
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating patients with advanced gallbladder or bile duct cancer that cannot be removed surgically.
Timeline
- Start
- 1998-03
- Primary completion
- 2001-03
- Completion
- 2001-03
Publications
- Results Alberts SR, Fishkin PA, Burgart LJ, Cera PJ, Mahoney MR, Morton RF, Johnson PA, Nair S, Goldberg RM; North Central Cancer Treatment Group. CPT-11 for bile-duct and gallbladder carcinoma: a phase II North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) study. Int J Gastrointest Cancer. 2002;32(2-3):107-14. doi: 10.1385/ijgc:32:2-3:107.
- Results Fishkin P, Alberts S, Mahoney M, et al.: Irinotecan (CPT-11) in patients (Pts) with advanced gallbladder (GB) Carcinoma (CA): a North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) phase II study. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20: A-618, 2001.
- Results Alberts S, Mahoney M, Fishkin P, et al.: Toxicity of irinotecan (CPT-11) in patients (PTS) with advanced gallbladder (GB) or biliary (BILI) tumors: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) study. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A-1166, 2000.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Irinotecan | Small molecule | 100 mg/m2 | Intravenous |
| Subject | Irinotecan | Small molecule | 125 mg/m2 | Intravenous |