drugset / Trial / NCT00003923

Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Bile Duct, Gallbladder, or Pancreas

NCT00003923

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. This may be effective treatment for cancer of the bile duct, gallbladder, or pancreas. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in treating patients who have cancer of the bile duct, gallbladder, or pancreas.

Timeline

Start
1999-03
Primary completion
2002-02
Completion
2002-02

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject porfimer sodium Small molecule Intravenous