Glufosfamide With or Without Hydration in Treating Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Hydration with a saline solution may protect kidney cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of glufosfamide with or without hydration in treating patients who have pancreatic cancer that is metastatic or cannot be removed by surgery.

Timeline

Start

1999-12

Primary completion

2001-03

Completion

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Publications

• Results Briasoulis E, Pavlidis N, Terret C, Bauer J, Fiedler W, Schoffski P, Raoul JL, Hess D, Selvais R, Lacombe D, Bachmann P, Fumoleau P. Glufosfamide administered using a 1-hour infusion given as first-line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. A phase II trial of the EORTC-new drug development group. Eur J Cancer. 2003 Nov;39(16):2334-40. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(03)00629-4.

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