drugset / Trial / NCT00006105

Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Amifostine Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer

NCT00006105

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs, such as amifostine, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine, cisplatin, and amifostine following surgery in treating patients who have locally advanced bladder cancer.

Timeline

Start
2000-06
Primary completion
2004-11
Completion
2006-09

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Cisplatin Other / unclassified 70 mg/m2 Intravenous
Subject Gemcitabine Small molecule 1000 mg/m2 Intravenous
Background amifostine Unknown 910 mg/m2 Intravenous