ZD 1839 Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Locally Recurrent, or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Summary

Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of ZD 1839 combined with irinotecan, leucovorin, and fluorouracil in treating patients who have locally advanced, locally recurrent, or metastatic colorectal cancer. Biological therapies such as ZD 1839 may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining ZD 1839 with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

Timeline

Start

2001-11

Primary completion

2006-12

Completion

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Publications

• Results Meyerhardt JA, Clark JW, Supko JG, Eder JP, Ogino S, Stewart CF, D'Amato F, Dancey J, Enzinger PC, Zhu AX, Ryan DP, Earle CC, Mayer RJ, Michelini A, Kinsella K, Fuchs CS. Phase I study of gefitinib, irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007 Oct;60(5):661-70. doi: 10.1007/s00280-006-0411-6. Epub 2007 Jan 11.
• Results Wolpin BM, Clark JW, Meyerhardt JA, Earle CC, Ryan DP, Enzinger PC, Zhu AX, Blaszkowsky L, Battu S, Fuchs CS. Phase I study of gefitinib plus FOLFIRI in previously untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2006 Sep;6(3):208-13. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2006.n.037.

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