Paricalcitol and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Paricalcitol may cause cancer cells to look more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving paricalcitol together with gemcitabine may be an effective treatment for cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of paricalcitol when given together with gemcitabine in treating patients with advanced cancer.

Timeline

Start

2004-08

Primary completion

2013-05

Completion

2014-09

Drugs

Indications