Carboplatin and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Vandetanib as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urinary Tract Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Vandetanib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known whether giving carboplatin and gemcitabine hydrochloride is more effective with or without vandetanib as first-line therapy in treating urinary tract cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying giving carboplatin together with gemcitabine hydrochloride and to see how well it works when given with or without vandetanib as first-line therapy in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic urinary tract cancer.

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2015-12

Completion

2016-09-05

Drugs

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