A Pilot Study of Ciprofloxacin Plus Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Summary

This is a single-center, pilot study evaluating the addition of Ciprofloxacin (study drug) to standard-of-care gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy in treatment-naïve metastatic PDAC patients. Patients who are recommended gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy as a standard-of-care by their treating physician will be offered to participate in this study.

Timeline

Start

2019-02-22

Primary completion

2027-02

Completion

2027-02

Publications

• Results Ertz-Archambault N, Keim P, Von Hoff D. Microbiome and pancreatic cancer: A comprehensive topic review of literature. World J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar 14;23(10):1899-1908. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1899.
• Results Farrell JJ, Zhang L, Zhou H, Chia D, Elashoff D, Akin D, Paster BJ, Joshipura K, Wong DT. Variations of oral microbiota are associated with pancreatic diseases including pancreatic cancer. Gut. 2012 Apr;61(4):582-8. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300784. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

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