Thalidomide to Chemotherapy Related Nausea and Vomiting in Pancreatic Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of thalidomide on improving the quality of life for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2023-11-01

Primary completion

2025-11-30

Completion

2026-11-30

Publications

• Background Zhang L, Qu X, Teng Y, Shi J, Yu P, Sun T, Wang J, Zhu Z, Zhang X, Zhao M, Liu J, Jin B, Luo Y, Teng Z, Dong Y, Wen F, An Y, Yuan C, Chen T, Zhou L, Chen Y, Zhang J, Wang Z, Qu J, Jin F, Zhang J, Jin X, Xie X, Wang J, Man L, Fu L, Liu Y. Efficacy of Thalidomide in Preventing Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial (CLOG1302 study). J Clin Oncol. 2017 Nov 1;35(31):3558-3565. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.72.2538. Epub 2017 Aug 30.
• Background Hwu WJ, Krown SE, Menell JH, Panageas KS, Merrell J, Lamb LA, Williams LJ, Quinn CJ, Foster T, Chapman PB, Livingston PO, Wolchok JD, Houghton AN. Phase II study of temozolomide plus thalidomide for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Sep 1;21(17):3351-6. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.02.061.

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