Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas or Stomach

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Gastric Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy in treating patients who have cancer of the pancreas or stomach.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00003157
Run by
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
People needed
26
Starts
1998-02-01
Expected to finish
2003-05-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-07-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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