Chemotherapy Compared to Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy is more effective than biological therapy in treating patients with cancer of the pancreas. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine with biological therapy in treating patients who have cancer of the pancreas that cannot be surgically removed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00003780

Run by

Meyer Pharmaceuticals

People needed

150

Starts

1998-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-19

Who can join

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

Where it is running

• Meyer Pharmaceuticals, LLC — Irvine, California, United States

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