Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Bile Duct, Gallbladder, or Pancreas
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
In brief
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. This may be effective treatment for cancer of the bile duct, gallbladder, or pancreas. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in treating patients who have cancer of the bile duct, gallbladder, or pancreas.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00003923
- Run by
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- People needed
- 4
- Starts
- 1999-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2002-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-03-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
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