Pemetrexed Plus Gemcitabine as Front-Line Chemotherapy for Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Mesothelioma
In brief
The purposes of this study are to determine: 1. The safety of Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine and any side effects that might be associated with the combination of these two drugs. 2. Whether Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine can help patients with mesothelioma live longer. 3. Whether Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine can make the tumor smaller or disappear, and for how long. 4. To see if patients feel better while taking Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00061477
- Run by
- Eli Lilly and Company
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2002-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2007-01-26
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of mesothelioma that can be treated with chemotherapy
- Have received no prior chemotherapy for mesothelioma
- Have at least one measurable lesion
- Have an adequate performance status
- Sign an informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Previous treatment with chemotherapy for mesothelioma
- Treatment with an investigational drug within the last 30 days, previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating Pemetrexed
- Treatment with radiation therapy within the last 4 weeks
- Brain metastasis that is uncontrolled
- Active infection or other serious condition
Where it is running
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Aurora, Colorado, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Tampa, Florida, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Chicago, Illinois, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Detroit, Michigan, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — New York, New York, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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