Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cancer
In brief
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving gemcitabine and cisplatin together with bevacizumab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine and cisplatin together with bevacizumab works in treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00126633
- Run by
- University of California, San Francisco
- People needed
- 53
- Starts
- 2004-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-09-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center — San Francisco, California, United States
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