Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Stopped early · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cancer
In brief
RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for their growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of pemetrexed when given together with radiation therapy in treating patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00310050
- Run by
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- People needed
- 4
- Starts
- 2005-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-11-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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