Gemcitabine (GFF) in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer (GFF)

June 11, 2009 updated by: CONKO-Studiengruppe

A Multi Center Phase II Study of 5-Fluorouracil/ Folinic Acid Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of the drug combination GFF in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer (APC).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

This open-label, multi center phase II study was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of the combination of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid (FA) plus gemcitabine (GFF) in patients (pts) with advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). We consequently started this study after completing the phase I trial accomplished by our CONKO- study group.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

78

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Berlin, Germany, 13353
        • Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • histological proved pancreatic cancer
  • inoperable disease
  • informed consent
  • adequate bone marrow reserve

Exclusion Criteria:

  • under 18 years
  • brain metastasis
  • lactating woman
  • life expectancy under 3 months

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gemcitabine/folinic acid/5-FU
Gemcitabine 1g/m² 5-FU 750mg/m² FS 500 mg/m²
gemcitabine 1g/m² - 30 minutes folinic acid 500mg/m² - 2 hours 5-FU 750mg/m² - over 24hours
Other Names:
  • gemzar
  • 5-fu
  • oncofolic

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
overall survival
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
safety of treatment
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1997

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 12, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2009

Last Verified

June 1, 2009

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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