Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Cancer of the Pancreatic Head

NCT ID: NCT00490360

Last Updated: 2007-06-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

2007 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-10-31

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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Neodajuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine / cisplatin is applied to patients with resectable cancer of pancreatic head.

Detailed Description

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Neodajuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine / cisplatin is applied to patients with resectable cancer of pancreatic head. Two cycles of chemotherapy are given on day 1 and 15 each. After restaging excludes disease progression, a standard Whipple procedure is performed.

Staging and restaging procedures include abdominal CT, diagnostic laparoscopy, PET/CT, tumor markers (CEA, CA 19-9) and assessment of the quality of life by the QLQ-30.

* Trial with medicinal product

Conditions

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Cancer of the Pancreatic Head

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Gemcitabine / Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed resectable ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head
* WHO-performance status 0-2
* Written informed consent
* Discussion in an intrdisciplinary conference

Exclusion Criteria

* Insufficient hematologic function (neutrophil count \<1'000/ul, platelets \< 100'000/ul)
* Uncorrectable coagulopathy
* Severe cholestasis (bilirubin \>100mmol/l)
* Distant metastases in liver, lungs or other organs
* Peritoneal carcinomatosis
* Unresectable tumor (s. 4.2.)
* Contraindication for Whipple procedure
* Uncontrolled infection
* Neurotphil count \> °2
* Estimated life experience \< 6 months
* HIV Infection
* Severe medical or psychatric comorbidities which interefere with the participation in this trial or the informed consent
* Female patients in child-bearing age without adequate contraception
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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01 Studienregister MasterAdmins

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich

Locations

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University Hospital of Zurich, Department of Surgery

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Heinrich S, Schafer M, Weber A, Hany TF, Bhure U, Pestalozzi BC, Clavien PA. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy generates a significant tumor response in resectable pancreatic cancer without increasing morbidity: results of a prospective phase II trial. Ann Surg. 2008 Dec;248(6):1014-22. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318190a6da.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19092346 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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21-2001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id