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NCT Number: NCT00040183

OSI-774 (Tarceva) Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Locally Advanced, Unresectable or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.

The purpose of this study is to determine if OSI-774 will improve overall survival when combined with a standard dose of the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine, to individuals with pancreatic cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Pancreatic Diseases Pancreatic Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–120 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Centro Medico Confidence, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas;cancer which is unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic.

Must have evidence of disease (clinical or radiological). Male or female, 18 years or older. Patients may have received prior radiation treatment for management of local disease providing that disease progression has been documented.

All toxicities have resolved, and the last fraction of radiation treatment was completed at least 4 weeks prior to randomization.

Patients may not have received prior chemotherapy, other then 5FU (+/- folic acid) or gemcitabine given concurrently with radiation treatment as a 'radiosensitiser.'

Treatment and study plan

Tarceva (erlotinib HCl, OSI-774)

Drug

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

OSI Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Collaborators

  • Canadian Cancer Trials Group

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Placebo Controlled Study of OSI-774 (Tarceva (TM)) Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Locally Advanced, Unresectable or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2001
Primary completion
2004
Study completion
2004
First posted
Jun 25, 2002
Registry last updated
Jan 10, 2018

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