Clinical trial · Interventional
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Pancreas
Modulation of 5-Fluorouracil With Trimetrexate and Leucovorin in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
NCT00002955CI-TRIAL-00014630completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients with advanced cancer of the pancreas.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluorouracil | Drug | Fluorouracil | ALIAS |
| leucovorin calcium | Drug | Leucovorin | ALIAS |
| trimetrexate glucuronate | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven advanced pancreatic cancer with metastatic disease Bidimensionally measurable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL SGOT, SGPT and alkaline phosphatase less than 3 times upper limit of normal Serum albumin at least 3.0 g/dL Renal: Serum creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not eligible for higher priority protocol No prior malignancy within 5 years except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective birth control No underlying medical condition precluding treatment PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior or concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No concurrent radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy to only site(s) of measurable disease Fully recovered from therapy Surgery: Fully recovered from prior surgery
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTGarcia AA, Leichman L, Baranda J, et al.: Phase II study of trimetrexate (neutrexin), 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (NFL) in advacne pancreatic. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 18: A971, 253a, 1999.