Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Combination With Gemcitabine in Unresectable and/or Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas: Relationship Between Skin Toxicity and Survival
An Open Label Study of Tarceva in Combination With Gemcitabine in Unresectable and/or Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas : Relationship Between Skin Rash and Survival
- 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)
This single arm study will evaluate the relationship between the skin toxicity of Tarceva in combination with gemcitabine, and survival, in patients with advanced and/or metastatic pancreatic cancer. All patients will receive gemcitabine 100mg/m2 i.v. weekly; Tarceva will be administered 100mg po per day. The anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlotinib | Drug | Erlotinib | ALIAS |
| Gemcitabine | Drug | Gemcitabine | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Rash, Grade <2
- description
- Participants with a rash graded less than (\<) 2 according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI-CTC) version (v.) 3.0 received erlotinib, 100 milligrams (mg), orally (PO), once per day until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or refusal of patient to continue with the treatment. Participants also received gemcitabine, 1000 mg per (/) square meter (m\^2), intravenously (IV), over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8 and 15 in 4-week cycles until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or refusal of patient to continue with the treatment.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Erlotinib
- Drug: Gemcitabine
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Rash, Grade ≥2
- description
- Participants with a rash graded greater than or equal to (≥) 2 according to the NCI-CTC v. 3.0 received erlotinib, 100 mg, PO, once per day until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or refusal of patient to continue with the treatment. Participants also received gemcitabine, 1000 mg/m\^2, IV, over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8 and 15 in 4-week cycles until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or refusal of patient to continue with the treatment.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients, \>=18 years of age; * locally advanced and/or metastatic pancreatic cancer (stage III or IV); * Karnofsky performance Status of \>=60%. Exclusion Criteria: * local(stage IA to IIB) pancreatic cancer; * \<=6 months since last adjuvant chemotherapy; * previous systemic therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer; * other primary tumor within last 5 years (except for adequately treated cancer in situ of cervix, or basal cell skin cancer); * clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
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