Clinical trial · Interventional
Vitamin C Plus Cordyceps to Chemotherapy Related Anemia in Pancreatic Cancer
NCT06601283CI-TRIAL-00083011recruitingPhase 2 / Phase 3ClinicalTrials.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)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose vitamin C plus herbal medicine on improving the quality of life for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitmain C plus herbal medicine | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- VC plus herbal medicine
- description
- nab-paclitaxel (120 mg per square meter of body-surface area) followed by gemcitabine (1000 mg per square meter) on days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks. Vitamin C 300 mg/day, TID, PO. Reishi, 2 g/day, BID, PO. Cordyceps, 2 g/day, BID, PO.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Vitmain C plus herbal medicine
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Rate of anemia
- timeFrame
- At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
- description
- Rate of anemia after every cycle of chemotherapy
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Rate of Grade 3 neuropathy
- timeFrame
- At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma. * Adequate organ performance based on laboratory blood tests. * Presence of at least of one measurable lesion in agreement to RECIST criteria. * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 8 g/dL. * The expected survival ≥ 3 months. * Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Exclusion Criteria: * • Patients who have received anti-tumor treatment for other types of cancer in the last two years. * Patients who have received any form of anti-tumor therapy for pancreatic cancer. * The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology as non-adenocarcinoma of pancreas. * Inflammation of the digestive tract, including pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc. * Pregnant or nursing women. * Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. * Severe and uncontrollable accompanying diseases that may affect protocol compliance or interfere with the interpretation of results, including active opportunistic infections or advanced (severe) infections, and diabetes that cannot be controlled after adequate clinical anti-hyperglycemia treatment according to guidelines, uncontrollable hypertension, cardiovascular disease (Class III or IV heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association classification, congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction in the past 6 months , unstable arrhythmia or unstable angina, cerebral infarction within 3 months, etc). * Renal insufficiency or dialysis * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, or other agents used in the study. * Other serious accompanying illnesses, which, in the researcher\'s opinion, could seriously adversely affect the safety of the treatment. * Patients who are unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDDas G, Shin HS, Leyva-Gomez G, Prado-Audelo MLD, Cortes H, Singh YD, Panda MK, Mishra AP, Nigam M, Saklani S, Chaturi PK, Martorell M, Cruz-Martins N, Sharma V, Garg N, Sharma R, Patra JK. Cordyceps spp.: A Review on Its Immune-Stimulatory and Other Biological Potentials. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Feb 8;11:602364. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.602364. eCollection 2020. PMID 33628175
- RESULTSohretoglu D, Huang S. Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides as An Anti-cancer Agent. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2018;18(5):667-674. doi: 10.2174/1871520617666171113121246. PMID 29141563
- RESULTWang X, Zhu X, Liu Y, Liu H, Xiao Z, Luo G. Efficacy of vitamin C on chemotherapy-related anemia in pancreatic cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2024 Jul 29;25(1):512. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08345-w. PMID 39075587