Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:06 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:06 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00004895
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Palliative therapy with octreotide may help patients who have bowel obstruction that cannot be removed by surgery to live longer and more comfortably.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of octreotide as palliative therapy in treating patients who have cancer-related bowel obstruction that cannot be removed by surgery.
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the effectiveness of octreotide in the palliation of bowel obstruction secondary to cancer.
* Characterize the dose and tolerability of octreotide in this patient population.
OUTLINE: Patients receive octreotide subcutaneously or IV over 24 hours on days 2-5.
Patients who respond well to study may continue octreotide for palliative effects.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 9-25 patients will be accrued for this study over 9 months.
Study:
NCT00004895
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00004895