Official Title: A Phase II Study of BAY 43-9006Gemcitabine for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2013-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth Drugs used in chemotherapy such as gemcitabine work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die Giving sorafenib with gemcitabine may kill more tumor cells This phase II trial is studying how well giving sorafenib together with gemcitabine works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
I Determine the objective response rate in patients with locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas treated with sorafenib and gemcitabine
II Determine the toxicity experienced by patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who are treated with sorafenib plus gemcitabine
OUTLINE This is a multicenter study
Patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28 and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 8 and 15 Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
PROJECTED ACCRUAL A total of 12-35 patients will be accrued for this study within 7 months