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Study NCT ID: NCT06601283
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: None
First Post: 2024-09-10

Brief Title: Vitamin C Plus Herbal Medicine to Chemotherapy Related Anemia in Pancreatic Cancer
Sponsor: None
Organization: None

Study Overview

Official Title: Vitamin C Plus Herbal Medicine to Chemotherapy Related Anemia in Pancreatic Cancer
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
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Acronym: None
Brief Summary: 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
Detailed Description: Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy with a 5-year survival less than 10 Approximately 80 of patients with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage Chemotherapy is one of the major treatments for advanced pancreatic cancer The MPACT trial has confirmed the efficacy of gemcitabine combined with nab-paclitaxel as the first-line treatment to metastatic pancreatic cancer However the side-effects related to gemcitabine combined with nab-paclitaxel including anemia handfoot numbness fatigue nausea and malnutrition have impaired the tolerability of the regimen

Vitamin C also called ascorbate is an essential nutrient for the human body It modulates metabolism immune reaction collagen synthesis and iron absorption Some studies have shown that high-dose intravenous Vitamin C may be effective against various types of cancer Meanwhile medium or low dose of Vitamin C may enhance the tolerability of chemotherapy by increasing iron absorption improving anemia alleviating pain and handfoot numbness and thus improving quality of life for patients with pancreatic cancer In addition numerous evidence has proved the efficacy of Reishi and Cordyceps in alleviating the side effects related to chemotherapy

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose vitamin C plus herbal medicine Reishi and Cordyceps on improving the quality of life for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy Fifty patients will be assigned to the experimental group gemcitabine combined with nab-paclitaxel Vitamin C Reishi and Cordyceps Rate of anemia rate of handfoot numbness severity of pain quality of life and overall survival are measured

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