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Study NCT ID: NCT00012363
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2012-06-14
First Post: 2001-03-03

Brief Title: S0101 Gemcitabine and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Cancer of the Esophagus
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
Organization: SWOG Cancer Research Network

Study Overview

Official Title: Gemcitabine Plus Irinotecan in Patients With Esophageal Cancer Phase II
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2012-06
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: RATIONALE Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells

PURPOSE Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have metastatic or recurrent cancer of the esophagus
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES

Determine the 6-month survival rate of patients with metastatic or recurrent carcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction treated with gemcitabine and irinotecan
Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients

OUTLINE Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 8 Treatment repeats every 21 days for at least 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years

PROJECTED ACCRUAL A total of 30-55 patients will be accrued for this study

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
U10CA032102 NIH SWOG httpsreporternihgovquickSearchU10CA032102
S0101 OTHER None None