Clinical Trial: Randomized Phase 2 Study With Gemcitabine Alone and Combination Therapy for Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Randomized Study of Gemcitabine/Cisplatin Versus Single-Agent Gemcitabine in Patients With Biliary Tract Cancer

Brief Summary: To investigate efficacy and safety of gemcitabine combined with cisplatin and of gemcitabine alone by comparison in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

Current Primary Outcome: Percentage of Patients Alive at 1 Year (1-Year Survival Rate) [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Original Primary Outcome: To verify that gemcitabine/cisplatin combination therapy shows higher 1-year survival rate than gemcitabine monotherapy in chemotherapy-naïve patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Tumor Response [ Time Frame: baseline to measured progressive disease (up to 2 years) ]
  • Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: baseline to measured progressive disease (up to 2 years) ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Characterize the nature of the toxicities experienced in each arm; Objective response rate; Progression-free survival; Disease control rate (CR, PR, SD [ * 12 weeks ])

Information By: Eli Lilly and Company

Dates:
Date Received: September 22, 2006
Date Started: September 2006
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 18, 2009
Last Verified: November 2009