New drug cocktail tested for tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT00885066
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tested a combination of three drugs (gemcitabine, capecitabine, and erlotinib) in 30 people with advanced pancreatic cancer that had already been treated. The main goal was to find the safest dose and understand side effects. This is not a cure, but aims to control the disease.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
-
May 2008
- Finished
-
Oct 2009
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 75 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas * Advanced disease * No standard curative therapy available * Must have received prior first-line chemotherapy * No brain metastasis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * WHO performance status 0-2 * Life expectancy ≥ 8 weeks * ANC ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/ L * Platelet count ≥ 130 x 10\^9/ L * Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL * Liver transaminases ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (≤ 5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases) * Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN * Creatinine ≤ 130 mmol/L OR creatinine clearance \> 30 mL/min * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception * No intolerance or hypersensitivity to any of the drugs being tested * No history of interstitial lung disease * No history of severe cardiac disease * No serious uncontrolled infection * No rare hereditary disorders, i.e., galactosemia, lactase deficiency, or malabsorption of glucose or galactose syndrome * Must not be deprived of liberty or under guardianship * Must not be on probation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * No prior erlotinib hydrochloride * No concurrent potent inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 or CYP3A4 * More than 14 days since participation in another clinical trial
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a Three-Drug combo crack pancreatic Cancer's defenses?
- Can a blood test before pancreatic surgery predict a dangerous leak?
- New chemo cocktail targets pancreatic cancer at every stage
- Bacteria-Based immunotherapy targets pancreatic tumors in first human test
- Can a new radiation machine cut breath holds for cancer patients?
- Two oral drugs join chemotherapy in a bid to shrink pancreatic tumors