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Brief Title: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Biliary Tract or Gallbladder Cancer
Official Title: Phase II Trial Of Gemcitabine, 5-Fluorouracil, And Leucovorin In Patients With Measurable Unresectable Or Metastatic Biliary Tract Carcinoma (Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic, Ampulla Of Vater) And Gallbladder Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT00009893
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 unresectable or metastatic biliary tract or gallbladder cancer.
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the 6-month survival and overall survival of patients with unresectable or metastatic biliary tract carcinoma or gallbladder cancer treated with gemcitabine, fluorouracil, and leucovorin calcium. II. Determine the tumor response in these patients treated with this regimen. III. Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes followed by leucovorin calcium IV and fluorouracil IV over 5-10 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for a minimum of 2 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 4 years.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association, Peoria, Illinois, United States
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center, Urbana, Illinois, United States
CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, United States
CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
CCOP - Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
CentraCare Clinic, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Medcenter One Health System, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
CCOP - Merit Care Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota, United States
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program, Toledo, Ohio, United States
Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Name: Steven R. Alberts, MD
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Role: STUDY_CHAIR