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A combination of Cisplatin at 40 mg/m2 + Gemcitabine at 1000 mg/m2, every 28 days + Erlotinib 100 mg daily, orally. Cycles will be repeated every four weeks.

Cisplatin is administered intravenously at 40 mg/m2 on day 1 and day 15, every 28 days. Cisplatin is administered following Gemcitabine. Cisplatin administration should occur with hydration with normal saline at 250 mL/ hour for at least 4 hours before and during Cisplatin administration. Additionally, Cisplatin administration should be preceded by osmotic diuresis with Mannitol 25%, 12.5 grams.

100 mg orally daily. For grade 3 or 4 skin rash, erlotinib should be held until resolution of the rash to no more than grade 1 before resumption of erlotinib.

Erlotinib

Gemcitabine is administered intravenously at 1000 mg/m2 on day 1 and 15, every 28 days. The clinical formulation is supplied in a sterile form for intravenous use only. Vials of gemcitabine contain either 200 mg or 1 g of gemcitabine hydrochloride (HCl )(expressed as free base) formulated with mannitol (200 mg or 1 g, respectively) and sodium acetate (12.5 mg or 62.5 mg, respectively) as a sterile lyophilized powder. Hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide may have been added for pH adjustment.

Yehuda Patt, MD

Ari D Baron, MD

This is a single arm phase II trial of Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin (Gem-Ox) with Erlotinib (Tarceva) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and biliary tree cancer (BTC) patients with platelet counts 100,000/µL. The purpose of this study is to determine the tumor control rate following treatment with GEM-OX combined with Tarceva in patients with HCC. Tumor control rate is defined as the percentage of patients achieving a complete response, partial response, or stable disease at 24 weeks following treatment.

The incidence and mortality of HCC has increased in the United States. Promising responses have been observed in HCC patients treated with gemcitabine and cisplatin, inclusing good disease stabilization and progression free survival. Cisplatin-gemcitabine enhances the cytotoxicity of cisplatin by increasing the formation of cytotoxic platinum DNA adducts. Similarly, Oxaliplatin also has DNA cross linkage properties and one could assume that its combination with gemcitabine is likely to potentiate the cytotoxicity of the latter. Erlotinib has also been reported to result in clinical benefit in HCC and BTC patients. Based on these prior findings, we embarked on this phase II protocol of gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, and erlotinib in HCC and BTC patients.

Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin, Tarceva &/or Cisplatin in HCC & Biliary Tree Cancers

Gemcitabine and Cisplatin With Erlotinib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and Biliary Tree Cancer (BTC) (Intra- and Extra-hepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Bile Duct Cancer, Adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater and Gallbladder Carcinoma)

Rate of tumor control is defined as the percentage of patients achieving a complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) + stable disease (SD) at 24 weeks following treatment.

Response is evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (version 1.0). Target lesions are assessed by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions to qualify for Progressive Disease; Progressive Disease (PD), 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

Overall response rate is defined as the percentage of patients achieving a complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) at 24 weeks following treatment.

Response is evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (version 1.0). Target lesions are assessed by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions to qualify for Progressive Disease; Progressive Disease (PD), 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

The time from treatment initiation to disease progression. Progression is evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (version 1.0). Target lesions are assessed by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Progressive Disease (PD), 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

Survival is defined as the time from treatment initiation to death by any cause

Toxicity will be evaluated per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.0. Frequency and severity of adverse events will be tabulated using counts of frequently occurring, serious and severe events of interest (i.e. Grade 3 and Grade 4 adverse events).

New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance

Cisplatin at a dose of 40 mg/m2 q 2 weeks along with gemcitabine, 1000mg/m2, and erlotinib 100 mg daily PO.

Cisplatin: Cisplatin 40 mg/ m2 on day 1 and day 15 in patients treated with Gem + Cis, with Cisplatin to be given following Gemcitabine. Cisplatin administration should be given along with hydration with NS at 250 mL/ hour for at least 4 hours pre-and during Cisplatin administration. Additionally, Cisplatin administration should be preceded by osmotic diuresis with Mannitol 25%, 12.5 grams.

Erlotinib: 100 mg orally daily.

Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2 on Days 1, 15 every 28 days. The clinical formulation is supplied in a sterile form for intravenous use only. Vials of gemcitabine contain either 200 mg or 1 g of gemcitabine HCl (expressed as free base) formulated with mannitol (200 mg or 1 g, respectively) and sodium acetate (12.5 mg or 62.5 mg, respectively) as a sterile lyophilized powder. Hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide may have been added for pH adjustment.

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