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Brief Title: Study of Gemcitabine and Abraxane for Pancreas Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Study of Gemcitabine and Nanoparticle-Bound Paclitaxel as Second Line Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Study ID: NCT02242409
Brief Summary: A Phase II trial of gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel in the second line setting
Detailed Description: This is an open label Phase II study to evaluate the clinical activity of the combination of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (abraxane) as second line treatment in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who have received non-gemcitabine-based chemotherapy in the first line setting. All patients will receive both drugs on Days 1, 8, 15 every 28 days. The hypothesis is that this combination will have a 4-month progression free survival of 70% or higher.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Name: Michael Pishvaian, MD PhD
Affiliation: Georgetown University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR