Clinical Trial: Gemcitabine Plus Pemetrexed Disodium in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Biliary Tract or Gallbladder Cancer

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

Official Title: Phase I/II Trial Of Gemcitabine And ALIMTA In Patients With Measurable Or Evaluable, Unresectable Or Metastatic Biliary Tract Carcinoma (Intrahepatic, Extrahepatic, Ampulla Or Vater) And RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as gemcitabine work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth. Combining gemcitabine with pemetrexed disodium may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gemcitabine when given together with pemetrexed disodium to see how well it works in treating patients with unresectable or metastatic biliary tract or gallbladder cancer.


Detailed Summary:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of gemcitabine when administered with pemetrexed disodium in patients with unresectable or metastatic biliary tract or gallbladder cancer. (Phase I closed to accrual as of Oct. 2005.)
  • Determine the 6-month survival rate of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the best objective tumor response rate and duration of best objective tumor response in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the time to progression and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the individual patient variation in toxicity of and/or response to this regimen due to genetic differences in proteins involved in drug response in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter phase I dose-escalation study of gemcitabine followed by a phase II study.

  • Phase I: Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity (phase I closed to accrual as of October 2005).

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of gemcitabine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

  • Phase II: Patients receive pemetrexed disodium a
    Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    Current Primary Outcome: Survival after 6 months of treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]

    Original Primary Outcome:

    Current Secondary Outcome:

    • Response as assessed by RECIST criteria every 8-16 weeks [ Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks ]
    • Toxicity as assessed by CTC v3 every 4 weeks [ Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks ]


    Original Secondary Outcome:

    Information By: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    Dates:
    Date Received: May 6, 2003
    Date Started: January 2004
    Date Completion:
    Last Updated: December 5, 2016
    Last Verified: December 2016