Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin in Combination With Bevacizumab in Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer

Biliary Tract Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: Phase II Study of Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin in Combination With Bevacizumab (Avastin) in Unresectable or Metastatic Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purposes of this study are to test the safety of bevacizumab when given in combination with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin and to see what effects (good and bad) this combination has on patients with cancer of bile duct or gallbladder. Bevacizumab has been shown to slow or stop cell growth in tumors by decreasing the blood supply to the tumors.

Clinical Trial Description

• The chemotherapy drugs are given twice every 28 days. This 28 day period is called a cycle of study treatment.

• Bevacizumab will be administered by IV over 90 minutes on day 1 and day 15. Gemcitabine will be administered by IV over 1 hour and 40 minutes on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Oxaliplatin will be administered by IV for 2 hours on days 1 and 15 of each cycle.

• The following tests and procedures will be performed on day 1 and day 15 or each cycle:

physical examination; medical history; blood work; and urine test. A PET scan will be repeated at the end of cycle 2 and CT scans will be repeated once every 8 weeks.

• Participants will continue to receive cycles of study treatment as long as their disease does not progress and they are not experiencing any serious side effects. ;

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma
• Biliary Tract Cancer
• Biliary Tract Neoplasms
• Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma

• NCT number: NCT00361231
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: May 2006
• Completion date: August 2012