Combination Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa Followed by Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Ga… (NCT00019474) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Interferon Alfa Followed by Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer
United States60 participantsStarted 1998-03
Plain-language summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood and may help a person recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. Combining chemotherapy with interferon alfa may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining chemotherapy and interferon alfa followed by filgrastim in treating patients who have gastrointestinal tract cancer.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 120 Years
SexALL
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed pancreatic, gastric, biliary system, or hepatocellular carcinoma beyond the scope of surgical resection Gastrointestinal tract carcinoid tumor or carcinoma of the small bowel allowed Bidimensionally measurable disease Ineligible for ECOG 6296 (gastric cancer) No brain metastases, unless completely resected and CT scan of the brain is normal
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 3 times normal SGOT less than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease No chronic or uncontrolled angina No significant coronary artery disease (even if asymptomatic) on cardiac catheterization or thallium stress test, in patients with a history of atherosclerotic heart disease No congestive heart failure No arrhythmia Pulmonary: No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease No chronic pulmonary disease, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, sarcoid, or bronchiectasis Neurologic: No cerebellar disease No seizure disorder Other: HIV negative No active or serious underlying infection No AIDS No psychiatric illness No organic mental syndrome No major psychoaffective disorder No poorly controlled diabetes mellitus No serious underlying illness that would preclude study No recent history of alco…