Vitamin C Plus Cordyceps to Chemotherapy Related Anemia in Pancreatic Cancer (NCT06601283) | Clinical Trial Compass
RecruitingPhase 2/3
Vitamin C Plus Cordyceps to Chemotherapy Related Anemia in Pancreatic Cancer
China50 participantsStarted 2024-11-22
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose vitamin C plus herbal medicine on improving the quality of life for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 80 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
* Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma.
* Adequate organ performance based on laboratory blood tests.
* Presence of at least of one measurable lesion in agreement to RECIST criteria.
* Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 8 g/dL.
* The expected survival ≥ 3 months.
* Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
Exclusion Criteria:
* • Patients who have received anti-tumor treatment for other types of cancer in the last two years.
* Patients who have received any form of anti-tumor therapy for pancreatic cancer.
* The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology as non-adenocarcinoma of pancreas.
* Inflammation of the digestive tract, including pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc.
* Pregnant or nursing women.
* Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
* Severe and uncontrollable accompanying diseases that may affect protocol compliance or interfere with the interpretation of results, including active opportunistic infections or advanced (severe) infections, and diabetes that cannot be controlled after adequate clinical anti-hyperglycemia treatment according to guidelines, uncontrollable hypertension, …
What they're measuring
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Rate of anemia
Timeframe: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)