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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01243632
Date of registration: 10/11/2010
Primary sponsor: Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Public title: Gemcitabine in Long Infusion and Cisplatin for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment
Scientific title: A Phase II Trial of Low-dose Gemcitabine in Prolonged Infusion and Cisplatin in Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Date of first enrolment: December 2002
Target sample size: 78
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01243632
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Slovenia
Contacts
Name:   Matjaz Zwitter, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Biopsy-proven diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma

- Inoperable for anatomic or physiological reason

- Measurable and previously unirradiated lesion

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 - 2

- Adequate haematopoietic, liver, and kidney function.

- Signed informed consent for participation in the trial

Exclusion Criteria:

- Significant medical co-morbidity

- Pregnant or lactating women

- History of the cancer in the previous 10 years or breast cancer ever.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Intervention(s)
Drug: Prolonged 6-hr infusion of gemcitabine
Primary Outcome(s)
Response rate [Time Frame: Computerized tomography (CT) measurement of disease will be performed after 2nd cycle of chemotherapy and at the end of the treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Safety and tolerability [Time Frame: During the study]
Secondary ID(s)
86/12/02
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Supported by grants J3-3021 and J3-6044 from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
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