Overview

Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Gallbladder or Bile Duct Cancer

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2001-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan in treating patients with advanced gallbladder or bile duct cancer that cannot be removed surgically.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Camptothecin
Irinotecan