The purpose of this study is to find out what activity the combination of docetaxel and Iressa have against metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Iressa will be taken orally once daily without interruption. Docetaxel will be administered intravenously once weekly for two out of every three weeks. Patients will also receive dexamethasone the night prior, morning of, and the evening after docetaxel treatment to help prevent an allergic reaction. Every week that chemotherapy is given, blood tests and vital signs will be taken. After the first 6 weeks of therapy a CT scan (or other radiological procedure) will be done to assess the progress of the disease. If the cancer is responding to the treatment and no unacceptable side effects have occured, treatment with Iressa and docetaxel will continue. CT scans (or other radiological procedure) will be performed at week 12 and every 9 weeks thereafter to monitor the progress of the disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
To determine the response rate of Iressa and docetaxel in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer following failure of gemcitabine-based therapy
Time frame: 3 years
To determine the safety, radiologic response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with Iressa and docetaxel
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