Patients with metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Histologically confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma 2) Age between 20 and 75 years 3) ECOG performance status (PS) of 0 to 2 4) Measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Group (RECIST) 5) A life expectancy of at least 8 weeks 6) No prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy for gastric cancer, except follows; 1. Only oral fluoropyrimidine drug 2. Within 1 regimen 3. Administered for less than 1 year 4. Finished more than 6 months before 7) No prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy for other than gastric cancer 8) Adequate organ function 1. WBC>=3,000/mm3,<=12,000/mm3 2. platelets>=100,000/mm3 3. GOT, GPT<=100 U/L 4. T-Bil<=2.0 mg/dL 5. Cr<=1.5 mg/dL 6. CRP<=10mg/dL 9) No blood transfusion in last 2 weeks 10) Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Diabetes with regular use of insulin or under poor control 2) Active ischemic heart disease 3) Severe arrhythmia 4) Symptomatic brain metastasis 5) Alcohol allergy 6) HBs antigen positive or HCV antibody positive 7) Massive abdominal effusion 8) Massive pleural effusin 9) Severe diarrhea 10) History of other active malignancy 11) Pregnancy, the desire to preserve fecundity, or lactating woman 12) Severe mental disorder 13) Need of IVH or enteral nutrition 14) Inadequate physical condition, as diagnosed by primary physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Phase I : Rate of dose limiting toxicity Phase II: Response rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Toxicity Time to treatment failure Overall survival | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Cancer Center Hospital Gastrointestinal Oncology Division