advanced pancreatic cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with histological or cytological evidence of pancreactic cancer(exclude of neuroendocrine tumor). Or, cytology is class 4, but clinically diagnosed pancreactic cancer. 2) Unresectable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. 3) Patients aged more than 20. 4) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0, 1 5) Patients treating witn erlotinib. 6) Patients who have adequate hematological, renal and respiratory, heart function. a) Neutrophil count is more than 500/mm3. b) Platlet is more than 50000/mm3 on the day of biopsy. 7) Informed consent can obtain from patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) In cases of difficult to biopsy of normal skin tissue, because of past history of skin disease, for example, atopic dermatitis or collagenosis. 2) Patients with past history of allergy of local anesthetization drug. 3) In cases of doctor judged inappropriate for this protocol.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Imaging of drug concentration of erlotinib on the skin tissue | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare of imaging of drug concentration on skin rash and normal skin | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kobe University Hospital Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology