Endoscopic Placement of Metal Stents in Treating Patients With Cancer- Related Duodenal Obstruction
Colorectal Cancer, Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring stage I colon cancer, stage II colon cancer, stage III colon cancer, stage IV colon cancer, stage I gastric cancer, stage II gastric cancer, stage III gastric cancer, stage IV gastric cancer, recurrent gastric cancer, stage I pancreatic cancer, stage II pancreatic cancer, stage III pancreatic cancer, recurrent pancreatic cancer, recurrent colon cancer, localized gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, regional gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, metastatic gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, recurrent gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, small intestine adenocarcinoma, small intestine lymphoma, small intestine leiomyosarcoma, localized extrahepatic bile duct cancer, unresectable extrahepatic bile duct cancer, recurrent extrahepatic bile duct cancer, recurrent small intestine cancer, constipation, impaction, and bowel obstruction, quality of life, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, stage IV pancreatic cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Endoscopically confirmed localized tumor as the cause of duodenal obstruction All primary tumor types are eligible No prior duodenal Wallstents Must have symptoms of gastrointestinal obstruction, including: Inability to move bowels, absence of flatus, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm^3 Hepatic: INR no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No cardiac condition Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No significant active infection (e.g., pneumonia, peritonitis, or wound abscess) that would preclude endoscopy No other serious concurrent illness No uncontrolled metabolic disease (e.g., diabetes mellitus or hypothyroidism) No dementia, psychiatric disorder, or altered mental status that would preclude compliance History of other neoplastic disease allowed Veterans Administration patients are not eligible PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Prior or concurrent chemotherapy allowed Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Prior or concurrent radiotherapy allowed Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior surgery and recovered
Sites / Locations
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University