Active clinical trials for "Cholangiocarcinoma"

For patients with non-resectable cholangiocarcinoma, gemcitabine with cisplatin is considered as the reference treatment in first line chemotherapy. However, the outcomes of these patients remain limited and therefore more effective drugs are warranted. The context of the disease and current data on sunitinib suggest that sunitinib may have activity in patients with advanced non resectable cholangiocarcinoma. Thereby, it is proposed to conduct an open label single arm trial aiming evidencing activity of sunitinib in such a patient population.

This phase II trial is studying how well giving sorafenib tosylate together with erlotinib hydrochloride works in treating patients with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic gallbladder cancer or cholangiocarcinoma. Sorafenib tosylate and erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth or by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and clinical activity of enasidenib in adults with advanced solid tumors, including glioma, or with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) mutation.

Patients with advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) who are not eligible for curative surgery, transplantation, or ablative therapies will receive nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine chemotherapy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the combination of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine. The effectiveness will be determined by improvement in the length of time during and after treatment, that the CCA does not get worse.

This study evaluates the combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine, irinotecan and panitumumab in patients with advanced biliary cancer.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, epirubicin, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of capecitabine when given together with epirubicin and carboplatin in treating patients with progressive, unresectable, or metastatic cancer.

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of erlotinib hydrochloride when given together with cetuximab and to see how well they work in treating patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer, head and neck cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, or colorectal cancer. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Erlotinib hydrochloride and cetuximab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving erlotinib hydrochloride together with cetuximab may kill more tumor cells.

To determine the activity of gemcitabine combined with carboplatin in the treatment of patients with metastatic or recurrent cholangiocarcinoma or gallbladder cancer.

OBJECTIVES Primary objective: The primary objective of the trial is to determine the safety of adjuvant treatment with cisplatin plus gemcitabine for a period of 6 months after curative resection of cholangiocellular carcinoma Secondary objectives: Secondary objectives of the trial are to assess the feasibility and efficacy of the adjuvant therapy and to determine duration of response and patterns of failure compared to historical controls without postoperative treatment Exploratory objectives: To obtain blood samples and tumor tissue after resection for establishment and characterization of new cholangiocarcinoma cell lines and tumor antigens. Other aims are identification of tumor specific antibodies from blood samples, and characterization of tumor antigens with consecutive development of new specific immunological therapies, e.g. cancer-testis antigens (CTA) for tumor vaccination. Trial with medicinal product

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of irinotecan when given together with fluorouracil and leucovorin in treating patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer.