Capecitabine and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine and docetaxel, 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 II trial is studying how well giving capecitabine together with docetaxel
works in treating patients with recurrent or progressive metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Miami University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center