Capecitabine For Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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Official title
A Phase II Study Of Capecitabine In Previously Treated, Recurrent And/Or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Brief summary
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This study plans to examine the effects of Capecitabine administered as an oral chemotherapy drug in participants with nasopharyngeal cancer. Capecitabine is an oral prodrug. A "prodrug" is a drug that is converted within the body into its active form that has medical effects. Capecitabine is a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), which is a chemotherapy agent frequently used to treat head and neck cancers. Capecitabine is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and is converted to 5-FU. Capecitabine (Xeloda9) has been tested in subjects with colorectal and breast cancers, and shown to be effective in those cancers. Likewise, 5-FU has shown benefit when administered as a continuous infusion for those with nasopharyngeal cancers. Since Capecitabine is a prodrug of 5-FU, it is possible that similar results will be achieved. RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of capecitabine in treating patients who have locally recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00095901
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 3 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 2004 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- May 2007 (Actual)
- Completion
- May 2007 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Mar 29, 2018
2004 – 2007
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Cancer Research Center | Chicago | Illinois | 60637-1470 | — |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | — |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Mar 29, 2018 · Synced Nov 15, 2026
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