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Docetaxel and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Progressive Regional or Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Study:

Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in Advanced Carcinoma of the Urothelium

Rationale:

Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

Purpose:

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of docetaxel and gemcitabine in treating patients who have progressive regional or metastatic bladder cancer.

Study Status: Completed

Recruiting:
n/a

Condition Intervention Phase
Bladder Cancer
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Urethral Cancer		 Drug: docetaxel
Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride		 Phase 2

Verified by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group January, 2010

Sponsored by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Information provided by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004223

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
United States

Robert Dreicer, MD, FACP., Study Chair

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