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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Urothelium and Decreased Kidney Function

Study:

Phase II Trial of Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma With Renal Insufficiency

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 cancer cells.

Purpose:

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the urothelium with decreased kidney function.

Study Status: Completed

Recruiting:
n/a

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

Verified by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group July, 2002

Sponsored by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005644

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Primary Purpose: Treatment

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
United States

David J. Vaughn, MD., Study Chair

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