74
Participants
Start Date
August 29, 2003
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2009
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2009
Gemcitabine
"Induction: Patients receive the first cycle of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 intravenously once per week for 6 weeks followed by 1 week rest.~Consolidation: Following the week of rest, treatment resume with gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 administered intravenously once per week for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week rest, for 5 (4-week) cycles."
radiation therapy
"Induction: Patients receive gemcitabine 600 mg/m\^2 intravenous infusion over 30-60 minutes once a week for 6 weeks while receiving radiation therapy. The first gemcitabine dose is given on the first day of radiation therapy (prior to radiation), then weekly thereafter. All patients on Arm B receive radiation therapy Monday through Friday (no radiation on Saturday or Sunday), weeks 1-6, with once/week gemcitabine. The radiation dose per fraction is 180 cGy prescribed to the isocenter. The total dose of radiation is 5040 cGy given in 28 fractions over 5 1/2 weeks.~Consolidation: Additional cycles of gemcitabine begin approximately 4 weeks after completion of radiation therapy."
Louis Busch Hager Cancer Center at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown
Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College
Lewistown Hospital, Lewistown
Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster
Hematology and Oncology Associates, Scranton
Guthrie Medical Center - Sayre, Sayre
Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr
Delaware County Regional Cancer Center at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill
CCOP - MainLine Health, Wynnewood
Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood
Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Philadelphia
Paoli Memorial Hospital, Paoli
Chester County Hospital, West Chester
Jennersville Regional Hospital, West Grove
Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville
St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading
Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading
Martha Jefferson Hospital Cancer Care Center, Charlottesville
Bon Secours Cancer Care at St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond
West Virginia University - Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center - Charleston Division, Charleston
Marshall University Medical Center, Huntington
Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem
Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated, Goldsboro
Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville
Wilson Medical Center, Wilson
Zimmer Cancer Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur), Decatur
Emory University Hospital - Atlanta, Atlanta
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville
Cancer Care and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler, Savannah
Pearlman Comprehensive Cancer Center at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta
Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach
Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville, Jacksonville
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville
Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Knoxville
Baptist Regional Cancer Center at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville
Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington
Fremont Memorial Hospital, Fremont
St. Luke's Hospital, Maumee
Promedica Cancer Center at Flower Hospital, Sylvania
Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon
Toledo Hospital, Toledo
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo
Medical College of Ohio Cancer Institute, Toledo
St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital, Toledo
Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic, Toledo
Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
MetroHealth's Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland
St. Joseph Health Care Center, Warren
St. Elizabeth Cancer Center at St. Elizabeth Health Center - Youngstown, Youngstown
St. Elizabeth Boardman Cancer Center, Boardman
University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center, Canton
Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation, Canton
Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky
Mercy Hospital of Tiffin, Tiffin
St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima
Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima
Blanchard Valley Medical Associates, Findlay
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis
William N. Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis
Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services, La Porte
Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers, Michigan City
Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart
CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium, South Bend
Memorial Hospital of South Bend, South Bend
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Fort Wayne
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus, Royal Oak
Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, P.C., Lambertville
Mercy Memorial Hospital System, Monroe
Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo
West Michigan Cancer Center, Kalamazoo
Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph, Saint Joseph
Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center, Adrian
Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba, Escanaba
Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain
McFarland Clinic, P.C., Ames
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines, West Des Moines
Mercy Capitol Hospital, Des Moines
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association, Des Moines
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center, Des Moines
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center, Des Moines
Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines
Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City
Burgess Health Center, Onawa
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates at June E. Nylen Cancer Center, Sioux City
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City, Sioux City
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Cancer Center, Ottumwa
Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport
Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center, Marinette
Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls, Oconto Falls
Cancer Care Center at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc
Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay
St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center, Green Bay
Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital, Green Bay
St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center, Green Bay
University of Wisconsin Cancer Center at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau
Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center, Marshfield
Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse
Central Wisconsin Cancer Program at Agnesian HealthCare, Fond du Lac
United Hospital, Saint Paul
Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville
Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia
Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota, Saint Louis Park
Park Nicollet Health Services, Saint Louis Park
Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital, Fridley
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids
Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina
CCOP - Duluth, Duluth
Miller-Dwan Medical Center, Duluth
St. Mary's - Duluth Clinic Cancer Center, Duluth
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester
CentraCare Clinic - River Campus, Saint Cloud
Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center, Sioux Falls
Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls
Medical X-Ray Center, P. C., Sioux Falls
Bismarck Cancer Center, Bismarck
Cancer Care Center at Medcenter One Hospital, Bismarck
Mid Dakota Clinic, P.C., Bismarck
St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck
Trinity Cancer Care Center, Minot
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings
Great Falls Clinic, Great Falls
Deerpath Medical Associates, Lake Forest
North Shore Oncology and Hematology Associates, Limited - Libertyville, Libertyville
Hematology Oncology Associates - Skokie, Skokie
Hematology/Oncology of the North Shore at Gross Point Medical Center, Skokie
Midwest Cancer Research Group, Incorporated, Skokie
Evanston Northwestern Health Care - Evanston Hospital, Evanston
Midwest Center for Hematology/Oncology, Joliet
Joliet Oncology Hematology Associates, Limited - West, Joliet
Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center, Aurora
Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates, Hinsdale
La Grange Memorial Hospital, La Grange
Hematology and Oncology Associates, Chicago
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University, Chicago
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago
Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago
Northwest Medical Specialist, PC, Niles
Provena St. Mary's Wasser Regional Cancer Center - Kankakee, Kankakee
Swedish American Hospital, Rockford
Community Hospital of Ottawa, Ottawa
Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru
Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton
St. Margaret's Hospital, Spring Valley
Valley Cancer Center, Spring Valley
Galesburg Clinic, Galesburg
Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg
InterCommunity Cancer Center of Western Illinois, Galesburg
Kewanee Hospital, Kewanee
McDonough District Hospital, Macomb
Graham Hospital, Canton
Eureka Community Hospital, Eureka
Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital, Pekin
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria
Proctor Hospital, Peoria
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association, Peoria
Oncology/Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, P.C., Peoria
OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria
St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington
Hopedale Medical Complex, Hopedale
BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal
Community Cancer Center, Normal
Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center, Urbana
Memorial Hospital, Carthage
St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham
Mason District Hospital, Havana
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia
St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield
Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield
Midlands Cancer Center at Midlands Community Hospital, Papillion
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium, Omaha
Methodist Cancer Center at Methodist Hospital - Omaha, Omaha
Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha
Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha
Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha
Bryan LGH Medical Center West, Lincoln
Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln, Lincoln
Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Medical Center of Louisiana - New Orleans, New Orleans
Baton Rouge General Regional Cancer Center, Baton Rouge
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
Saint Joseph's Mercy Cancer Center, Hot Springs
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa
East Texas Medical Center Cancer Institute, Tyler
Doctor's Hospital of Laredo, Laredo
Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Lubbock
McKee Medical Center, Loveland
North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley
Utah Cancer Specialists at UCS Cancer Center, Salt Lake City
Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center, Murray
LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City
McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center - Provo, Provo
Dixie Regional Medical Center, St. George
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix
CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas
California Cancer Center - Woodward Park Office, Fresno
Doctors Medical Center, Modesto
Memorial Medical Center Cancer Services, Modesto
Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus, Seattle
Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington
New Britain General Hospital, New Britain
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven
William W. Backus Hospital, Norwich
Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore
Tufts - New England Medical Center, Boston
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange, East Orange
Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington
Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program - Marlton, Marlton
Booker Cancer Center at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank
Shore Memorial Hospital - Somers Point, Somers Point
Community Regional Cancer Center at Community Medical Center, Toms River
Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey
Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay
Pretoria Academic Hospital, Pretoria
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
NETWORK
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
NETWORK