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NCT00045526 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer or Stomach Cancer

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
48
Enrollment target

NCT00045526: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI).

NCT00045526 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI). The registered enrollment target is 48 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (64% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00045526, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI).

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
48 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This phase II trial is studying erlotinib hydrochloride to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced esophageal cancer or stomach cancer. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of cancer by blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth.

Interventions

  • OTHER laboratory biomarker analysis
  • DRUG erlotinib hydrochloride

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 48 participants
Start Date 2002-06
Phase Phase 2
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

3,257 total trials

What the finished NCT00045526 record still lists

NCT00045526 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 48 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (64% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which laboratory biomarker analysis is the first listed.

NCT00045526 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00045526 about?

NCT00045526 is a clinical study titled "Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer or Stomach Cancer". This phase II trial is studying erlotinib hydrochloride to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced esophageal cancer or stomach cancer. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of cancer by blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth.

What is the current status of trial NCT00045526?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 48 participants. The study started on 2002-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00045526?

The interventions under investigation include: laboratory biomarker analysis (OTHER), erlotinib hydrochloride (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00045526?

This trial is sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI), which has 3,257 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00045526's enrollment target sits among peer trials

48 1265th of 2000 higher than 718 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00045526, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00045526 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.