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NCT00128596 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Metastatic Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
25
Enrollment target

NCT00128596: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

NCT00128596 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by University of Pittsburgh. The registered enrollment target is 25 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (81% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00128596, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
25 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as arsenic trioxide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well arsenic trioxide works in treating patients with metastatic liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

Interventions

  • DRUG arsenic trioxide

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 25 participants
Start Date 2004-06
Phase Phase 2
University of Pittsburgh

1,238 total trials

What the finished NCT00128596 record still lists

NCT00128596 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 25 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (81% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which arsenic trioxide is the first listed.

NCT00128596 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00128596 about?

NCT00128596 is a clinical study titled "Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Metastatic Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery". RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as arsenic trioxide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well arsenic trioxide works in treating patients with metastatic liv...

What is the current status of trial NCT00128596?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 25 participants. The study started on 2004-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00128596?

The interventions under investigation include: arsenic trioxide (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00128596?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pittsburgh, which has 1,238 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00128596's enrollment target sits among peer trials

25 1719th of 2000 higher than 245 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 NCT00128596, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00128596 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.