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NCT00320255 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

A Phase 2 Pilot Study of Apixaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Advanced (Metastatic) Cancer

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
130
Enrollment target

NCT00320255: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

NCT00320255 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Bristol-Myers Squibb. The registered enrollment target is 130 participants, roughly in line with the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00320255, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
130 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn whether apixaban is well-tolerated and acceptable as anticoagulant therapy, when administered to patients with advanced or metastatic cancer and at increased risk for venous thromboembolic events. Demonstration of a favorable benefit:risk profile could lead to significant reduction in this serious and sometimes fatal complication of ongoing cancer and its treatment.

Primary Outcome

Major bleeding was defined as clinically overt bleeding accompanied by 1 or more of the following: * A decrease in hemoglobin of 20 g/L or more or * Required transfusion of 2 or more units of packed red blood cells or whole blood, or * Occurred in a critical site * Contributed to death. CRNM bleeding was defined as bleeding that did not meet the criteria for major bleeding but that, in routine clinical practice, would be considered relevant and not trivial by a patient and physician. Such blee

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Apixaban

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 130 participants
Start Date 2006-06
Est. Completion 2009-01
Phase Phase 2
Bristol-Myers Squibb

1,025 total trials

What the finished NCT00320255 record still lists

NCT00320255 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 130 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, roughly in line with the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target.

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

NCT00320255 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00320255 about?

NCT00320255 is a clinical study titled "A Phase 2 Pilot Study of Apixaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Advanced (Metastatic) Cancer". The purpose of this study is to learn whether apixaban is well-tolerated and acceptable as anticoagulant therapy, when administered to patients with advanced or metastatic cancer and at increased risk for venous thromboembolic events. Demonstration of a favorable benefit:risk profile could lead to s...

What is the current status of trial NCT00320255?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 130 participants. The study started on 2006-06. Estimated completion is 2009-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00320255?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Apixaban (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00320255?

This trial is sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, which has 1,025 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00320255's enrollment target sits among peer trials

130 543rd of 2000 higher than 1,448 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 NCT00320255, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00320255 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.