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NCT00383266 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

A Phase II Study of Pemetrexed and Carboplatin in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
9
Enrollment target

NCT00383266: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine.

NCT00383266 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by Washington University School of Medicine. The registered enrollment target is 9 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00383266, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
9 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a study of an investigational agent, pemetrexed, in combination with a standard chemotherapy drug, carboplatin, for treatment of patients with metastatic esophageal cancer.

Primary Outcome

* Overall response rate = complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) using RECIST. * CR=disappearance of all target lesions and disappearance of all non-target lesions and normalization of tumor marker level * PR=at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of the target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD

Interventions

  • DRUG Carboplatin
  • DRUG Pemetrexed

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 9 participants
Start Date 2006-10
Est. Completion 2010-06
Phase Phase 2

Why NCT00383266 stopped before completion

NCT00383266 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 9 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower).

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

NCT00383266 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00383266 about?

NCT00383266 is a clinical study titled "A Phase II Study of Pemetrexed and Carboplatin in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer". This is a study of an investigational agent, pemetrexed, in combination with a standard chemotherapy drug, carboplatin, for treatment of patients with metastatic esophageal cancer.

What is the current status of trial NCT00383266?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 9 participants. The study started on 2006-10. Estimated completion is 2010-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00383266?

The interventions under investigation include: Carboplatin (DRUG), Pemetrexed (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00383266?

This trial is sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine, which has 1,502 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00383266's enrollment target sits among peer trials

9 1989th of 2000 higher than 11 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 NCT00383266, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00383266 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.