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NCT00954525 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Intravenous Vitamin C in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
14
Enrollment target

NCT00954525: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

NCT00954525 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University. The registered enrollment target is 14 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00954525, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
14 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Eligible candidates will be adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer (confirmed diagnosis with pathology reports and measurable computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). Participants must not be receiving any other concurrent chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Full inclusion/exclusion criteria are available. History and physical examination, and laboratory and imaging analyses will be done within 14 days prior to registration. The three cohorts of subjects will receive 50, 75 or 100 grams of intravenous ascorbic acid, three times per week for 8 weeks. Subjects will also have co-administration of the chemotherapy medications, gemcitabine (intravenously) and erlotinib (orally). Approximately 9 to 18 participants will be enrolled in this Phase I study.

Interventions

  • DRUG Gemcitabine and Erlotinib
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Intravenous Vitamin C

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 14 participants
Start Date 2009-07
Est. Completion 2011-12
Phase Phase 1

What the finished NCT00954525 record still lists

NCT00954525 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 14 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower).

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

NCT00954525 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00954525 about?

NCT00954525 is a clinical study titled "Intravenous Vitamin C in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer". Eligible candidates will be adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer (confirmed diagnosis with pathology reports and measurable computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). Participants must not be receiving any other concurrent chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Full inclusion/ex...

What is the current status of trial NCT00954525?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 14 participants. The study started on 2009-07. Estimated completion is 2011-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00954525?

The interventions under investigation include: Gemcitabine and Erlotinib (DRUG), Intravenous Vitamin C (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00954525?

This trial is sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, which has 138 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00954525's enrollment target sits among peer trials

14 1844th of 2000 higher than 154 of 2,000 other Phase 1 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 NCT00954525, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00954525 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.