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NCT02048384 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

A Study of Metformin With or Without Rapamycin as Maintenance Therapy After Induction Chemotherapy in Subjects With Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
22
Enrollment target

NCT02048384: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

NCT02048384 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. The registered enrollment target is 22 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (63% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02048384, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
22 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a phase 1b, multi-center, open label, randomized study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of administering metformin with or without rapamycin after disease stabilization on chemotherapy in subjects with metastatic PDA.

Primary Outcome

To determine the safety and feasibility of administering metformin with or without rapamycin in subjects with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) after disease stabilization on chemotherapy.

Interventions

  • DRUG metformin alone (Arm A)
  • DRUG metformin (Arm B)
  • DRUG rapamycin (Arm B)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 22 participants
Start Date 2014-06-10
Est. Completion 2019-09
Phase Phase 1

What the finished NCT02048384 record still lists

NCT02048384 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 22 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (63% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which metformin alone (Arm A) is the first listed.

NCT02048384 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02048384 about?

NCT02048384 is a clinical study titled "A Study of Metformin With or Without Rapamycin as Maintenance Therapy After Induction Chemotherapy in Subjects With Pancreatic Cancer". This is a phase 1b, multi-center, open label, randomized study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of administering metformin with or without rapamycin after disease stabilization on chemotherapy in subjects with metastatic PDA.

What is the current status of trial NCT02048384?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 22 participants. The study started on 2014-06-10. Estimated completion is 2019-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02048384?

The interventions under investigation include: metformin alone (Arm A) (DRUG), metformin (Arm B) (DRUG), rapamycin (Arm B) (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02048384?

This trial is sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, which has 523 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02048384's enrollment target sits among peer trials

22 1601st of 2000 higher than 386 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 NCT02048384, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02048384 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.