About this trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of thalidomide on improving the quality of life for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients receiving gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years.

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.

Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma.

Disqualifiers

Patients who have received any form of anti-tumor therapy.

The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology as non-adenocarcinoma of pancreas.

Inflammation of the digestive tract, including pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc.

Pregnant or nursing women.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Thalidomide
  • Nab paclitaxel
  • Gemcitabine
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Shanghai Cancer Center200032, ShanghaiShanghai Municipality, China

Sponsors and collaborators

Fudan University

Lead sponsor