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CompletedNCT00102700Updated Apr 29, 2009

ARQ 501 in Combination With Gemcitabine in Subjects With Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of ARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer and Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA). Completed at 15 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-04-29.

Sponsored by ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will document the safety and efficacy of the combination of ARQ 501 and gemcitabine in patients with treatment-naïve, unresectable, metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

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This is a single-arm, non-randomized study of ARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine in adult patients with treatment-naïve, unresectable, metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The study objectives are:

Primary Objective:

  • Assess the overall response rate (ORR) of patients treated with ARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine.

Secondary Objectives:

  • Determine time to tumor progression (TTP) of patients treated with ARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine
  • Further characterize the safety of ARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine
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Conditions studied

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Adenocarcinoma

Keywords

  • cancer
  • solid tumor
  • advanced solid tumor
  • pancreas
  • pancreatic cancer
  • cancer of the pancreas
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In context

Adenocarcinoma

2,004 studies on the registry are indexed under Adenocarcinoma; 375 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 66 is above the median of 45 across 1,553 interventional studies indexed under Adenocarcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) is the lead sponsor of 32 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable, metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Be treatment-naïve.
  • Have measurable disease per RECIST Criteria.
  • Be ≥18 years old.
  • Have a Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of ≥70%.
  • Have an estimated life expectancy of ≥12 weeks.
  • Be male or a non-pregnant, non-lactating female patient. Patients who are fertile agree to use an effective barrier method of birth control (e.g., latex condom, diaphragm, or cervical cap) to avoid pregnancy.
  • Have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug (if patient is a female of childbearing potential).
  • Sign a written informed consent form.
  • Have adequate organ function as indicated by acceptable laboratory values obtained within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have received any prior therapy for the treatment of their pancreatic malignancy (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, major surgery, or irradiation, whether conventional or investigational).
  • Have an active, uncontrolled systemic infection considered opportunistic, life threatening or clinically significant at the time of treatment.
  • Are pregnant or lactating.
  • Have a psychiatric disorder(s) that would interfere with consent, study participation, or follow-up.
  • Have any other severe concurrent disease, which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.
  • Have symptomatic or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
  • Have a known hypersensitivity to gemcitabine.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
66 participants

Interventions

  • DrugARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Document progression free survival after treatment with ARQ 501 and gemcitabine

Secondary outcomes

  1. Document safety and efficacy of ARQ 501 in combination with gemcitabine

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Study locations

15 sites
  • University of South Alabama
    Mobile, Alabama 36693, United States
  • Moores UCSD Cancer Center
    La Jolla, California 92093, United States
  • Desert Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
    Rancho Mirage, California 92270, United States
  • Scripps Cancer Center
    San Diego, California 92121, United States
  • VA San Diego Healthcare System
    San Diego, California 92161, United States
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • University of Kentucky Medical Center
    Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
  • Unversity of Kentucky Medical Center - Markey Center
    Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
  • The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Jeffrey Meyerhardt
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • Jacobi Medical Center
    Bronx, New York 10461, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, United States
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Virginia Cancer Institute
    Richmond, Virginia 23230, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 29, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00102700
Lead sponsor
ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
First posted
Feb 2, 2005
Start date
Jan 2005
Primary completion
Jan 2007
Completion
Jan 2007
Last update
Apr 29, 2009
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