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Efficacy of Doxycycline on Metakaryote Cell Death in Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Doxycycline for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Completed, enrolled 12 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is a window-of-opportunity study that examines the efficacy of doxycycline, and FDA-approved oral antibiotic, on metakaryotic (cancer stem cells) in resectable pancreatic cancer following eight weeks of treatment.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Treatment with doxycycline hyclate will be administered as an oral agent on an outpatient basis. Patients will receive doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for a period of 8 weeks (56 days). Upon registration (baseline) and at the first, third, and fifth days of doxycycline therapy, patients will be seen to obtain trough serum concentrations for pharmacokinetic studies. Additional serum levels will be checked on days 8, 15, 22 and 29.