A Randomized, Open Label, Phase II Study of OSI-7904L Versus 5-FU/LV as First-Line Treatment in Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Biliary Tract

Study start date: August 1, 2004

Inclusion Criteria: Documented locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the biliary tract; Adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function; Bilirubin \<= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; Age 18 years or older; Predicted life expectancy 12 weeks or more; Prior surgery and radiation therapy permitted provided patient has recovered adequately; At least 1 target lesion \>= 20 mm (or \>= 10 mm on spiral CT-scan); ECOG Performance Status 0-2; No prior chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease. Adjuvant/neo-adjuvant permitted if therapy was completed at least 12 months prior to study entry; Exclusion Criteria: Concurrent anticancer therapy while on study; History of other malignancy within the past 3 years except basal or squamous cell carcinoma or in situ cervical cancer; Symptomatic brain metastases which are not stable or have required radiation in the past 28 days;