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Split-course SBRT for Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Interventions
Drug: nab-Paclitaxel+Gemcitabine
Radiation: split-course SBRT
Registration Number
NCT04289792
Lead Sponsor
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Brief Summary

Exploratory assessment of the efficacy and safety of gemcitabine-albumin-based paclitaxel chemotherapy combined with SBRT in the treatment of newly diagnosed borderline resectable and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer patients with sequential investigator selection (IC).

Detailed Description

The question of how to administer adequate chemotherapy to synchronize SBRT treatment strategy to maximize the benefits of neoadjuvant therapy for improved prognosis of patients with borderline resectable (BRPC) and locally advanced (LAPC) pancreatic cancer is a challenging and debatable issue. No studies have yet evaluated the efficacy of split-course SBRT as the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy regimen. The investigators aimed to study whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus split-course SBRT results in better outcomes in BRPC and LAPC patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
27
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 70 years old.
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
  • Borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer proven by imaging examinations via multidisciplinary approaches according to NCCN guidelines
  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Without distant metastasis
  • The maximum diameter of the tumor must not exceed 5 cm
  • Acceptable hematology parameters: a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1500 cell/mm3 b. Platelet count ≥100,000/mm3 c. Hemoglobin (Hgb)≥9 g/dL
  • Acceptable blood chemistry levels: a. AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT≤2.5× upper limit of normal range (ULN) b. Total bilirubin≤1.5 ULN c. Alkaline phosphatase≤2.5× ULN d. Serum albumin>3 g/dL e. Serum creatinine≤1.5 ULN
  • Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent document prior to any study related assessments/procedures are conducted.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age < 18 years old and > 70 years old. Prior anticancer therapy for pancreatic carcinoma.
  • Presence of or history of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  • Patients who had surgeries, chemotherapy, or other treatments before inclusion.
  • Any other malignancy within 5 years prior to enrollment
  • History of allergy or hypersensitivity to nab-paclitaxel or gemcitabine or any of their excipients.
  • Peripheral sensory neuropathy Grade > 1
  • Serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems, or serious psychiatric disorders.
  • Pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Patients enrolled in other clinical trials or incompliant with regular follow-up
  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with study procedures.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SBRT with concurrent chemotherapynab-Paclitaxel+GemcitabineSBRT with nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine (nab-P+Gem) chemotherapy
SBRT with concurrent chemotherapysplit-course SBRTSBRT with nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine (nab-P+Gem) chemotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Progression-Free Survival (PFS)From enrollment to 2 years after the end of treatment

Progression-free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the date of the first dose to the date of disease progression or death (by any cause), whichever is earlier. The analysis day was calculated from enrollment date for one participant who was not treated. Participants who have no disease progression or have not died were censored to last tumor assessment date with progression-free.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Kaplan-Meier Estimates for Time to Treatment Failure (TTF)From enrollment to 2 years after the end of treatment

TTF was defined as the time after the first dose of study therapy to discontinuation of study therapy due to disease progression, death by any cause, or the start of a new non-protocol-defined anticancer therapy/surgery.

Disease Control Rate (DCR)From enrollment to 2 years after the end of treatment

DCR was defined as the percentage of participants with a CR or PR or SD from of date of first treatment to 16 weeks. Tumor assessments after start of non-protocol-defined anticancer therapy were excluded.

Overall Response Rate (ORR)From enrollment to 2 years after the end of treatment

ORR was defined as the percentage of participants that achieved a combined incidence of complete (CR) and partial response (PR) using RECIST 1.1 guidelines as assessed by the investigator.

Kaplan-Meier Estimates for Overall Survival (OS)From enrollment to 2 years after the end of treatment

Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of first dose of study therapy to the date of death (by any cause).

Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)From enrollment to 2 years after the end of treatment

TEAEs are defined as any adverse event (AE) that begin or worsen on or after the start of study drug or procedure of the study period through the maximum duration of the period plus 28 days.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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