Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00003216
- Lead Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which treatment regimen is most effective for pancreatic cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of fluorouracil and gemcitabine plus radiation therapy in treating patients with cancer of the pancreas who have undergone surgery.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Compare the overall and disease-free survival of patients with resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreas treated with adjuvant fluorouracil-based chemoradiotherapy preceded and followed by fluorouracil vs gemcitabine.
* Compare the local-regional and distant disease control in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the acute and late toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to nodal involvement (yes vs no), tumor diameter (less than 3 cm vs 3 cm or greater), and surgical margins (negative vs positive vs unknown). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
* Arm I: Beginning 3-8 weeks after definitive surgical resection, patients receive fluorouracil IV continuously for 3 weeks. Beginning 1-2 weeks later, patients receive fluorouracil IV continuously concurrently with radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5.5 weeks. Beginning 3-5 weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive fluorouracil IV continuously for 4 weeks every 6 weeks for 2 courses.
* Arm II: Beginning 3-8 weeks after definitive surgical resection, patients receive gemcitabine IV once weekly for 3 weeks. Beginning 1-2 weeks later, patients receive chemoradiotherapy as in arm I. Beginning 3-5 weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive gemcitabine IV once weekly for 3 weeks every 4 weeks for 3 courses.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 518 patients will be accrued for this study within 8.6 years.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 518
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (107)
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
🇺🇸Mobile, Alabama, United States
CCOP - Greater Phoenix
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
🇺🇸Tucson, Arizona, United States
Arizona Cancer Center
🇺🇸Tucson, Arizona, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Duarte, California, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
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