A Randomized Phase III Trial of Short-course Versus Long-course Pre-operative Chemotherapy With mFOLFIRINOX or PAXG Regimen for Stage I-III Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- PAXG
- Conditions
- Pancreas Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Sponsor
- Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Pancreas
- Enrollment
- 261
- Locations
- 22
- Primary Endpoint
- Event-free survival
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The main aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of short-course versus long-course pre-operative chemotherapy with PAXG or mFOLFIRINOX in patients who receive a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) resectable or borderline resectable.
Detailed Description
Pancreatic cancer is the seventh cause of death in cancer patients and more than 94% of affected patients die of cancer disease. In the majority of cases, the diagnosis is done at an advanced stage and only 10-20% of patients can be treated with a surgical resection. For this neoplasia, a radical resection may be an effective treatment. Nevertheless, results obtained with surgery alone are rather inadequate, showing a median survival of 12-14 months and 2-year survival of almost 20%: it seems evident the necessity to use complementary treatments in order to improve survival rate in this group of patients. Pancreatic cancer can relapse locally, at the level of tumoral bed, of the regional lymph nodes, on the immediately adjacent peritoneal surface or on contiguous organs. Also, distant metastases are quite frequent, mainly to the liver, at the entire peritoneal surface and, rarely, to the extra-abdominal organs. The rapid appearance of these metastases after surgical resection strongly suggests the presence of subclinical metastatic diffusion at an early phase of the disease. Currently, combination chemotherapy based on the mFOLFIRINOX regimen is considered the therapeutic standard in the adjuvant setting, in young and fit patients. Unfortunately, mFOLFIRINOX is burdened with strong haematological and extra-haematologic toxicity and just 2/3 of patients are able to complete the treatment. Recently, PAXG regimen \[(Cisplatin (P), Abraxane (A), Capecitabine (X), Gemcitabine (G)\] when compared to AG in randomized studies, showed an improvement in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival in borderline resectable, locally advanced and metastatic patients. To date, several ongoing randomized trials are investigating the efficacy of perioperative or neoadjuvant strategies in early stage PDAC. Only few studies are available regarding neoadjuvant treatment: some are outdated, numerically inconsistent, retrospective, or not randomized. In this scenario, it aims to better investigate pre-operative therapeutic strategy. For this purpose, two randomizations are planned. 1. FIRST RANDOMIZATION. Eligible patients will be randomized (1:1), stratifying by basal CA19.9 level (\<5 ULN vs ≥ 5ULN) and centre to receive: PAXG or mFOLFIRINOX for 4 months 2. SECOND RANDOMIZATION. Patients without progression or limiting toxicity after 4 months of the assigned chemotherapy in the study, will be randomized (1:1), stratifying by treatment assigned by the first randomization, to receive 2 further months of the same chemotherapy either BEFORE or AFTER surgery.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Cyto/histological diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma\*;
- •Clinical stage I-III disease according to TNM 8th Ed. 2017 \[appendix 1\];
- •Resectable or borderline resectable disease, as anatomically defined according to NCCN Guidelines Version 1.2020 - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma \[appendix 2\] and biologically defined according to the International consensus on definition and criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2017 (CA 19.9 \> 500 IU/ml) (Isaji et al., 2018);
- •Karnofsky Performance Status \> 60% \[appendix 3\];
- •Age \> 18 and ≤ 75 years;
- •Adequate bone marrow function (GB ≥ 3500/mm3, neutrophils ≥1500/mm3, platelets ≥ 100000/mm3, Hb ≥10 g/dl);
- •Adequate kidney function (serum creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL);
- •Adequate liver function:
- •ALT and AST \< 3 ULN
- •Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN or in subjects with biliary stenting ≤ 2 ULN;
Exclusion Criteria
- •Other types of non-ductal tumor of the pancreas, including endocrine tumors or acinar cell adenocarcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma and other periampullary malignancies.
- •Prior (within 1 year) or concurrent malignancies at other sites with the exception of surgically cured carcinoma in-situ of the cervix and basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
- •Symptomatic duodenal stenosis;
- •Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy, defined as ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics, antiviral therapy, and/or other treatment
- •Known infection with hepatitis B or C, or history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or subject receiving immunosuppressive or myelosuppressive medications that would in the opinion of the investigator, increase the risk of serious neutropenic complications
- •Clinical stage IV (including ascites or malignant pleural effusion) disease according to TNM 8th Ed. 2017 \[appendix 1\];
- •Locally advanced disease according to NCCN Guidelines Version 1.2020 - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma \[appendix 2\];
- •Serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems, or serious psychiatric disorders, which could compromise the subject's safety or the study data integrity. These include, but are not limited to:
- •History of connective tissue disorders (eg, lupus, scleroderma, arteritis nodosa)
- •History of interstitial lung disease, slowly progressive dyspnea and unproductive cough, sarcoidosis, silicosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypersensitivity pneumonitis or multiple allergies
Arms & Interventions
PAXG Arm A
cisplatin 30 mg/m2 every 2 weeks, nab-paclitaxel 150 mg/m2 every 2 weeks, gemcitabine 800 mg/m2 every 2 weeks, capecitabine 1250 mg/m2/day (for 28 consecutive days) in 28-day cycles administered for 4 cycles (4 months).
Intervention: PAXG
mFOLFIRINOX Arm B
irinotecan 150 mg/m2 day 1, oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 day 1, folinic acid at a fixed dose of 400 mg/m2, fluorouracil continuous IV infusion 2.4 g/m2 over 46 hours in 14-day cycles administered for 8 cycles (4 months).
Intervention: mFOLFIRINOX
short-course chemotherapy
Allocated by second randomization after 4 months of chemotherapy to receive immediate surgery followed by 2 further months of the same chemotherapy
Intervention: short-course chemotherapy
long-course chemotherapy
Allocated by second randomization after 4 months of chemotherapy to receive 2 further months of the same chemotherapy followed by surgery
Intervention: long-course chemotherapy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Event-free survival
Time Frame: 12 weeks
to compare in terms of event free survival (EFS) the efficacy of 4 months pre-operative and 2 months postoperative chemotherapy to that of 6 months of pre-operative chemotherapy . EFS is defined as the time from randomization to: RECIST 1.1 progression \[At least a 20 percent increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20 percent, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. (Note: the appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered progression\]; CA19.9 failure (defined as 2 consecutive increases of serum level ≥20 percent, separated by at least 4 weeks); recurrence; preoperative or intraoperative unresectability; intraoperative evidence of metastases; death for any cause; whichever occurs first. R1 resections will NOT be considered as events whereas R2 resections will be.
Secondary Outcomes
- Ca19.9 response rate(4-6 months)
- Quality of life(4-6 months)
- Overall survival(36 months)
- RECIST 1.1 radiological response(4-6 months)
- Surgery outcome(4-6 months after chemotherapy)
- Incidence of Treatment Adverse Events(4-6 months)