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Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Before Surgery Followed by Gemcitabine in Treating Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

Early Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Duct Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer
Stage II Pancreatic Cancer
Stage III Pancreatic Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01821612
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy before surgery followed by gemcitabine hydrochloride in treating patients with pancreatic cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving chemotherapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new treatment program for patients with borderline resectable pancreas cancer in order to determine what effects, good and bad, chemotherapy and chemoradiation have on your cancer and to see if it allows safe surgery.

Primary Objectives:

* To assess the accrual rate of this study.

* To assess the rate of treatment-related toxicity and treatment delay during preoperative therapy.

* To assess the rate of completion of all preoperative and operative therapy.

Secondary Objectives:

* To assess the macroscopic (R0/R1) resection rate.

* To estimate the rate of radiographic and histopathologic response to preoperative therapy.

* To estimate the time to locoregional and distant recurrence.

* To assess overall survival (OS).

* To retrieve nucleic acids from pretreatment pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma biopsies and to assess the quality of these nucleic acids using a sequencing-based assessment of tumor DNA.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
23
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabineradiationEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabinesurgeryEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabinegemcitabineEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabineoxaliplatinEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabineleucovorinEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabineirinotecanEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabine5-fluorouracilEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
mFOLFIRINOX, chemoradiation, surgery and gemcitabinecapecitabineEach patient will receive mFOLFIRINOX therapy administered every other week for a total of 4 cycles. Each treatment cycle is a total of 14 days. This treatment program consists of four drugs (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV over 90 minutes on day 1 followed by, leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 IV over 46-48 hours). Two to six weeks following treatment with the mFOLFIRINOX, if the tumor has not spread to other parts of the body then the patient will receive capecitabine 825 mg/m\^2, twice daily for 28 days along with radiation therapy. Patients will have surgery within 4-10 weeks of the last dose of chemoradiation if the tumor has gotten smaller or stayed the same. Within 6-8 weeks following surgery, patients will receive gemcitabine for 2 cycles (1 cycle is 28 days). Gemcitabine will be given IV on days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Completion rate of all preoperative and operative therapyUp to 30 weeks
Accrual rate, calculated by total number of patients accrued divided by number of months from the date the study is opened at the fifth site to the evaluation dateUp to 3 years
Rate of treatment-related toxicity during preoperative therapy assessed using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4Up to 30 days after completion of study treatment
Rate of treatment delay (greater than 4 weeks) during preoperative therapyUp to 28 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Macroscopic (R0/R1) resection rate defined as number of patients achieved R0 or R1 resection during surgery divided by number of evaluable patientsAt the time of surgery
Histopathologic response rate defined as number of patients who achieved CR or PR determined according to histopathologic examination during pre-operative therapy divided by the number of evaluable patientsUp to 18 weeks
Time to locoregional recurrenceFrom the date of registration to the date of the first documented locoregional recurrence, assessed up to 3 years
Time to distant recurrenceFrom the date of registration to the date of the first documented distant recurrence, assessed up to 3 years
Radiographic response rate defined as number of patients who achieved complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 during pre-operative therapy divided by the number of evaluable patientsUp to 18 weeks
Overall survivalFrom the date of registration to the date of the death due to all causes, assessed up to 3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Cincinnati

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Fox Chase Cancer Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

M D Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

NorthShore University HealthSystem-Evanston Hospital

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Evanston, Illinois, United States

Mayo Clinic

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

University Pointe

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West Chester, Ohio, United States

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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