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Pancreatic Cancer Adaptive Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Trial

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Pancreatic Cancer
Interventions
Drug: First-line Chemotherapy
Drug: Second-line Chemotherapy
Radiation: Chemoradiation
Registration Number
NCT03322995
Lead Sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Brief Summary

This is an open-label, phase II study in patients with resectable and borderline resectable pancreas cancer.

Detailed Description

Patients will receive standard chemotherapy and chemoradiation for pancreatic cancer. The study intervention is an adaptive approach which modifies systemic therapy based on clinical assessments of treatment response. Treatment response will be assessed by imaging (CT scan), biomarker \[serum cancer antigen (CA)19-9\] and performance status assessment \[short physical performance battery (SPPB) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) evaluations\] at the first restaging assessment.

Treatment response will be categorized as:

1. response;

2. stable disease;

3. local disease progression;

4. metastatic disease progression.

After the first restaging evaluation, patients who demonstrate:

1. a response will be maintained on the same chemotherapy;

2. stable disease will be changed to a defined alternative chemotherapy or molecular profile-directed therapy;

3. local progression will receive chemoradiation;

4. metastatic disease will be removed from the trial.

Patients who complete four months of chemotherapy, will be treated with chemoradiation (50.4 Gray (Gy) in 28 fractions). In the absence of local disease progression deemed inoperable, or metastatic disease progression, patients will be offered surgical resection. Patients who did not receive four months of systemic therapy in the neoadjuvant setting will be offered four months of adjuvant therapy at the discretion of their treating physicians.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
125
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Restaging: Response to TreatmentFirst-line ChemotherapyAfter the first restaging evaluation, further treatment will be based on treatment response. Patients who demonstrate a response \[decline in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) values\] and radiographic response, along with preserved performance status) will be maintained on the first line chemotherapy for an additional two months.
Restaging: Patients with Stable DiseaseSecond-line ChemotherapyPatients who do not have a significant decline in CA19-9 values will be changed to a second-line therapy for an additional two months.
Restaging: Local Disease ProgressionChemoradiationAfter the first restaging evaluation, further treatment will be based on treatment response. If, at the initial restaging, the patient has local disease progression amenable to surgical resection, he or she will receive chemoradiation, rather than continued chemotherapy, so the window of opportunity for surgical resection is not lost.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Completion of all intended neoadjuvant therapy and surgical therapyFive years.

This measure is the number of subjects completing all intended neoadjuvant therapy and surgical therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survivalFive years

This measure is the number of subjects alive at the conclusion of the follow-up period.

Progression-free survivalFive years

This measure is the number of subjects achieving complete response, partial response or maintaining stable disease.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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