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Prospective phase IIb study to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic electrochemotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Prospective phase IIb study to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic electrochemotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer - Laparoscopic-ECT-LAPC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2018-003925-27-IT
Enrollment
90
Registered
2018-12-17
Start date
2019-04-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma

Interventions

Trade Name: Bleoprim Product Name: Bleoprim - Bleomicina Pharmaceutical Form: Powder and solution for solution for injection Trade Name: Fluorouracile Teva Product Name: Fluorouracile Pharmaceutical

Sponsors

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE TUMORI - IRCCS FONDAZIONE PASCALE
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Age> 18 years b) Good mental health conditions c) Ability to sign a specific informed consent in order to be admitted to the study. d) Life expectancy in line with the follow-up indicated by the study e) Diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic cancer with histological confirmation f) Preoperative Staging of locally advanced pancreatic cancer disease: stage III g) The subject is not eligible for the "gold-standard" treatment of surgical pancreasectomy and is eligible for a conventional systemic treatment (FOLFOXIRI) Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 55 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 35

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Age less than 18 years b) Absolute contraindication to surgery c) Visceral, bone or diffuse metastases d) Presence of extrahepatic spread of the disease e) Infection and / or heart failure and / or hepatic failure and / or other serious systemic diseases f) Clinically significant ascites g) Any serious and uncontrolled systemic illness h) Acute pulmonary infection i) Symptoms of poor lung function j) Severe coagulation disorders that can not be corrected k) Previous allergic reactions to bleomycin l) The cumulative dose of bleomycin of 250 mg / m2 was exceeded m) Chronic renal dysfunction (creatinine> 150 µmol / L should be considered a lower administered dose of bleomycin) n) Pregnancy or breastfeeding ** ** Pregnancy has been established prior to enrollment by beta-HCG assay on urine (pregnancy test or urinary beta-HCG) or blood (plasma beta-HCG).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Increase of the objective response rate of the lesion treated in the treatment arm compared to the control arm;Secondary Objective: a) Evaluate the effect of ECT on disease progression free time and survival. b) Evaluate the impact of ECT on quality of life with particular attention to the effect on pain. c) Evaluating the toxicity associated with the treatment of Electrochemotherapy.;Primary end point(s): Evaluation of the objective response;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: The objective response at 1, 3 and 6 months from ECT will be based on the CT / MR / PET-CT response performed by the radiologist using morphological criteria (RECIST 1.1), densitometrics (mRECIST and CHOI criteria) and functional parameters extracted from the post processing of MRI data and the PERCIST criteria of PET / CT. The long-term objective response of the treatment (9 and 12 months from the procedure) will be evaluated with the mRECIST criteria, which will take into account the difference in size and density, determined by the images obtained by CT perforation of the tumor nodules treated before and after ECT.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1) Evaluate the effect of ECT on disease progression free time and survival. 2) Evaluate the impact of ECT on quality of life with particular attention to the effect on pain. 3) To evaluate the toxicity associated with the treatment of Electrochemotherapy.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 137/5000 Evaluation of secondary endpoints will be performed at follow-up visits: 0, 3, 15, 30, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days from treatment

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Public ContactSC Chi Oncologica Epato-Biliare

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE TUMORI - IRCCS FONDAZIONE PASCALE

f.izzo@istitutotumori.na.itItaly0815903808

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026