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Feasibility study of adjuvant chemotherapy with alternate-day administrations of S-1 in patients with resected pancreatic cancer

Feasibility study of adjuvant chemotherapy with alternate-day administrations of S-1 in patients with resected pancreatic cancer - Feasibility study of adjuvant alternate-day S-1 therapy for pancreatic cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000009936
Enrollment
30
Registered
2013-02-02
Start date
2013-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

pancreatic cancer

Interventions

S-1 is administered orally twice daily after morning and evening meals at a dose of 80-150 mg/day on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The study treatment is repeated for 24 weeks.

Sponsors

Fukushima Medical University Hospital, School of medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Resected cases with histologically proven invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas 2) According to the UICC classification, a) Stage I, II, or III b) R0 or R1 3) No distant metastasis 4) No prior history of chemotherapy nor radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer 5) Age of 20 years or older 6) An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 7) Sufficient organ function: Neutrophil count >= 1,500 /mm3 Platelet count >= 100,000 /mm3 Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL Serum total bilirubin <= 2.0 mg/dL, AST <= 150 IU/L ALT <= 150 IU/L Serum creatinine <= 1.2 mg/dL Creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min 8) Within 10 weeks after surgery 9) Adequate oral intakes 10) Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Contraindication of S-1 2) Active double cancer (synchronous double cancer or asynchronous double cancer with disease-free duration of 3 years or less). Carcinoma in situ and lesions of intramucosal carcinoma will not be included in active double cancer and will be permitted for registration 3)Pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial pneumonia 4)Watery diarrhea 5)Active infections (e.g. patients with pyrexia of 38 degree centigrade or greater), excluding viral hepatitis 6)Serious complications (e.g. heart failure, renal failure, hepatic failure, hemorrhagic peptic ulcer, intestinal paralysis, intestinal obstruction or poorly controlled diabetes). 7)Moderate or severe (requiring drainage) ascites or pleural effusion 8) Current use of flucytosine 9) Pregnant females, possibly pregnant females, females wishing to become pregnant and nursing mothers. Males that are currently attempting to produce a pregnancy. 10) Severe mental disorder. 11) Severe drug allergies. 12) Positive HBs antigen and/or HCV antibody. 13)Physician concludes that the patient's participation in this trial is inappropriate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Treatment completion rate

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall Survival Relapse-free Survival Incidence and Severity of Adverse Events

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTatsuo Shimura

Fukushima Medical University Hospital, School of medicine Department of Organ Regulatory Surgery

024-547-1111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026