Pancreatic Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
A phase I study to evaluate safety of gemcitabine with nab-paclitaxel and concurrent IMRT for locally advanced and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. The goal of this study is to evaluate if a chemotherapy regimen that provides superior systemic efficacy may be safely delivered and enhance efficacy of tumor directed radiation therapy.
Interventions
Sponsors
Washington University School of Medicine
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas that is considered unresectable or borderline resectable based on institutional standardized criteria of unresectability or medical inoperability. Patients with and without regional adenopathy are eligible. * Prior systemic chemotherapy allowed. It is anticipated and suggested that most patients enrolled on study will have received a minimum of approximately 2 months of systemic therapy according to routine institutional practices. The patient must also be felt by the treating medical oncologist and radiation oncologist to be a candidate for treatment with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel chemoradiotherapy. * At least 18 years of age. * ECOG performance status ≤ 1 * Normal bone marrow and organ function as defined below: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mcl * Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcl * Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN * AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤ 1.5 x IULN * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or calculated CrCL\>60mL/min using Cockcroft and Gault formula * Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control, abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she must inform her treating physician immediately. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document (or that of legally authorized representative, if applicable).
Exclusion criteria
* Distant metastatic disease, including known brain metastases. * History of prior malignancy is acceptable, but prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields is not allowed. * Currently receiving any other investigational agents. * Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first study drug administration. * A history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to gemcitabine or nab-paclitaxel or other agents used in the study. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Pregnant and/or breastfeeding. Patient must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry. * Known HIV-positivity on combination antiretroviral therapy because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy. Appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) | Completion of toxicity follow-up for all patients (up to 32 months) | For the toxicity endpoint purposes of this trial, the patient will be followed from start of treatment until the patient completes 60 days of follow-up from the start of radiation therapy, has a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), or is lost to follow-up. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Local control (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1) | 1 year | Local control is absence of tumor progression. Response and progression will be evaluated in this study using the new international criteria proposed by the revised Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the 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%, 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 progressions). |
| Progression-free survival (PFS) | 1 year | — |
| Rate of conversion of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer or borderline resectable to resectable | 1 year | — |
| Quality of life as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 | 3 months after completion of treatment (up to 18 weeks) | The EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire will be utilized. |
| Frequency of RT adaptation based on MR guidance | 3 months after completion of treatment (up to 18 weeks) | The rate at which a change or adaptation to the patient's plan is made based on significant change in anatomy observed on localization MRI. This is defined as \[#of treatment adaptations required\]/\[total # of RT treatments\] |
| Overall survival (OS) | 1 year | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed