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Chemotherapeutic Agent ToxicityPhase 3PAM07NCT00662688

Chemotherapy With or Without Dalteparin in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing daltéparine and Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretion in people with Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity and Pancreatic Cancer, run by GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group at 6 sites in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
What is being tested?
daltéparine and Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretion
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
42 participants
Where
6 sitesFrance
Study dates
Oct 2007to Dec 2012
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  • Metastatic disease
  • Not amenable to treatment
  • No localized or locally advanced disease
  • Measurable disease (metastatic or primary tumor) defined as ≥ 2 cm by CT scan or ≥ 1 cm by spiral CT scan or MRI
  • No progressive thrombo-embolic disease
  • No adenocarcinoma of the biliary tract or ampulla of Vater
  • No known CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 12 weeks
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Alkaline phosphatase < 5 times normal
  • Bilirubin < 1.5 times normal
  • Creatinine < 1.5 times normal
  • Creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min
  • Pain controlled or stabilized via analgesic therapy
  • Affiliation with social security system
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No controlled or uncontrolled jaundice
  • No contraindication to study drugs
  • No cardiovascular accident (myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident) within the past 6 months
  • No serious cardiac and/or respiratory disease
  • No other cancer in the past 5 years except the following cancers, provided they have been completely resected:
  • Skin cancer
  • Localized melanoma
  • Carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No history of thrombophilia
  • No history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
  • No uncontrolled or persistent hypercalcemia
  • No psychological, familial, social, and/or geographical condition that precludes participation in the study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prior hematologic therapy for metastatic disease
  • No prior abdominal radiotherapy
  • No concurrent corticosteroids as anti-emetic therapy
  • No other concurrent anticoagulation

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

France6 sites
  • Centre Hospitalier de Meaux

    Meaux, 77104

  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Le Raincy - Montfermeil

    Montfermeil, 93370

  • Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard

    Paris, 75018

  • Hopital Saint Antoine

    Paris, 75571

  • CHU Pitie-Salpetriere

    Paris, 75651

  • Hopital Foch

    Suresnes, 92151

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About this study

Official title: Chemotherapy With or Without Preventive Anticoagulation for Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Anticoagulants, such as dalteparin, may help prevent blood clots from forming in patients being treated with chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether gemcitabine is more effective when given alone or together with dalteparin and/or capecitabine in treating patients with pancreatic cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying whether dalteparin prevents blood clots in patients with pancreatic cancer receiving treatment with different combinations of gemcitabine and capecitabine.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To demonstrate that preventive anticoagulation with dalteparin reduces the number of thromboembolic events.
  • To determine the number of thromboembolic events occurring with preventive anticoagulation.

Secondary

  • To determine survival without thrombotic event.
  • To determine progression-free and overall survival.
  • To determine time to response of tumor.
  • To assess tolerance of these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center and WHO performance status (0-1 vs 2). Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms.

  • Arm A: Patients receive chemotherapy at investigator's discretion
  • Arm B Patients receive chemotherapy at investigator's discretion and dalteparin In all arms, treatment repeats in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood and plasma samples are obtained at baseline and periodically during study. Blood is examined for biomarkers, resistance to activated protein C, and mutations (Leiden V factor, mutation G20210A, and the factor II gene). Thrombin generation and factors VIIa and VIII are assessed in plasma.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically.

Being tested
daltéparine, Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretion
Keywords
thromboembolism, chemotherapeutic agent toxicity, adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, stage IV pancreatic cancer, recurrent pancreatic cancer
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms, Thromboembolism

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • daltéparineDrug

  • Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretionDrug

Study groups in NCT00662688
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
chemotherapyActive comparatorchemotherapy at investigator's discretion
Receives: Drug: Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretion
dalteparinExperimentaldalteparin: 5000 UI sub-cutaneous injection, from Day 1 to Day 28.
Receives: Drug: daltéparine; Drug: Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretion

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Thromboembolic events

    number of thromboembolic events during anticoagulation treatment

    Measured: during study treatment

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Progression-free survival

    Measured: at 6 months

  2. Overall survival

    Measured: at one year

  3. Tolerance of regimens

    Measured: each cycle

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Apr 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2007
  3. Primary completionDec 2012
  4. Study completionDec 2012

Why it stopped: recruitment prematurely stopped due to a lack of eligible patients.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
42 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00662688
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000593019
Other IDs
GERCOR-PAM07-D07-2, EUDRACT 2007-002115-59, EU-20837, PFIZER-GERCOR-PAM07-D07-2
Acronym
PAM07
Status last verified
Mar 2013
First submitted
18 Apr 2008
Last updated
13 Mar 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Rutjes AW, Porreca E, Candeloro M, Valeriani E, Di Nisio M. Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 18;12(12):CD008500. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008500.pub5.

    PubMed 33337539

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing daltéparine and Chemotherapy at the investigator's discretion in people with Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity and Pancreatic Cancer, run by GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group at 6 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: recruitment prematurely stopped due to a lack of eligible patients.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Thromboembolic events (time frame: during study treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00662688, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Mar 2013.

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