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Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the PancreasPhase 2XELTANCT00873353

Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tarceva and Capecitabine in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients

A Phase 2 study testing capecitabine + erlotinib in people with Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas, run by Grupo Gallego de Investigaciones Oncologicas at 8 sites in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy of the treatment with erlotinib in combination with capecitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
capecitabine + erlotinib
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
32 participants
Where
8 sitesSpain
Study dates
Mar 2008to Aug 2010
Phase
Phase 2
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent
  • Informed consent signed by the patient
  • Age > 18 years old
  • Able to fulfill all criteria from the protocol
  • Performance status Karnofsky ≥ 60% (ECOG 0-2)
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
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  • Histologically or cytological (excluding endocrine pancreatic tumour), with metastatic (stage IV), following 6th edition of TNM classification
  • Measurable disease following RECIST criteria
  • Adequate bone marrow function as determined by:
  • Absolute Neutrophil account (ANC) ≥ 1,5 x 109/L
  • Platelets: ≥ 100 x 109/L
  • Hemoglobin: ≥ 9 g/dL.
  • Adequate liver function, as determined by:
  • Serum bilirubin (total): ≤ 1,5 x LSN
  • AST, ALT ≤ 2,5 x LSN in patients without liver metastasis. In patients with liver metastasis ≤ 5 x LSN
  • Adequate renal function, as determined by:
  • Clearance creatinine > 60.0 ml/min
  • Men or women potentially fertile (including postmenopausal women amenorrheic at least 24 months before the study) should use adequate contraceptive methods (oral contraceptives, intrauterine disposal, barrier methods together with spermicide or surgery sterilization)

Who cannot join

  • Local pancreatic cancer (stage IA-IIB) or locally advance cancer (stage III), following the TNM 6th edition classification. Patients with metastatic disease that relapse after the initial diagnosis of local or advance disease could be included in this study.
  • Evidence of medullary compression, carcinomatosis meningitis or brain metastasis. In case of clinical suspicious of brain metastasis is mandatory to perform a brain TAC/MR 4 weeks prior inclusion.
  • Previous systemic treatment for metastasis pancreas cancer. Adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted ≥ 4 weeks prior de inclusion. All toxicities from the adjuvant treatment must been solve before the inclusion and should be confirmed the diseases progression (metastatic disease) alter adjuvant treatment
  • Primary tumours Developer 5 years previous to the inclusion, except in situ cérvix carcinoma or skin basocellular cancer properly treated
  • Non-controlled hypertension or cardiovascular disease clinically significant (active):
  • Cerebrovascular accident/ictus (≤ 6 weeks prior to inclusion)
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  • Heart attack (≤ 6 months prior to inclusion)
  • Instable angina
  • Congestive cardiac insufficiency (grade II or superior following to New York Heart Association (NYHA)
  • Severe cardiac arrhythmia that require medication
  • Significant ophthalmology anomalies
  • Deficit in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD)
  • Unable to take oral drug. Previous surgical process that affect the absorption or make the needed to have intravenous feeding or parenteral nutrition with lipids.
  • Pregnancy women or in latency period. Negative pregnancy test needed 7 days prior to initiation drug study
  • Actual or 30 days previous to study treatment with other investigational drug or participation in other trial
  • Previous treatment with Capecitabine or EGFR inhibitor.
  • Any other disease, metabolic disease
  • Known hypersensibility to any study drug or any of their component, or to 5-fluorouracile

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

Spain8 sites
  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de La Coruña

    A Coruña, La Coruña, 15006

  • Centro Oncológico de Galicia

    A Coruña, La Coruña, 15009

  • Hospital Arquitecto Marcide

    Ferrol, La Coruña, 15405

  • Complejo Hospitalario Xeral Calde

    Lugo, Lugo, 27004

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Orense

    Ourense, Orense, 32005

  • Hospital do Meixoeiro

    Vigo, Vigo, 36200

  • Complejo Hospitalario Xeral Cies

    Vigo, Vigo, 36204

  • Hospital POVISA

    Vigo, Vigo, 36211

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About this study

Official title: An Open Non-randomized Multicenter Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tarceva in Combination With Capecitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy of the treatment with erlotinib in combination with capecitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Read the detailed description

This efficacy will be determined by objective response rate following RECIST criteria.

Being tested
capecitabine + erlotinib
Keywords
Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas

What participants receive

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

  • capecitabine + erlotinibDrug

    Also called capecitabine (Xeloda®)y erlotinib (Tarceva®)

    6 cycles (3 weeks each one) of :

    • capecitabine 1000mg/m2, bid, oral. Days: 1-14 every three weeks
    • erlotinib (Tarceva®) 150mg/day, oral. Days: every days
Study groups in NCT00873353
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Unique armExperimental6 cycles (3 weeks each one) of : * capecitabine 1000mg/m2, bid, oral. Days: 1-14 every three weeks * erlotinib (Tarceva®) 150mg/day, oral. Days: every days
Receives: Drug: capecitabine + erlotinib

What is being measured

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

  1. Objective response rate following RECIST criteria

    Measured: within study period

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Overall survival

    Measured: within study period

  2. 6 months survival rate

    Measured: within first 6 months after study inclusion

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Measured: Time from study inclusion to disease progression

  4. Time to treatment failure (TTF)

    Measured: Time from study inclusion to treatment failure

  5. To determine the index of clinical benefit

    Measured: at the end of the study

  6. To determine the safety and tolerability of erlotinib and capecitabine when administered together

    Measured: Within study period

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Apr 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2008
  3. Primary completionAug 2008
  4. Study completionAug 2010

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
32 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00873353
Sponsor's protocol ID
ML21154
Other IDs
2007-003206-96
Acronym
XELTA
Status last verified
Aug 2010
First submitted
31 Mar 2009
Last updated
18 Aug 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing capecitabine + erlotinib in people with Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas, run by Grupo Gallego de Investigaciones Oncologicas at 8 sites in Spain.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 18 inclusion and 18 exclusion criteria. 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Aug 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 sites in Spain. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Objective response rate following RECIST criteria (time frame: within study period). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 18 Aug 2010.

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