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Metastatic Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaPhase 2NCT00998322

A Study of REOLYSIN® in Combination With Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

A Phase 2 study testing REOLYSIN and Gemcitabine in people with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, run by Oncolytics Biotech at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this Phase 2 study is to investigate whether intravenous administration of REOLYSIN therapeutic reovirus in combination with gemcitabine is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
What is being tested?
REOLYSIN and Gemcitabine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
34 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2009to Feb 2015
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

  • have advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who have not previously received any chemotherapy or biotherapy. Patients who have received radiotherapy with or without radiotherapy enhancers (such as low dose 5-FU) will be eligible.
  • have evidence of measurable disease. However, lesions in a previous radiation field are considered non-evaluable for response. Therefore, patients must have a measurable lesion that is not in a previously irradiated field to be eligible.
  • have NO continuing acute toxic effects (except alopecia) of any prior radiotherapy or surgical procedures, i.e., all such effects must have resolved to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, Version 3.0) Grade ≤1. Surgery (except biopsies) must have occurred at least 28 days prior to study enrolment.
  • have received NO radiotherapy within 28 days prior to receiving study drug.
  • have an ECOG Performance Score ≤ 2.
  • have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
  • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10^9 [SI units 10^9/L]; Platelets ≥ 100 x10^9 [SI units 10^9/L] (without platelet transfusion); Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN; Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN; AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN if patients have liver metastasis).
  • negative pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential.

Who cannot join

  • no concurrent therapy with any other investigational anticancer agent while on study.
  • have a history of or current evidence of brain metastasis(es).
  • be on immunosuppressive therapy; have known HIV infection or active hepatitis B or C.
  • be a pregnant or breast-feeding woman.
  • have clinically significant cardiac disease.
  • have dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit informed consent.
  • have any other severe, acute, or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for this study.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Montefiore Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10467

  • Cancer Therapy & Research Center at UTHSCSA

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 2 Study of REOLYSIN in Combination With Gemcitabine for Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

The purpose of this Phase 2 study is to investigate whether intravenous administration of REOLYSIN therapeutic reovirus in combination with gemcitabine is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Read the detailed description

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal cancers, ranking as the fourth leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. The American Cancer Society estimates that 37,170 men and women (18,830 men and 18,340 women) will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 33,370 men and women will die of pancreatic cancer in 2008.

Activating KRAS mutations are the most frequent genetic abnormalities in pancreatic cancer (occurring in 75% to 95% of patients).

REOLYSIN has been demonstrated to kill a wide variety of cells with mutations along the RAS pathway, including pancreatic cancer cells.

The Phase 2 study is designed to characterize the efficacy and safety of REOLYSIN given intravenously in combination with gemcitabine every 3 weeks in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Response is a primary endpoint of this trial. Tumors will be evaluated by CT scan within 14 days of starting treatment, then at 6 weeks, and then every 6 weeks thereafter.

The safety of the gemcitabine and REOLYSIN combination will be assessed by the evaluation of the type, frequency and severity of adverse events, changes in clinical laboratory tests, immunogenicity and physical examination.

Patients may continue to receive therapy under this protocol, provided he/she has not experienced either progressive disease or unacceptable drug-related toxicity that does not respond to either supportive care or dose reduction.

Being tested
REOLYSIN, Gemcitabine
Keywords
metastatic, pancreatic, adenocarcinoma, REOLYSIN, chemotherapy, gemcitabine
Medical subject headings
Neoplasm Metastasis, Adenocarcinoma

What participants receive

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

  • REOLYSINBiological

    1E10 TCID50, 1-hour intravenous infusion on Days 1 and 2 and then Days 8 and 9 of a 21-day cycle.

  • GemcitabineDrug

    Also called Gemzar

    800 mg/m2 30-min infusion on Days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle.

What is being measured

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

  1. Determine the clinical benefit rate (Complete Response (CR) + Partial Response (PR) + Stable Disease (SD))in the study population

    Measured: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of the treatment regimen in the study population as measured by adverse events associated with the study treatment, and defined by established criteria.

    Measured: Within 30 days of last dose of REOLYSIN

  2. Determine the progression-free survival of this combination in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

    Measured: 9-12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Oct 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2009
  3. Primary completionDec 2013
  4. Study completionFeb 2015

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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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
34 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00998322
Sponsor's protocol ID
REO 017
Status last verified
Apr 2015
First submitted
15 Oct 2009
Last updated
10 Apr 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing REOLYSIN and Gemcitabine in people with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, run by Oncolytics Biotech at 2 sites in United States.

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 8 inclusion and 7 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 10 Apr 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. 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?

Determine the clinical benefit rate (Complete Response (CR) + Partial Response (PR) + Stable Disease (SD))in the study population (time frame: 4 weeks). 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 10 Apr 2015.

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