Pancreatic CancerPhase 2NCT01268384
Neoadjuvant FDR GX in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing Gemcitabine plus Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by Asan Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.
Trial summary
The rationale for phase II trial of neoadjuvant fixed dose rate gemcitabine plus capecitabine for patients with LAPC includes the following: First, obtaining a sufficient tumor down-staging to procure R0/R1 resection, reported to be one of the most significant prognostic factors for survival; second, providing an… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pancreatic Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Gemcitabine plus Capecitabine
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 43 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSouth Korea
- Study dates
- Apr 2006to Aug 2011
- 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
- Histologically or cytologically documented pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- Clinical T3 or T4 tumor according to AJCC staging system
- Tumors considered as borderline resectable or unresectable disease assessed by multidisciplinary team including pancreatic surgeon, gastroenterologist specializing in pancreas, medical oncologist, and radiation oncologist
- Age 18 years or older
- ECOG performance status 2 or less
- Adequate organ function
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- Adequate bone marrow function (WBCs> 3,500/µL, absolute neutrophil count [ANC]> 1,500/µL, hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL, and platelets > 100,000/µL)
- Adequate kidney function (creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL)
- Adequate liver function (bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL [<2.5 mg/dL for patients with obstructive jaundice due to pancreatic cancer with adequate decompression], transaminases levels < 3 times the upper normal limit)
- Patients must not have psychological, familial, sociological or geographical conditions which do not permit medical follow-up and compliance with this study
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test on admission. Post-menopausal women must have been amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential. Men and women of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective method of contraception while on treatment and for 6 months after study treatment
- The patient must be able to understand the study and has given written informed consent to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- Other tumor type than adenocarcinoma
- Evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding or obstruction
- Presence of the clinically relevant ascites or distant metastases
- Past or concurrent history of malignant neoplasm, except for curatively treated non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri
- Pregnant or lactating women, women of childbearing potential not employing adequate contraception
- Hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or ingredients
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- Other serious illness or medical conditions
- Unstable cardiac disease despite treatment, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry
- History of significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders including dementia or seizures
- Active uncontrolled infection
- Pre-existing clinically significant diarrhea
- Active peptic ulcer
- Severe hypercalcemia of 12 mg/dL uncontrolled with bisphosphonates
- Active disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Other serious underlying medical conditions which could impair the ability of the patient to participate in the study
- Concomitant or administration of any other experimental drug under investigation within 3 weeks before the study
- Concomitant chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or immunotherapy
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Phase II Study of Fixed Dose Rate Gemcitabine Plus Capecitabine in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
The rationale for phase II trial of neoadjuvant fixed dose rate gemcitabine plus capecitabine for patients with LAPC includes the following: First, obtaining a sufficient tumor down-staging to procure R0/R1 resection, reported to be one of the most significant prognostic factors for survival; second, providing an observation period to exclude from surgery those patients with rapidly progressive disease there by to help select patients for surgery who have the greatest likelihood of a favorable postoperative outcome; third, eliminating micrometastatic disease, that is likely present in most patients, earlier than adjuvant setting and preventing post-surgical growth spurts; fourth, adjuvant therapy given in the neoadjuvant setting is better tolerated, as the patient has not recently undergone a major operation; and the last, the lack of widely accepted optimal preoperative or palliative approach in patients with LAPC, the majority of whom may not be operated on.
The primary goal is to determine the R0 resection rate of the neoadjuvant fixed dose rate (FDR) gemcitabine-capecitabine combination chemotherapy in patients with borderline resectable or unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
The secondary goals are to assess progression-free survival (PFS) and OS (overall survival) in these patients and to assess adverse events of these neoadjuvant treatments.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Being tested
- Gemcitabine plus Capecitabine
- Keywords
- pancreatic cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, gemcitabine, capecitabine
- Medical subject headings
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Gemcitabine plus CapecitabineDrug
Also called Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, GemCap
Gemcitabine 1,250 mg/m2 mixed with 0.9% saline 500 ml i.v. for 10 mg/m2/min on D1 and D8 Capecitabine 950 mg/m2 b.i.d. po from D1 to D14 every 21 days
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| FDR_GX | Experimental | Fixed dose rate gemcitabine plus capecitabine every 3 weeks for 3-9 cycles Receives: Drug: Gemcitabine plus Capecitabine |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
R0 resection rate
Microscopic complete resection rate after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Adverse events associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
NCI CTCAE v.3.0 based AEs
Measured: 6 months
Overall survival
Overall survival after enrollment
Measured: 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Dec 2010 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2006
- Primary completionJul 2010
- Study completionAug 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pancreatic CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Asan Medical CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- 43 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, JLee, Asan Medical Center
- Investigators
- Jae-Lyun Lee, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Asan Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01268384
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- APBCC_01
- Status last verified
- Dec 2011
- First submitted
- 29 Dec 2010
- Last updated
- 6 Dec 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Dec 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase II Study of Fixed Dose Rate Gemcitabine Plus Capecitabine in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01268384
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- APBCC_01
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Keywords
- pancreatic cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, gemcitabine, capecitabine
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Asan Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Apr 2006
- Primary completion
- Jul 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Aug 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Dec 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The rationale for phase II trial of neoadjuvant fixed dose rate gemcitabine plus capecitabine for patients with LAPC includes the following: First, obtaining a sufficient tumor down-staging to procure R0/R1 resection, reported to be one of the most significant prognostic factors for survival; second, providing an observation period to exclude from surgery those patients with rapidly progressive disease there by to help select patients for surgery who have the greatest likelihood of a favorable postoperative outcome; third, eliminating micrometastatic disease, that is likely present in most patients, earlier than adjuvant setting and preventing post-surgical growth spurts; fourth, adjuvant therapy given in the neoadjuvant setting is better tolerated, as the patient has not recently undergone a major operation; and the last, the lack of widely accepted optimal preoperative or palliative approach in patients with LAPC, the majority of whom may not be operated on.
The primary goal is to determine the R0 resection rate of the neoadjuvant fixed dose rate (FDR) gemcitabine-capecitabine combination chemotherapy in patients with borderline resectable or unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
The secondary goals are to assess progression-free survival (PFS) and OS (overall survival) in these patients and to assess adverse events of these neoadjuvant treatments.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| FDR_GX | Experimental | Drug: Gemcitabine plus CapecitabineFixed dose rate gemcitabine plus capecitabine every 3 weeks for 3-9 cycles |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (12 listed)
- Histologically or cytologically documented pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- Clinical T3 or T4 tumor according to AJCC staging system
- Tumors considered as borderline resectable or unresectable disease assessed by multidisciplinary team including pancreatic surgeon, gastroenterologist specializing in pancreas, medical oncologist, and radiation oncologist
- Age 18 years or older
- ECOG performance status 2 or less
Key exclusion criteria (17 listed)
- Other tumor type than adenocarcinoma
- Evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding or obstruction
- Presence of the clinically relevant ascites or distant metastases
- Past or concurrent history of malignant neoplasm, except for curatively treated non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri
- Pregnant or lactating women, women of childbearing potential not employing adequate contraception
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Gemcitabine plus CapecitabineAlso: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, GemCapGemcitabine 1,250 mg/m2 mixed with 0.9% saline 500 ml i.v. for 10 mg/m2/min on D1 and D8 Capecitabine 950 mg/m2 b.i.d. po from D1 to D14 every 21 days | Drug | FDR_GX |
Primary outcome
R0 resection rate
Time frame: 6 months
Microscopic complete resection rate after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
2 secondary outcomes
Adverse events associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Time frame: 6 months
Overall survival
Time frame: 2 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Dec 2011.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jae-Lyun Lee, MD, PhD principal investigator
Asan Medical Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Gemcitabine plus Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by Asan Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.
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 12 inclusion and 17 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 6 Dec 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in South Korea. 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?
R0 resection rate (time frame: 6 months). 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 6 Dec 2011.