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Pancreatic CancerPhase 2BETTER2NCT03351296

Two Chemotherapy Regimens Plus or Minus Bevacizumab

A Phase 2 study testing LV5FU2, Streptozocin and Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris at 20 sites in France.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

Official record
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Trial summary

Compare the effect of capecitabine (cape) + temozolomide (temo) and of 5FU + streptozotocin (strepto) given with a new schedule (LV5FU2 + strepto), two of the most used chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of well differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors alone or in combination with bevacizumab (beva) on… 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?
LV5FU2, Streptozocin and Capecitabine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
140 participants
Where
20 sitesFrance
Study dates
26 Jun 2018to Dec 2028
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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
  1. Well differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor grade 1 (NET G1), grade 2 (NET G2) or grade 3 (NET G3)* *Grade 3 tumor must be confirmed by a pathologist of the TENpath network.
  2. Indication for chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease with proven progression (at least 20% increase of tumor size on a maximum of 12 months period of follow-up) or other indication of chemotherapy following the National Thesaurus of GI Cancerology (Appendix 6) (liver involvement > 50%, symptoms related to the tumour or its metastases, Ki67>10%)
  3. Patient with at least one measurable target tumor by RECIST 1.1 and that has never been irradiated
  4. Patient with a life expectancy greater than 3 months
  5. Men or women with performance status (ECOG) ≤ 2 (Appendix 3)
  6. Age ≥ 18 years
  7. Adequate hematological function: neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5x109/L, platelets greater than 75x109/L, hemoglobin greater than 10g/dl (blood transfusions are accepted to reach this level).
  8. Adequate liver function: serum bilirubin lower than 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN); aminotransferases and alkaline phosphatase levels lower than 2.5 ULN (lower than 5 ULN if liver metastases), TP greater than 50 %
  9. Proteinuria lower than 1g/24h, blood creatinine less than 120 μmol/L and creatinin clearance ≥ 60 ml/min as calculated by Cockroft-Gault formula Note: a negative dipstick urine analysis is sufficient.
  10. Absence of active bleeding, coagulopathy or pathologic condition that would confer a high risk of bleeding
  11. Prior treatment with somatostatin analogues, everolimus or sunitinib is allowed
  12. Negative serum pregnancy test ≤ 72 hours before randomization (for women of childbearing potential only). Sexually active women of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception or to abstain from sexual activity during the study and for at least 6 months after the last study treatment administration. Sexually active males patients must agree to use condom during the study and for at least 6 months after the last study treatment administration. Also, it is recommended their women of childbearing potential partner use a highly effective method of contraception.
  13. Patient should understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form prior to any protocol-specific procedures performed. Patient should be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures as per protocol.
  14. Patient affiliated to a social security regimen or beneficiary of such regimen

Non inclusion criteria :

  1. Disease accessible to resection or percutaneous method of destruction
  2. Any known allergy or contraindication to the treatments used in the trial
  3. Patients with a complete DPD deficiency; defined as an uracil concentration ≥150ng/ml Note: patients with a suspicion of partial DPD deficiency, defined as a uracil concentration ≥ 16 ng/ml and < 150 ng/ml, will receive an adapted 1st cycle dose, according to a clinic-biological discussion. The dose can be then readapted for the second cycle according to the tolerability of the treatment during the 1st cycle.
  4. Patient previously treated with chemotherapy for the neuroendocrine tumour
  5. Patient have received any other antitumor therapy: chemotherapy, immunotherapy
  6. Other serious diseases such as respiratory failure or congestive heart failure, angina pectoris not medically controlled; history of myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry, uncontrolled hypertension and arrhythmias, concomitant severe infection or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  7. Subjects with a history of chronic or acute hepatitis C or B infection.
  8. Surgery during the 5 weeks preceding the randomization
  9. History of cancer (except basal cell skin or carcinoma in situ carcinoma of the cervix) within 5 years prior to entry into the trial. But patients with cancers that have been treated more than 5 years ago and are considered as cured are eligible.
  10. Neurological or psychiatric pathology that may interfere with adherence to treatment
  11. Patients have received yellow fever vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
  12. Patient with pernicious anaemia and other megaloblastic anaemias secondary to the lack of Vitamin B12
  13. Hypersensitivity to Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell products or other recombinant human or humanised antibodies
  14. Hypersensitivity to study drugs or any of its excipients
  15. Patient under guardianship or deprived of his liberty by a judicial or administrative decision or incapable of giving its consent
  16. Pregnant or breast feeding women

Trial locations and contacts

20 sites in 1 country.

20 sites in 1 country

France20 sites
  • CHU Angers

    Angers, Maine-et-Loire, 49100

  • CHU de Caen

    Caen, Calvados, 14033

  • Hôpital Trousseau CHU Tours

    Chambray-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, 37170

  • Hôpital Beaujon

    Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, 92110

  • CHU de Dijon

    Dijon, Côte d'Or, 21000

  • Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, Rhône, 69437

  • ICM Val d'Aurelle

    Montpellier, Hérault, 34298

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06189

  • CHR d'Orléans

    Orléans, Loiret, 45067

  • Hôpital Croix St Simon

    Paris, 75012

  • Hôpital Saint-Antoine

    Paris, 75012

  • Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, 75014

  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

    Paris, 75015

  • Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Pessac, Gironde, 33600

  • Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Reims, Marne, 51092

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, Île-et-Vilaine, 35000

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest site René Gauducheau

    Saint-Herblain, Loire-Atlantique, 44800

  • IUCT - Hôpital Rangueil

    Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31400

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 54519

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, Val De Marne, 94805

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Phase 2 Trial Of Two Chemotherapy Regimens Plus Or Minus Bevacizumab In Patients With Well Differentiated Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Compare the effect of capecitabine (cape) + temozolomide (temo) and of 5FU + streptozotocin (strepto) given with a new schedule (LV5FU2 + strepto), two of the most used chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of well differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors alone or in combination with bevacizumab (beva) on progression-free survival (PFS) and compare the chemotherapy regimens alone or with beva (two by two design) on the same criteria.

Being tested
LV5FU2, Streptozocin, Capecitabine, Temozolomide, Bevacizumab
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • LV5FU2Drug

    LV5FU2 (Folinic Acid D, L 400 mg/m² day 1, 5FU 400 mg/m² IV bolus, 5FU 2400 mg/m² 48 hours continuous infusion)

  • StreptozocinDrug

    streptozotocin 800 mg/m² day 1 every 14 days

  • CapecitabineDrug

    Capecitabine 750 mg/m² twice daily, days 1-14

  • TemozolomideDrug

    temozolomide 200 mg/m² once daily, days 10-14, every 28 days

  • BevacizumabDrug

    bevacizumab 5 mg/kg every 14 days

Study groups in NCT03351296
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LV5FU2 + streptozotocinExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: LV5FU2; Drug: Streptozocin
Capecitabine + temozolomideExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Capecitabine; Drug: Temozolomide
LV5FU2 + streptozotocin + BevacizumabExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: LV5FU2; Drug: Streptozocin; Drug: Bevacizumab
Capecitabine + temozolomide + BevacizumabExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Capecitabine; Drug: Temozolomide; Drug: Bevacizumab

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate

    Measured: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity (median 24 months)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Toxicity (NCI-CTCAE 4.0)

    Measured: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Nov 2017
  2. Study start26 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completionDec 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2028 (estimated)

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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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Comparative phase II trial with two randomizations
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
140 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03351296
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017-000741-46
Other IDs
2017/2523, 2017
Acronym
BETTER2
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
20 Nov 2017
Last updated
8 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing LV5FU2, Streptozocin and Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Cancer, run by Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris at 20 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 20 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 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate (time frame: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity (median 24 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 8 May 2024.

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