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Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaPhase 4OINCNCT04480268

PAXG Out in the Country

A Phase 4 study testing PAXG regimen (cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, gemcitabine) chemotherapy in people with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, run by IRCCS San Raffaele at 30 sites in Italy.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

The objective of this study is to assess the reproducibility of PAXG regimen as first-line/primary chemotherapy in daily clinical practice in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) borderline resectable, locally advanced or metastatic patients out of a large volume center. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
What is being tested?
PAXG regimen (cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, gemcitabine) chemotherapy
How many people
175 participants
Where
30 sitesItaly
Study dates
8 Jul 2020to 1 Jan 2026
Phase
Phase 4
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 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • cyto/histological diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma;
  • locally advanced and metastatic disease corresponding to clinical stage III-IV according to TNM 8th Ed. 2017 and borderline resectable disease as anatomically defined according to NCCN Guidelines Version 1.2020 - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and biologically defined according to the International consensus on definition and criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2017 (CA 19.9 > 500 IU/ml);
  • ECOG Performance Status ≤1;
  • adequate bone marrow function (GB ≥ 3500/mm3, neutrophils ≥1500/mm3, platelets ≥ 100000/mm3, Hb ≥10 g/dl), kidney function (serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL) and liver function (ALT and AST < 3 ULN and Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN);
  • Patient of child-bearing potential must agree to use two medically acceptable methods of contraception (one for the patient and one for the partner) during the study and for 4 months after the last study treatment intake for women and 6 months for men;
  • patients must have received at least 1 cycle (28 days) of the PAXG treatment for the disease within the timeframe starting from January 1 2020 to December 31st 2020 ;
  • patient information and signed written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • previous chemotherapy treatment for recurrent disease;
  • concurrent treatment with experimental drugs;
  • presence of symptomatic brain metastases;
  • heart failure, arrhythmia and/or acute myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to the beginning of PAXG treatment;
  • women on pregnancy or lactation;
  • history of interstitial lung disease;
  • history of connective tissue diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, etc. ).

Trial locations and contacts

30 sites in 1 country.

Giulia Orsi, MD contact

+390226436620

orsi.giulia@hsr.it

Maria Maddalena Valente, PhD contact

+390226437623

valente.mariamaddalena@hsr.it

30 sites in 1 country

Italy30 sites, 30 recruiting
  • IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO)

    Aviano

    Angela Buonadonna, MD, abuonadonna@cro.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Istituto dei tumori Giovanni Paolo II

    Bari

    Nicola Silvestris, MD, silvestrisnicola@gmail.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • AULSS 1 di Belluno

    Belluno

    Fable Zustovich, MD, fable.zustovich@aulss1.veneto.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII

    Bergamo

    Barbara Merelli, MD, bmerelli@asst-pg23.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi

    Bologna

    Maria Cristina Di Marco, MD, PhD, mariacristina.dimarco@unibo.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera AOU di Cagliari

    Cagliari

    Mario Scartozzi, MD, marioscartozzi@gmail.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale di Carpi

    Carpi

    Ilaria Bernardini, MD, i.bernardini@ausl.mo.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • USL Toscana Nord Ovest

    Carrara

    Andrea Mambrini, MD, andrea.mambrini@uslnordovest.toscana.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Fondazione Istituto Giglio

    Cefalù

    Massimiliano Spada, MD, maxspa75@yahoo.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedaliera Sant' Anna di Como Asst Lariana

    Como

    Monica Giordano, MD, monica.giordano@asst-lariana.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia

    Foggia

    Matteo Landriscina, MD, PhD, matteo.landriscina@unifg.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • ASST Rhodense

    Garbagnate

    Silvia Della Torre, MD, sdellatorre@asst-rhodense.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale Moriggia Pelascini

    Gravedona

    Giuseppe Valmadre, MD, gvalmadre@gmail.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Irccs Irst

    Meldola

    Giovanni Luca Frassineti, MD, luca.frassineti@irst.emr.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • ASST Melegnano e Della Martesana

    Melegnano

    Andrea De Monte, MD, andrea.demonte@asst-melegnano-martesana.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • IRCCS San Raffaele Medical Oncology Unit

    Milan, 20132

    Giulia Orsi, MD, +39 02 26437602, orsi.giulia@hsr.it

    Maria Maddalena Valente, PhD, +39 02 26437623, valente.mariamaddalena@hsr.it

    Recruiting
  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

    Padova

    Sara Lonardi, MD, sara.lonardi@iov.veneto.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale Civico di Palermo

    Palermo

    Livio Blasi, MD, livio.blasi61@gmail.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera di Parma

    Parma

    Ingrid Garajova, MD, PhD, igarajova@ao.pr.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera di Piacenza

    Piacenza

    Luigi Cavanna, MD, l.cavanna@ausl.pc.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale Generale Provinciale di Macerata

    Province of Macerata

    Luca Faloppi, MD, PhD, luca.faloppi@sanita.marche.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Giovanni Paolo II-Maria Paternò

    Ragusa

    Stefano Cordio, MD, stefano.cordio@asp.rg.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona

    Salerno

    Clementina Savastano, MD, savastano.clementina@tiscali.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • AULSS 4 Veneto Orientale

    San Donà di Piave

    Silvia Zanon, MD, silvia.zanon@aulss4.veneto.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza

    San Giovanni Rotondo

    Evaristo Maiello, MD, e.maiello@operapadrepio.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano

    Torino

    Massimo Di Maio, MD, massimo.dimaio@unito.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Presidio Ospedaliero Molinette

    Torino

    Maria Antonietta Satolli, MD, PhD, mariaantonietta.satolli@unito.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata

    Udine

    Giovanni Gerardo Cardellino, MD, giovanni.cardellino@asufc.sanita.fvg.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • ASST Sette Laghi

    Varese

    Stefania Gobba, MD, stefaniamaria.gobba@asst-settelaghi.it

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ospedale San Bortolo Azienda ULSS8 Berica-Distretto Est

    Vicenza

    Giuseppe Aprile, MD, giuseppe.aprile@ulss8.veneto.it

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

The objective of this study is to assess the reproducibility of PAXG regimen as first-line/primary chemotherapy in daily clinical practice in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) borderline resectable, locally advanced or metastatic patients out of a large volume center.

Read the detailed description

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies, with a 5-year overall survival (OS) rate for all stages combined lower than 10%, decreasing to 3% in advanced disease. Additionally, PDAC is expected to become the 2nd leading cause for cancer-related death by 2030. Chemotherapy still represents the only therapeutic option in most cases, since 70% of PDAC patients exhibit metastatic or locally advanced disease at diagnosis. Concerning metastatic PDAC patients, combination chemotherapy has resulted in improved survival compared with single-agent treatment. Based on promising phase I/II studies, the PAXG regimen (cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine and gemcitabine) has been recommended for first-line treatment of metastatic PDAC patients in the 2019 edition of Associazione Italiana Oncologia Medica (AIOM) guidelines. Also, this regimen was approved by the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) as first therapy of borderline-resectable, locally advanced and metastatic PDAC patients with good performance status (ECOG 0-1) and age 18-75 years.

Description of the intervention (schedule of visits):

All PDAC patients who are treated with PAXG regimen as first-line/primary chemotherapy at the participating institutions from January 1st 2020 to December 31st 2020 according to inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the present study.

Power size calculation:

The sample size will be as large as possible with a competitive enrollment. All patients treated by the PAXG regimen during 2020 in the participating institutions will be included into the trial. The investigators hypothesize that at least 175 patients (60% metastatic and 40% non-metastatic) from about 30 Italian centers will be enrolled by the end of the year. Such a sample size, or a larger one, will allow to compute in both groups a 95% confident interval of the 1-year OS with at least 10% margin of error, assuming to observe a (target) 1-year OS of 60% for metastatic patients and of 80% for non-metastatic. The trial will be considered successful if the target 1-year OS will fall into the corresponding computed 95% CI.

Being tested
PAXG regimen (cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, gemcitabine) chemotherapy
Keywords
Combination chemotherapy, PAXG

What participants receive

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

  • PAXG regimen (cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, gemcitabine) chemotherapyDrug

    The PAXG regimen includes:

    • nab-paclitaxel 150 mg/m2 on day 1 and 15 of each cycle;
    • cisplatin 30 mg/m2 on day 1 and 15 of each cycle;
    • capecitabine 1250 mg/m2 on 1 day to 28 of each cycle;
    • gemcitabine 800 mg/m2 on day 1 and 15 of each cycle. Each cycle lasts 28 days. Patients are treated until maximal response, disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression-free survival at 1 year (PFS-1yr)

    Primary aim of the study is to evaluate the proportion of patients alive after 1 year from registration

    Measured: 12 months after the diagnosis

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Biochemical Response

    To evaluate the CA19-9 response rate

    Measured: 12 months after the diagnosis

  2. Radiological Response

    To evaluate the RECIST radiological response

    Measured: 12 months after the diagnosis

  3. Toxicity profile

    To evaluate drugs toxicity and safety according to according to the "Common Toxicity Criteria" defined by NCI (US) and integrated by NCIC (Canada) version 5.0

    Measured: 12 months after the diagnosis

  4. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    To evaluate the progression-free survival (PFS), defined as the time between the date of registration and the date of documented radiological PD or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, or the date of last follow-up or last available tumour assessment if no further follow-up for disease progression is performed.

    Measured: 5 year after the diagnosis

  5. Overall Survival (OS)

    To evaluate the overall survival (OS), defined as time between the date of registration and the date of death for any cause or the date they were last known to be alive.

    Measured: 5 year after the diagnosis

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Jul 2020
  2. Study start8 Jul 2020
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2026 (estimated)

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
175 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04480268
Sponsor's protocol ID
PACT31
Acronym
OINC
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
14 Jul 2020
Last updated
10 Feb 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Reni M, Cereda S, Rognone A, Belli C, Ghidini M, Longoni S, Fugazza C, Rezzonico S, Passoni P, Slim N, Balzano G, Nicoletti R, Cappio S, Doglioni C, Villa E. A randomized phase II trial of two different 4-drug combinations in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: cisplatin, capecitabine, gemcitabine plus either epirubicin or docetaxel (PEXG or PDXG regimen). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2012 Jan;69(1):115-23. doi: 10.1007/s00280-011-1680-2. Epub 2011 May 28.

    PubMed 21626049
  • Reni M, Balzano G, Zanon S, Passoni P, Nicoletti R, Arcidiacono PG, Pepe G, Doglioni C, Fugazza C, Ceraulo D, Falconi M, Gianni L. Phase 1B trial of Nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine, capecitabine, and cisplatin (PAXG regimen) in patients with unresectable or borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Br J Cancer. 2016 Jul 26;115(3):290-6. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.209. Epub 2016 Jul 12.

    PubMed 27404453
  • Reni M, Zanon S, Peretti U, Chiaravalli M, Barone D, Pircher C, Balzano G, Macchini M, Romi S, Gritti E, Mazza E, Nicoletti R, Doglioni C, Falconi M, Gianni L. Nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine with or without capecitabine and cisplatin in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PACT-19): a randomised phase 2 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Oct;3(10):691-697. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30196-1. Epub 2018 Jul 7.

    PubMed 30220407
  • Reni M, Zanon S, Balzano G, Passoni P, Pircher C, Chiaravalli M, Fugazza C, Ceraulo D, Nicoletti R, Arcidiacono PG, Macchini M, Peretti U, Castoldi R, Doglioni C, Falconi M, Partelli S, Gianni L. A randomised phase 2 trial of nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine with or without capecitabine and cisplatin in locally advanced or borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Eur J Cancer. 2018 Oct;102:95-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.07.007. Epub 2018 Aug 24.

    PubMed 30149366

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing PAXG regimen (cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, gemcitabine) chemotherapy in people with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, run by IRCCS San Raffaele at 30 sites in Italy.

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 7 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 30 sites in Italy. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Giulia Orsi, MD (+390226436620, orsi.giulia@hsr.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression-free survival at 1 year (PFS-1yr) (time frame: 12 months after the diagnosis). 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 NCT04480268, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 Feb 2021.

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