Pancreatic CancerPhase 2PTCA199-10NCT06249321
mFOLFIRINOX Plus Radiotherapy to Patients With CA19-9-normal Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Refractory to Chemotherapy
A Phase 2 study testing mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRT in people with Pancreatic Cancer and Radiotherapy, run by Fudan University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy to Patients with CA19-9-normal Advanced Pancreatic Cancer refractory to chemotherapy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Pancreatic Cancer, Radiotherapy
- What is being tested?
- mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRT
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2024to 1 Mar 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 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced pancreas adenocarcinoma.
- Patients who are refractory to at least one line of chemotherapy and who have not received radiotherapy.
- Locally advanced or distant metastatic pancreatic cancer.
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- Baseline serum CA19-9 ≤ 37 U/mL, CEA≤ 5.2 ng/mL, and CA125 ≤ 35 U/mL.
- Presence of at least of one measurable lesion in agreement to RECIST criteria.
- The expected survival ≥ 3 months.
- Adequate organ performance based on laboratory blood tests.
- Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
Who cannot join
- Pregnant or nursing women.
- Primary pancreatic cancer.
- Baseline serum CA19-9 > 37 U/mL, CEA > 5.2 ng/mL, or CA125 > 35 U/mL.
- The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology as non-adenocarcinoma of pancreas.
- Inflammation of the digestive tract, including pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc.
- Severe and uncontrollable accompanying diseases that may affect protocol compliance or interfere with the interpretation of results.
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- Renal insufficiency or dialysis
- Other serious accompanying illnesses, which, in the researcher's opinion, could seriously adversely affect the safety of the treatment.
- Patients who are allergic to oxaplatin or other chemotherapy drugs.
- Patients who are unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032
Ying Yang, MD, 86 21 64175590 ext. 1307, yangying@fudanpci.org
Guopei Luo, MD
About this study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy to Patients with CA19-9-normal Advanced Pancreatic Cancer refractory to chemotherapy.
Read the detailed description
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal malignancy with a 5-year survival less than 10%. Approximately 80% of patients with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Chemotherapy is one of the major treatments for advanced pancreatic cancer. In 2011, the PRODIGE trial has shown that oxaliplatin, irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX) was associated with a survival advantage but had increased toxicity.
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is the most widely used biomarker in pancreatic cancer. Circulating CA19-9 levels are positively correlated with tumor burden and stage in pancreatic cancer with a diagnostic sensitivity of approximately 80%, suggesting that approximately 20% of patients have normal CA19-9 levels. It is well recognized that Lewis (-) individuals, constituting approximately 10% of the population, have low or no secretion of CA19-9 due to the lack of critical enzyme involved in CA19-9 biosynthesis. Thus, approximately 10% of patients with pancreatic cancer have normal CA19-9 levels regardless of tumor stage. Our previously retrospective study has shown that CA19-9-normal advanced pancreatic cancer may be more sensitive to chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy to patients with CA19-9-normal advanced pancreatic cancer who are refractory to chemotherapy. Progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS) and disease control rate (DCR) are measured every four weeks.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Radiotherapy
- Being tested
- mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRT
- Medical subject headings
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRTDrug
Chemotherapy will be administered according to the newest edition of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline and a modified FOLFIRINOX regimen will be the first choice. Patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma will receive the modified FOLFIRINOX regimen (oxaliplatin [70 mg per square meter of body surface area], irinotecan [130 mg per square meter], leucovorin [200 mg per square meter], and fluorouracil [2000 mg per square meter] every 2 weeks). Four-week chemotherapy is considered as a cycle. Patients will be recommended to receive Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) after about 2~6 cycles of chemotherapy. The following treatment after radiotherapy will be applied according to the newest edition of NCCN guideline.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy | Experimental | Patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma will receive the modified FOLFIRINOX regimen (oxaliplatin [70 mg per square meter of body surface area], irinotecan [130 mg per square meter], leucovorin [200 mg per square meter], and fluorouracil [2000 mg per square meter] every 2 weeks). Four-week chemotherapy is considered as a cycle. Patients will be recommended to receive Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) after about 2~6 cycles of chemotherapy. Receives: Drug: mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRT |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
progression-free survival, PFS
PFS of subjects from recruiting to the time of disease progression
Measured: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
Secondary outcomes (3)
Overall survival,OS
OS of subjects from recruiting to the time of death from any cause
Measured: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
objective response rate (ORR)
CR + PR
Measured: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
disease control rate (DCR)
CR + PR + SD
Measured: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Feb 2024
- Study start1 Apr 2024
- Primary completion1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Mar 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Pancreatic CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Fudan UniversityThe 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
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fudan University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Guopei Luo, Fudan University
- Investigators
- Guopei Luo, MD, Principal investigator, Fudan University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06249321
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PTCA199-10
- Acronym
- PTCA199-10
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 31 Jan 2024
- Last updated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Luo G, Liu C, Guo M, Long J, Liu Z, Xiao Z, Jin K, Cheng H, Lu Y, Ni Q, Yu X. CA19-9-Low&Lewis (+) pancreatic cancer: A unique subtype. Cancer Lett. 2017 Jan 28;385:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.10.046. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
PubMed 27840089Luo G, Liu C, Guo M, Cheng H, Lu Y, Jin K, Liu L, Long J, Xu J, Lu R, Ni Q, Yu X. Potential Biomarkers in Lewis Negative Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg. 2017 Apr;265(4):800-805. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001741.
PubMed 28267695Luo G, Jin K, Guo M, Cheng H, Liu Z, Xiao Z, Lu Y, Long J, Liu L, Xu J, Liu C, Gao Y, Ni Q, Yu X. Patients with normal-range CA19-9 levels represent a distinct subgroup of pancreatic cancer patients. Oncol Lett. 2017 Feb;13(2):881-886. doi: 10.3892/ol.2016.5501. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
PubMed 28356973Zhu X, Xiao Z, Liu H, Zhang P, Deng S, Ding L, Feng J, Luo J, Ni Q, Luo G, Yu X. Pancreatic Cancer: An Exocrine Tumor With Endocrine Characteristics. Ann Surg. 2024 Dec 1;280(6):e17-e25. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006168. Epub 2023 Dec 5.
PubMed 38050737
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- mFOLFIRINOX Plus Radiotherapy to Patients With CA19-9-normal Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Refractory to Chemotherapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06249321
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PTCA199-10 / PTCA199-10
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Radiotherapy
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Fudan UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Mar 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 8 Feb 2024 (actual)
- 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 purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy to Patients with CA19-9-normal Advanced Pancreatic Cancer refractory to chemotherapy.
Detailed description
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal malignancy with a 5-year survival less than 10%. Approximately 80% of patients with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Chemotherapy is one of the major treatments for advanced pancreatic cancer. In 2011, the PRODIGE trial has shown that oxaliplatin, irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX) was associated with a survival advantage but had increased toxicity.
Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is the most widely used biomarker in pancreatic cancer. Circulating CA19-9 levels are positively correlated with tumor burden and stage in pancreatic cancer with a diagnostic sensitivity of approximately 80%, suggesting that approximately 20% of patients have normal CA19-9 levels. It is well recognized that Lewis (-) individuals, constituting approximately 10% of the population, have low or no secretion of CA19-9 due to the lack of critical enzyme involved in CA19-9 biosynthesis. Thus, approximately 10% of patients with pancreatic cancer have normal CA19-9 levels regardless of tumor stage. Our previously retrospective study has shown that CA19-9-normal advanced pancreatic cancer may be more sensitive to chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy to patients with CA19-9-normal advanced pancreatic cancer who are refractory to chemotherapy. Progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS) and disease control rate (DCR) are measured every four weeks.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy | Experimental | Drug: mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRTPatients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma will receive the modified FOLFIRINOX regimen (oxaliplatin [70 mg per square meter of body surface area], irinotecan [130 mg per square meter], leucovorin [200 mg per square meter], and fluorouracil [2000 mg per square meter] every 2 weeks). Four-week chemotherapy is considered as a cycle. Patients will be recommended to receive Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) after about 2~6 cycles of chemotherapy. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced pancreas adenocarcinoma.
- Patients who are refractory to at least one line of chemotherapy and who have not received radiotherapy.
Key exclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Pregnant or nursing women.
- Primary pancreatic cancer.
- Baseline serum CA19-9 > 37 U/mL, CEA > 5.2 ng/mL, or CA125 > 35 U/mL.
- The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology as non-adenocarcinoma of pancreas.
- Inflammation of the digestive tract, including pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRTChemotherapy will be administered according to the newest edition of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline and a modified FOLFIRINOX regimen will be the first choice. Patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma will receive the modified FOLFIRINOX regimen (oxaliplatin [70 mg per square meter of body surface area], irinotecan [130 mg per square meter], leucovorin [200 mg per square meter], and fluorouracil [2000 mg per square meter] every 2 weeks). Four-week chemotherapy is considered as a cycle. Patients will be recommended to receive Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) after about 2~6 cycles of chemotherapy. The following treatment after radiotherapy will be applied according to the newest edition of NCCN guideline. | Drug | mFOLFIRINOX plus radiotherapy |
Primary outcome
progression-free survival, PFS
Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
PFS of subjects from recruiting to the time of disease progression
3 secondary outcomes
Overall survival,OS
Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
objective response rate (ORR)
Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
disease control rate (DCR)
Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Aug 2025.
- Results publication: PubMed 27840089Luo G, Liu C, Guo M, Long J, Liu Z, Xiao Z, Jin K, Cheng H, Lu Y, Ni Q, Yu X. CA19-9-Low&Lewis (+) pancreatic cancer: A unique subtype. Cancer Lett. 2017 Jan 28;385:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.10.046. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
- Results publication: PubMed 28267695Luo G, Liu C, Guo M, Cheng H, Lu Y, Jin K, Liu L, Long J, Xu J, Lu R, Ni Q, Yu X. Potential Biomarkers in Lewis Negative Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg. 2017 Apr;265(4):800-805. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001741.
- Results publication: PubMed 28356973Luo G, Jin K, Guo M, Cheng H, Liu Z, Xiao Z, Lu Y, Long J, Liu L, Xu J, Liu C, Gao Y, Ni Q, Yu X. Patients with normal-range CA19-9 levels represent a distinct subgroup of pancreatic cancer patients. Oncol Lett. 2017 Feb;13(2):881-886. doi: 10.3892/ol.2016.5501. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
- Results publication: PubMed 38050737Zhu X, Xiao Z, Liu H, Zhang P, Deng S, Ding L, Feng J, Luo J, Ni Q, Luo G, Yu X. Pancreatic Cancer: An Exocrine Tumor With Endocrine Characteristics. Ann Surg. 2024 Dec 1;280(6):e17-e25. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006168. Epub 2023 Dec 5.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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.
Guopei Luo, MD principal investigator
Fudan University
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 mFOLFIRINOX plus IMRT in people with Pancreatic Cancer and Radiotherapy, run by Fudan University at 1 site in China.
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 11 inclusion and 10 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Aug 2025. 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 China. 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?
Contact Ying Yang, MD (86 64175590 ext. 1307, yangying@fudanpci.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
progression-free survival, PFS (time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)). 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 NCT06249321, 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 7 Aug 2025.