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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01971034
Other study ID # NP 96/2010
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received September 6, 2013
Last updated May 14, 2014
Start date June 2011

Study information

Verified date May 2014
Source Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Brazil: Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In Brazil pancreatic adenocarcinoma represents 2% of tumors, and 4% mortality being an uncommon disease, however very aggressive.Only 20% of cases are indicated for curative surgery, of which only 20% are alive within 5 years. For locally, advanced or metastatic disease, since 1997, single chemotherapy with gemcitabine is the standard treatment for first line, with survival around 6 months approximately.There is no standard treatment regimen for second-line, however Paclitaxel demonstrated effect on second-line phase II study. Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic drug used for treatment of diabetes mellitus. There is a growing number of preclinical studies which show antitumor effect against pancreatic adenocarcinoma, probably due to the effect of anti-insulin growth factor (IGF-1). This study will add metformin to standard treatment for second line of locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in ICESP previously treated with gemcitabine. The objective is to evaluate whether metformin improves the efficacy of the standard treatment with paclitaxel by clinical and radiological evaluation.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 41
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date June 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Pancreatic advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma histologically confirmed.

- Previously treatment with gemcitabine as adjuvant or metastatic disease.

- Clinical or radiological evidence of disease progression, determined by physician. Is not mandatory RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) evaluation to determine the progression of disease before the study inclusion.

- Patient with intolerance to gemcitabine, even without disease progression, are also eligible.

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 2

- At least 10 weeks of life expectation.

- Adequate organ function defined as:

- Serum AST (aspartate aminotransferase) and ALT (alanine aminotransferase)= 2.5 × ULN (upper normal limit)

- Total Bilirubin = 2,0 x ULN

- Absolute neutrophil count = 1,500/ mm3

- Platelets =100.000/ mm3

- Hemoglobin = 8,0 g/dl

- Serum Creatinine = 1,5 ULN and clearance of creatinine estimated (Cockcroft- Gault) = 50 ml/min

- Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks of the beginning of the treatment.

- History of serious clinical or psychiatric disease.

- Symptomatic hypoglycemia at the screening visit.

- Target lesion radiotherapy within 4 weeks of the beginning of the treatment.

- Treatment with any anti-cancer investigational drug.

- Treatment with any IGF-I or IGFR-I

- Treatment with metformin within 12 months prior to commencing study treatment

- For female patients, current pregnancy and/or lactation

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Paclitaxel
80 mg/m2, IV, Day 1, Day 8 and Day 15.
Metformin
850mg, PO, every 8 hours, daily.

Locations

Country Name City State
Brazil ICESP Sao Paulo SP

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Radiologic control of disease The radiologic image will be analyzed by RECIST 1.0 criteria. Every 8 weeks from the date of first dose of treatment until disease progression. No
Secondary Time to progression. Thorax and abdominal computerized tomography and Ca 19.9 tumor marker dosage every 8 weeks until disease progression. Every 8 weeks from the date of first dose of treatment until disease progression. No
Secondary To estimate the biochemical response through the measurement of serum CA19.9 levels. From the date of first dose of treatment until disease progression. No
Secondary To evaluate the clinical benefits Will be evaluate:
ECOG
Treatment with opioids
Pain
Weight
Every 4 weeks during the treatment period until disease progression. No

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