Dasatinib and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride or Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Alone in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Previously Treated With Surgery

Stage III Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase II Trial of Adjuvant Dasatinib Plus Gemcitabine Versus Single-Agent Gemcitabine in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Dasatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving dasatinib together with gemcitabine hydrochloride is more effective than gemcitabine hydrochloride alone in treating pancreatic cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving dasatinib together with gemcitabine hydrochloride works compared to giving gemcitabine hydrochloride alone in treating patients with pancreatic cancer previously treated with surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare disease-free survival at 18 months between dasatinib-gemcitabine combination therapy and single-agent gemcitabine. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate effects on disease-free survival of the dasatinib-gemcitabine combination therapy compared with gemcitabine alone for adjuvant treatment of resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. II. To evaluate effects on overall survival of dasatinib-gemcitabine combination therapy compared with gemcitabine alone for adjuvant treatment of resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. III. To evaluate tolerability and safety of the two arms. IV. To identify potential biological correlates associated with clinical benefit to dasatinib-gemcitabine combination therapy compared with gemcitabine alone. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM II: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15 and oral dasatinib once daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses* in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: * Courses with dasatinib repeat every 28 days for 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
• Adenocarcinoma
• Duct Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
• Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer
• Stage IA Pancreatic Cancer
• Stage IB Pancreatic Cancer
• Stage IIA Pancreatic Cancer
• Stage IIB Pancreatic Cancer
• Stage III Pancreatic Cancer

• NCT number: NCT01234935
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Translational Oncology Research International
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: January 13, 2011
• Completion date: November 27, 2017