Stereotactic Body Radiation and Tumor Treating Fields for Locally Advanced Pancreas Cancer

Pancreas Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase 2 Trial of Ablative MRI-guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Tumor Treating Fields for Locally Advanced Pancreas Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05679674
• Other study ID #: 2020-CHU-003
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 21, 2023
• Est. completion date: June 2027

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Baptist Health South Florida
• Contact: Michael Chuong, M.D.
• Phone: (786) 596-2000
• Email: MichaelChu[@]baptisthealth.net
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine whether using chemotherapy followed by stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SABR) and tumor treating fields (TTF) will slow tumor growth in people with locally advanced pancreas cancer. All participants will receive SABR therapy once per day for five days and use the TTF system for at least 18 hours per day starting on the first day of SABR until the tumor progresses or severe toxicity develops.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: June 2027
• Est. primary completion date: June 2027
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Locally advanced pancreas cancer as per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines.

• Regional lymph node involvement is permitted if able to be treated with radiation therapy.

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.

• At least 4 months of prior FOLFIRINOX or modified FOLFIRINOX delivered for pancreas cancer without evidence of distant progression on restaging radiographic studies.

• Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) =250 U/mL on most recent assessment prior to study enrollment.

• Adequate normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

i. Hemoglobin =8.0 g/dL that may be achieved with transfusion ii. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) =1500 per mm^3 iii. Platelet count =60,000 per mm^3 iv. Serum bilirubin =1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) v. AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) =3 x institutional ULN

• People of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control, abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a participant become pregnant or suspect they are pregnant while participating in this study, they must inform the treating physician immediately.

• Able to operate the tumor treating field (NovoTTF-100L) system independently or with assistance.

• All participants must sign written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Distant metastasis from pancreas cancer.

• Contraindication to having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

• Prior abdominal radiation therapy.

• History of any primary malignancy with the exception of:

1. Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease for at least 3 years before enrollment on this study.

2. Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.

3. Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease (i.e., cervical carcinoma in situ; superficial bladder cancer).

• Any unresolved toxicity (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 > grade 2) from previous anti-cancer therapy. Participants with irreversible toxicity that is not reasonably expected to worsen by treatment on this study are permitted to enroll on this study.

• History of inflammatory bowel disease (i.e., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis).

• Any condition in the opinion of the investigator that would interfere with evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results.

• Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Patients with an electrical implantable device in the torso. Examples of electrical implanted medical devices include spinal cord stimulators, vagus nerve stimulators, pacemakers, and defibrillators.

• History of significant uncontrolled cardiovascular disease. Significant cardiac disease includes second/third degree heart block; significant ischemic heart disease; poorly controlled hypertension; congestive heart failure of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or worse.

• History of arrhythmia that is symptomatic or requires treatment. Patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter controlled by medication are not excluded from participation in the trial.

• Known allergy to medical adhesives or conductive hydrogel [gel used on electrocardiogram (ECG) stickers or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) electrodes].

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Locally Advanced
• Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
• Pancreas Cancer
• Pancreatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Radiation:
• Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation (SABR)
50 Gy in 5 fractions, once per day for 5 days

Device:
• Tumor Treating Fields (TTF)
Participant will use the system for at least 18 hours per day starting on the first day of SABR until abdominal disease progression. Short treatment breaks are permitted for personal needs (such as to take a shower) and during radiation therapy. An additional treatment break is permitted for up to 48 hours every 21 days.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health, Inc.	Miami	Florida

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Michael Chuong	NovoCure Ltd.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (6)

Chuong MD, Bryant J, Mittauer KE, Hall M, Kotecha R, Alvarez D, Romaguera T, Rubens M, Adamson S, Godley A, Mishra V, Luciani G, Gutierrez AN. Ablative 5-Fraction Stereotactic Magnetic Resonance-Guided Radiation Therapy With On-Table Adaptive Replanning and Elective Nodal Irradiation for Inoperable Pancreas Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Mar-Apr;11(2):134-147. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.09.005. Epub 2020 Sep 16. Erratum In: Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 May-Jun;11(3):e354. — View Citation

Giladi M, Schneiderman RS, Porat Y, Munster M, Itzhaki A, Mordechovich D, Cahal S, Kirson ED, Weinberg U, Palti Y. Mitotic disruption and reduced clonogenicity of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo by tumor treating fields. Pancreatology. 2014 Jan-Feb;14(1):54-63. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2013.11.009. Epub 2013 Dec 4. — View Citation

Hassanzadeh C, Rudra S, Bommireddy A, Hawkins WG, Wang-Gillam A, Fields RC, Cai B, Park J, Green O, Roach M, Henke L, Kim H. Ablative Five-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Using Online MR-Guided Adaptation. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Jun 25;6(1):100506. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.06.010. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb. — View Citation

Jo Y, Oh G, Gi Y, Sung H, Joo EB, Lee S, Yoon M. Tumor treating fields (TTF) treatment enhances radiation-induced apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. Int J Radiat Biol. 2020 Dec;96(12):1528-1533. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2020.1838658. Epub 2020 Nov 2. — View Citation

Rivera F, Benavides M, Gallego J, Guillen-Ponce C, Lopez-Martin J, Kung M. Tumor treating fields in combination with gemcitabine or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel in pancreatic cancer: Results of the PANOVA phase 2 study. Pancreatology. 2019 Jan;19(1):64-72. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2018.10.004. Epub 2018 Oct 17. — View Citation

Rudra S, Jiang N, Rosenberg SA, Olsen JR, Roach MC, Wan L, Portelance L, Mellon EA, Bruynzeel A, Lagerwaard F, Bassetti MF, Parikh PJ, Lee PP. Using adaptive magnetic resonance image-guided radiation therapy for treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer. Cancer Med. 2019 May;8(5):2123-2132. doi: 10.1002/cam4.2100. Epub 2019 Apr 1. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Median Progression Free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from the initiation of study therapy to the first documented disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first	2 years
Secondary	Change in Progression Free Survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from the initiation of study therapy to the first documented disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first	1 and 2 years
Secondary	Median Local Control (LC)	LC is defined as a response within the radiation target volume according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria (i.e., percentage of participants with stable disease, partial response, or complete response).	2 years
Secondary	Change in Local Control (LC)	LC is defined as a response within the radiation target volume according to RECIST) v1.1 criteria (i.e., percentage of participants with stable disease, partial response, or complete response).	1 and 2 years
Secondary	Median Distant Metastasis Free Survival (DMFS)	DMFS is defined as the time from initiation of study therapy to the first radiographic confirmation of distant metastasis	2 years
Secondary	Change in Distant Metastasis Free Survival (DMFS)	DMFS is defined as the time from initiation of study therapy to the first radiographic confirmation of distant metastasis	1 and 2 years
Secondary	Median Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from the initiation of study therapy to death due to any cause or date of last follow-up, whichever occurs first.	2 years
Secondary	Change in Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from the initiation of study therapy to death due to any cause or date of last follow-up, whichever occurs first.	1 and 2 years
Secondary	Change in Quality of Life (QOL)	Quality of Life will be assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G), a 27-item questionnaire designed to measure four domains of QOL in cancer patients: physical, social, emotional, and functional well-being. Each domain has a scoring range of 0-28, for a combined total score of 0-108, where higher scores indicate better QOL.	Baseline, during radiation therapy, every 3 months for 2 years
Secondary	Change in Incidence of Grade 3+ Toxicities	All participants will be evaluable for toxicity from the time of their first treatment. All Grade 3+ toxicities [according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0] will be tracked, regardless of attribution to study treatment.	Baseline, during radiation therapy, every 3 months for 2 years
Secondary	Location of Recurrence	Location of recurrence is defined as the site(s) at the time of any first tumor recurrence: local only [centroid of the recurrence within the planning target volume (PTV)], distant only (centroid of the recurrence outside of the PTV), or local and distant.	2 years
Secondary	Chemotherapy-Free Interval	The chemotherapy-free interval is defined as the duration of time from the initiation of study therapy to the date any chemotherapy is subsequently administered.	2 years

External Links

•   Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health