Study of the Safety and Efficacy of TH-302 in Combination With Gemcitabine Compared With Gemcitabine Alone in Previously Untreated Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title: A Randomized Cross-over Phase 2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Two Dose Levels of TH-302 in Combination With Gemcitabine Compared With Gemcitabine Alone in Previously Untreated Patients With Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine and TH-302 are effective in the treatment of subjects with first-line metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Clinical Trial Description

A hypoxic microenvironment is a characteristic of many solid tumors including pancreatic cancer. The presence of hypoxia in solid tumors is associated with a more malignant phenotype and resistance to chemotherapy. The hypoxia-activated prodrug, TH-302, is designed to selectively physiologically target the hypoxic microenvironment. There is an absence of therapeutic options for subjects with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Gemcitabine provides clinical benefit as a single agent, but median survival is about 6 months. Combining gemcitabine with TH-302 may enable the targeting of both the normoxic and hypoxic regions of pancreatic cancer. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma
• Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

• NCT number: NCT01144455
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Threshold Pharmaceuticals
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: June 2010
• Completion date: December 2014