A Phase III Study of Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Phase III Study of Adjuvant Gemcitabine Versus Gemcitabine Plus Concurrent Chemoradiation in Pancreatic Cancer Underwent Curative Intent (R0 / R1) Resection

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00994721
• Other study ID #: T3207
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: March 26, 2008
• Last updated: May 3, 2016
• Start date: February 2009
• Est. completion date: January 2016

Study information

• Verified date: October 2009
• Source: National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Study Design： Adjuvant gemcitabine therapy has been shown to improve recurrence-free survival in pancreatic cancer underwent curative intent resection. This study is to evaluate whether combining concurrent chemo-radiotherapy can further improve the recurrence-free survival benefit of adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer underwent curative resection.

Research Objective and Study End Points

1. Primary endpoint： The primary end point is disease free survival.

2. Secondary endpoints： The secondary end points are to evaluate the overall survival, local and distant recurrence rate, and impact on quality of life after adjuvant gemcitabine with or without CCRT in curatively resected pancreatic cancer.

Furthermore, the clinical, pathological and molecular prognostic factors in curatively resected pancreatic cancers will be evaluated.

Description:

Treatment plan and Randomization scheme:：

Patients will be randomized after stratification according to pathology report on section margin, tumor size, lymph node metastasis:

Patients who are randomized to Arm 1 will receive adjuvant chemotherapy started within 4-8 weeks after the surgery, and administered at D1, D8 and D15 every 4 weeks for 6 cycles (6 months). Patients who are allocated to Arm 2 will receive sandwich treatment, which comprised of the same adjuvant chemotherapy within 4-8 weeks after the surgery for 3 cycles (3 months), followed by CCRT (start 4-6 weeks after the last dose of 3rd cycle chemotherapy) and then another 3 cycles of gemcitabine monotherapy.

Statistical Consideration:

We anticipate the 2-year disease free survival will increase from 25% to 40% with the incorporation of CCRT into the adjuvant treatment for post-operative pancreatic adenocarcinoma. With a significant level of 0.05, 107 patients will be required for each treatment arm to reach 80% statistical power. Since the drop out rate is approximately 10%, 265 patients will be enrolled to ensure that we will have 214 (107x2) eligible patients in this study. We anticipate that we will recruit roughly 67 patients per year, therefore, patient recruitment will be completed in 4 years.

Randomization scheme:

Histo-/cyto-logically confirmed macroscopic complete resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma

1. The primary end-point is disease free survival.

2. The secondary end-points are overall survival; local and distant control rate, and the quality of life.

3. The clinical and molecular prognostic factors for overall survival.

• Radiation fields encompass initial main tumor of pancreas only with a safe margin of 1cm. Lymph node regions initially involved with tumor confirmed by excision will be included in the clinical target volume. Elective radiation to uninvolved lymph nodes will not be given.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 147
• Est. completion date: January 2016
• Est. primary completion date: January 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

A.Eligibility Criteria

1. Patients with pancreatic cancer after curative intent resection.

2. The histology of resected tumor has to be adenocarcinoma.

3. Age 20-75 years.

4. ECOG performance scale 0-1.

5. Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below.

6. The effects of study agents on the developing human fetus at the recommended therapeutic dose are unknown.

7. to sign a written informed consent.

8. Registered within 6 weeks after surgery.

9. Preoperative abdominal CT or MRI with contrast enhancement.

B.Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with gross residual, macroscopic positive resection margin or distant metastases.

2. Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents.

3. Patients who have had prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy are not eligible.

4. History of allergic reactions.

5. Patients who had non-curable second primary malignancy.

6. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including.

7. Pregnant women.

8. receiving immuno-suppressive therapy?anti-coagulants.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pancreatic Cancer
• Pancreatic Neoplasms

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital	Taipei
Taiwan	Mackay Memorial Hospital	Taipei
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei

Sponsors (9)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital., Mackay Memorial Hospital, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The primary end-point is recurrence-free survival.		Pancreatic Cancer Disease Committee	Yes
Secondary	The secondary end-points are overall survival; local and distant control rate, and the quality of life.		Pancreatic Cancer Disease Committee	Yes