Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
This study has been terminated.
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University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
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University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00878657
First received: April 8, 2009
Last updated: October 21, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
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Purpose
RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving intensity-modulated radiation therapy together with gemcitabine may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of intensity-modulated radiation therapy and to see how well it works when given together with gemcitabine in treating patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Pancreatic Cancer |
Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride Radiation: intensity-modulated radiation therapy |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase I/II Radiotherapy Dose Escalation Study in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer, Using a Simultaneous Intensity Modulated Boost With Concurrent Gemcitabine |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Maximum tolerated dose of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 4 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Overall survival (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 4 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Disease-free survival (Phase II) [ Time Frame: 4 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
| Study Start Date: | April 2009 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2013 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Intervention Details:
Detailed Description:
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Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride
Pre-Chemoradiation (Induction) Chemotherapy Gemcitabine will be given weekly for seven doses at a dose of 1000 mg/m2/wk (Days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43) unless toxicity develops. Chemoradiation gemcitabine will be given 400 mg/m2, infused over 30 minutes, within 120 minutes before radiotherapy. Post-chemoradiation chemotherapy, patients will receive two cycles of gemcitabine. A cycle will be defined as three weeks of gemcitabine at 1000 mg/m2/d, once weekly, followed by a one-week rest.
Radiation: intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Dose escalation levels (cohorts) for this study:
Dose Level 1: GTV plus drainage areas 45 Gy, Boost GTV 50.4 Gy Dose Level 2: GTV plus drainage areas 45 Gy, Boost GTV 54.0 Gy Dose Level 3: GTV plus drainage areas 45 Gy, Boost GTV 59.4 Gy Dose Level 4: GTV plus drainage areas 45 Gy, Boost GTV 64.8 Gy Dose Level 5: GTV plus drainage areas 45 Gy, Boost GTV 70.2 Gy
OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of intensity-modulated radiotherapy delivered to the gross tumor volume when administered with gemcitabine hydrochloride in patients with locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma. (Phase I)
- To define the dose-limiting toxicities of this regimen in these patients. (Phase I)
- To determine the local control in patients treated at the MTD (determined in phase I). (Phase II)
- To compare the disease-free survival and time to progression in these patients with that of historical controls. (Phase II)
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter phase I, dose-escalation study of intensity-modulated radiotherapy, followed by a phase II study.
- Induction chemotherapy: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo CT scan. Patients with no evidence of metastatic disease proceed to chemoradiotherapy.
- Chemoradiotherapy: Beginning 1-2 weeks after completion of induction chemotherapy, patients undergo intensity-modulated radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week and gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes once weekly for 5 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients whose disease remains unresectable proceed to adjuvant chemotherapy.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy: Beginning 4-6 weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride as in induction chemotherapy.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma or poorly differentiated carcinoma of the pancreas, ampulla of Vater, or distal bile duct
- Locally advanced disease
Medically inoperable, unresectable, or borderline resectable disease
- No previously resected disease (i.e., status post-pancreaticoduodenotomy)
- No non-adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, islet cell carcinoma, cyst adenoma, cystadenocarcinoma, carcinoid tumor, or duodenal carcinoma
- No lesions in the tail of the pancreas and/or splenic artery/vein involvement/encasement
- No recurrent or metastatic (M1) disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
- WBC > 3,000/μL
- Platelet count > 100,000/μL
- Bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL
- SGOT < 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Creatinine < 1.5 times ULN
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Adequate oral nutrition (e.g., ≥ 1,500 calories/day, stable weight for ≥ 2 weeks, and ≤ 5% weight loss)
- No active malignancy within the past 3 years, except cervical carcinoma in situ or nonmelanoma skin cancer that has been removed
No severe, active comorbidity, including any of the following:
- Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the past 6 months
- Transmural myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
- Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring IV antibiotics at the time of study registration
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization within the past month or precluding study therapy at the time of study registration
- Active hepatitis, decompensated cirrhosis, or clinically significant liver failure
- Other severe comorbid condition, as determined by the principal investigator
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior chemotherapy
- No prior radiotherapy to any upper abdominal site
- No concurrent prophylactic colony-stimulating factors during radiotherapy
- No concurrent warfarin
- No other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal cancer therapy, radiotherapy, surgery for cancer, or experimental therapy
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00878657
Locations
| United States, New Jersey | |
| Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | |
| New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Salma Jabbour, MD | Cancer Institute of New Jersey |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00878657 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000639635, P30CA072720, CINJ-070805, 0220090024 |
| Study First Received: | April 8, 2009 |
| Last Updated: | October 21, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:
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adenocarcinoma of the pancreas stage III pancreatic cancer |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pancreatic Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Gemcitabine Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Pharmacologic Actions Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Radiation-Sensitizing Agents |
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