Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00026403

Last Updated: 2016-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-09-30

Study Completion Date

2009-07-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the efficacy of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and radiotherapy, in terms of 1-year survival, in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
* Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine the quality of life of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily five days a week for 5.5 weeks. Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes followed by cisplatin IV over 1 hour twice a week for the first 3 weeks of radiotherapy. Beginning 4 weeks after the completion of radiotherapy, patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a total of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at completion of radiotherapy, at completion of chemotherapy, and 3 months after completion of therapy.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-47 patients will be accrued for this study within 12-28 months.

Conditions

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Pancreatic Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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radiotherapy + gemcitabine + cisplatin

Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily five days a week for 5.5 weeks. Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes followed by cisplatin IV over 1 hour twice a week for the first 3 weeks of radiotherapy. Beginning 4 weeks after the completion of radiotherapy, patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a total of 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at completion of radiotherapy, at completion of chemotherapy, and 3 months after completion of therapy.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 1 year.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Interventions

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cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
* No cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas or pancreatic tumors of neuroendocrine origin
* Prior subtotal resection or gross residual disease

* No microscopic residual disease only
* No metastatic disease outside of planned study radiotherapy field

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 and over

Performance status:

* ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* AST no greater than 3 times ULN

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* Able to maintain adequate oral nutrition
* No significant infection
* No other medical condition that would preclude study
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except non-melanoma skin cancer
* No significant nausea or vomiting

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* No prior or concurrent biologic therapy

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy
* No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior radiotherapy that would overlap planned study radiotherapy fields

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 21 days since prior laparotomy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael G. Haddock, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Ochsner

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

CentraCare Health Plaza

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Medcenter One Health System

Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

Altru Cancer Center

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rapid City Regional Hospital

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Haddock MG, Swaminathan R, Foster NR, Hauge MD, Martenson JA, Camoriano JK, Stella PJ, Tenglin RC, Schaefer PL, Moore DF Jr, Alberts SR. Gemcitabine, cisplatin, and radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: results of the North Central Cancer Treatment Group Phase II Study N9942. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jun 20;25(18):2567-72. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.10.2111.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17577035 (View on PubMed)

Haddock MG, Swaminathan R, Alberts SR, et al.: Gemcitabine (Gem), cisplatin (Cis) and radiation therapy (RT) for patients with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (ACA): a North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) phase II study. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-4121, 343s, 2004.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2012-02426

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000069026

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCCTG-N9942

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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