Cetuximab, Radiotherapy and Twice Weekly Gemcitabine to Treat Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00225784

Last Updated: 2014-07-16

Study Results

Results available

Outcome measurements, participant flow, baseline characteristics, and adverse events have been published for this study.

View full results

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-02-28

Study Completion Date

2012-09-30

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

This study is designed to establish the safety and efficacy of a combination of Erbitux (cetuximab)/Gemzar (gemcitabine)/radiation in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

The study treatment for this protocol is

* Loading dose of Cetuximab 400 mg/m2
* Weekly Cetuximab 250 mg/m2
* Bi-weekly Gemcitabine 50 mg/m2
* Daily Radiation for 28 fractions
* CT scan four weeks after completion of treatment
* Evaluation by surgeon for resectability

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Pancreatic Cancer

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Cetuximab, Gemcitabine, RT

weekly cetuximab, twice-weekly gemcitabine and intensity modulated radiotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cetuximab/Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Once weekly Cetuximab, twice weekly Gemcitabine for six weeks

Radiotherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Daily radiotherapy for 28 days

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Cetuximab/Gemcitabine

Once weekly Cetuximab, twice weekly Gemcitabine for six weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Radiotherapy

Daily radiotherapy for 28 days

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

Erbitux

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Histologic proof of pancreatic adenocarcinoma
* Clinical stage I, II, or III disease
* Radiographically measurable disease
* Tumor tissue for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) status by immunohistochemistry
* Signed protocol consent
* Karnofsky performance status of at least 70%
* Age \> or = to 18 years
* Patients must either not be of child bearing potential or have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours of treatment.
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1500; platelets \> 100,000/ul.
* Creatinine \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN; AST \< 2.5 x ULN.

Exclusion Criteria

* Acute hepatitis or known HIV
* Active or uncontrolled infection
* Significant history of cardiac disease
* Prior therapy which affects or targets the EGF pathway
* Prior severe infusion reaction to a monoclonal antibody
* Any concurrent chemotherapy not indicated in the study protocol or any other investigational agents
* Any previous chemotherapy or abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy
* No prior malignancy is allowed except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or malignancy for which the patient has been disease free for five years.
* Any severe pre-existing medical or psychiatric condition, which, in the opinion of the attending physician, will interfere with safe and appropriate treatment and follow-up on study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

J Marc Pipas, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

DMS 0432

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.