Capecitabine/Erlotinib Followed of Gemcitabine Versus Gemcitabine/Erlotinib Followed of Capecitabine

NCT ID: NCT00440167

Last Updated: 2012-07-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

280 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-06-30

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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This crossover trial is performed in advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer not previously exposed to chemotherapy. The study compares a standard arm with gemcitabine plus erlotinib to an experimental arm with capecitabine plus erlotinib. It is the first trial of its kind to incorporate second-line treatment into the study design. Patient who fail on first-line therapy are switched to the comparator chemotherapy without erlotinib. The trial therefore not only compares two different regimens of first-line treatment, it also compares two sequential treatment strategies.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

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capecitabine gemcitabine Erlotinib pancreatic cancer advanced

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine 2 x 1000 mg/m²/ d oral, d 1 - 14 followed by 7 days Pause ("Flat Dosing")

Erlotinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Erlotinib 150 mg/d oral, daily without break

Arm B

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m², d 1, 8 , 15, q d28

Erlotinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Erlotinib 150 mg/d oral, daily without break

Interventions

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Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m², d 1, 8 , 15, q d28

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine

Capecitabine 2 x 1000 mg/m²/ d oral, d 1 - 14 followed by 7 days Pause ("Flat Dosing")

Intervention Type DRUG

Erlotinib

Erlotinib 150 mg/d oral, daily without break

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 75 years
* Histologically proven pancreatic cancer stage III or IV (T1-3 N1M0 or T1 3N0 1M1)
* No option for resection with curative intent
* At least one measurable or not measurable lesion (according to RECIST)
* No previous chemotherapy or other systemic tumor therapy
* No previous radiation
* Performance-Status 0-2 according to WHO/ECOG
* Life expectancy of at least 3 months
* Adequate kidney-, liver- and bone marrow function, defined as
* Absolute neutrophil count \* 1,5 x 109/l
* Hemoglobin \* 8 g/dl
* Thrombocytes \* 100 x 109/l
* Bilirubin \* 2 x upper norm (with liver mets \< 5-fold)
* Serum Creatinine \* 1,25 x upper norm
* Creatinine clearance \> 30 ml/min (Cockroft/Gault)
* Transaminases \* 2,5 x upper norm (with liver mets \< 5-fold)
* Possibility of regular long-term follow-up
* Negative pregnancy test in women at childbearing age
* All patients must have signed an informed consent before study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

* Known secondary cancer other than curatively treated basalioma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri
* Clinically unstable CNS-metastases
* Known hypersensitivity against study medication
* Severe impairment of renal function (creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min)
* Severe impairment of liver function (bilirubin \> 2,0 x above upper norm, transaminases \> 2,5 x upper norm, or with known liver metastasis \>5 x upper norm)
* Clinically relevant disease of the cardiovascular system or other vital organs
* Known polyneuropathy
* Known DPD-deficiency (screening not required)
* Simultaneous treatment with the antiviral agent sorivudin or chemically related agents such as brivudin
* Pregnancy, lactation or lack of reliable contraception in women at childbearing age
* Mental disease, drug- or alcohol abuse
* Participation in another clinical trial within the last 4 weeks
* All other diseases which may prevent adequate participation in the trial
* Indication of lack of compliance with study regulations
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Roche Pharma AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

PD Dr. med. Volker Heinemann

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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PD Dr. med. Volker Heinemann

Sponsor Delegatated Person

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Volker Heinemann, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Munich - Klinikum Grosshadern

Countries

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Germany

References

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Weiss L, Heinemann V, Fischer LE, Gieseler F, Hoehler T, Mayerle J, Quietzsch D, Reinacher-Schick A, Schenk M, Seipelt G, Siveke JT, Stahl M, Vehling-Kaiser U, Waldschmidt DT, Dorman K, Zhang D, Westphalen CB, von Bergwelt-Baildon M, Boeck S, Haas M. Three-month life expectancy as inclusion criterion for clinical trials in advanced pancreatic cancer: is it really a valid tool for patient selection? Clin Transl Oncol. 2024 May;26(5):1268-1272. doi: 10.1007/s12094-023-03323-1. Epub 2023 Oct 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37794220 (View on PubMed)

Guenther M, Surendran SA, Haas M, Heinemann V, von Bergwelt-Baildon M, Engel J, Werner J, Boeck S, Ormanns S. TPX2 expression as a negative predictor of gemcitabine efficacy in pancreatic cancer. Br J Cancer. 2023 Jul;129(1):175-182. doi: 10.1038/s41416-023-02295-x. Epub 2023 May 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37142730 (View on PubMed)

Guenther M, Haas M, Heinemann V, Kruger S, Westphalen CB, von Bergwelt-Baildon M, Mayerle J, Werner J, Kirchner T, Boeck S, Ormanns S. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide as negative predictor of gemcitabine efficacy in advanced pancreatic cancer - translational results from the AIO-PK0104 Phase 3 study. Br J Cancer. 2020 Oct;123(9):1370-1376. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01029-7. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32830200 (View on PubMed)

Ormanns S, Siveke JT, Heinemann V, Haas M, Sipos B, Schlitter AM, Esposito I, Jung A, Laubender RP, Kruger S, Vehling-Kaiser U, Winkelmann C, Fischer von Weikersthal L, Clemens MR, Gauler TC, Marten A, Geissler M, Greten TF, Kirchner T, Boeck S. pERK, pAKT and p53 as tissue biomarkers in erlotinib-treated patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: a translational subgroup analysis from AIO-PK0104. BMC Cancer. 2014 Aug 28;14:624. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-624.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25164437 (View on PubMed)

Heinemann V, Vehling-Kaiser U, Waldschmidt D, Kettner E, Marten A, Winkelmann C, Klein S, Kojouharoff G, Gauler TC, von Weikersthal LF, Clemens MR, Geissler M, Greten TF, Hegewisch-Becker S, Rubanov O, Baake G, Hohler T, Ko YD, Jung A, Neugebauer S, Boeck S. Gemcitabine plus erlotinib followed by capecitabine versus capecitabine plus erlotinib followed by gemcitabine in advanced pancreatic cancer: final results of a randomised phase 3 trial of the 'Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie' (AIO-PK0104). Gut. 2013 May;62(5):751-9. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302759. Epub 2012 Jul 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22773551 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RC-57 crossover

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id