Postoperative Proton Radiotherapy With Chemo for Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01553019

Last Updated: 2017-09-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

2 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-10-31

Study Completion Date

2017-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, proton radiation combined with chemotherapy has on resected pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description

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Proton radiation with concomitant chemotherapy

Conditions

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Pancreatic Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1- R(0) negative

50.40 cobalt gray equivalent (CGE) Proton Radiation and concomitant chemotherapy with weekly gemcitabine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Proton radiation

Intervention Type RADIATION

Proton Radiation Therapy: R(0) negative ... 50.40 cobalt gray equivalent (CGE) at 1.8 CGE per fraction ; R(1) micro-positive ...54.00 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction; R(2) gross positive...59.40 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine 300 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes, weekly during proton therapy.

2- R(1) micro-positive

54.00 cobalt gray equivalent(CGE) Proton Radiation and concomitant chemotherapy with weekly gemcitabine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Proton radiation

Intervention Type RADIATION

Proton Radiation Therapy: R(0) negative ... 50.40 cobalt gray equivalent (CGE) at 1.8 CGE per fraction ; R(1) micro-positive ...54.00 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction; R(2) gross positive...59.40 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine 300 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes, weekly during proton therapy.

3- R(2) gross positive

59.40 cobalt gray equivalent (CGE) Proton Radiation and concomitant chemotherapy with weekly gemcitabine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Proton radiation

Intervention Type RADIATION

Proton Radiation Therapy: R(0) negative ... 50.40 cobalt gray equivalent (CGE) at 1.8 CGE per fraction ; R(1) micro-positive ...54.00 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction; R(2) gross positive...59.40 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine 300 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes, weekly during proton therapy.

Interventions

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Proton radiation

Proton Radiation Therapy: R(0) negative ... 50.40 cobalt gray equivalent (CGE) at 1.8 CGE per fraction ; R(1) micro-positive ...54.00 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction; R(2) gross positive...59.40 CGE at 1.8 CGE per fraction

Intervention Type RADIATION

Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine 300 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes, weekly during proton therapy.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Gemzar

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologic proof of primary head of pancreas invasive adenocarcinoma managed with a potentially curative resection
* Post resection CA19-9 tumor marker baseline

Exclusion Criteria

\- Previous history of invasive malignancy (except non-melanoma skin cancer and low to intermediate risk prostate cancer) unless the patient has been disease free for at least 5 years prior to study consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Romaine C Nichols, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute

Locations

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University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Provision Proton Therapy Center

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Tepper J, Nardi G, Sutt H. Carcinoma of the pancreas: review of MGH experience from 1963 to 1973. Analysis of surgical failure and implications for radiation therapy. Cancer. 1976 Mar;37(3):1519-24. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197603)37:33.0.co;2-o.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1260670 (View on PubMed)

Gudjonsson B. Cancer of the pancreas. 50 years of surgery. Cancer. 1987 Nov 1;60(9):2284-303. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19871101)60:93.0.co;2-v.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3326653 (View on PubMed)

Regine WF, Winter KA, Abrams RA, Safran H, Hoffman JP, Konski A, Benson AB, Macdonald JS, Kudrimoti MR, Fromm ML, Haddock MG, Schaefer P, Willett CG, Rich TA. Fluorouracil vs gemcitabine chemotherapy before and after fluorouracil-based chemoradiation following resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008 Mar 5;299(9):1019-26. doi: 10.1001/jama.299.9.1019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18319412 (View on PubMed)

Hattangadi et al Cancer 8/15/2009 p 3640-3650

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Nichols RC Jr, Huh SN, Prado KL, Yi BY, Sharma NK, Ho MW, Hoppe BS, Mendenhall NP, Li Z, Regine WF. Protons offer reduced normal-tissue exposure for patients receiving postoperative radiotherapy for resected pancreatic head cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 May 1;83(1):158-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.05.045. Epub 2012 Jan 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22245197 (View on PubMed)

Kalser MH, Ellenberg SS. Pancreatic cancer. Adjuvant combined radiation and chemotherapy following curative resection. Arch Surg. 1985 Aug;120(8):899-903. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1985.01390320023003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 4015380 (View on PubMed)

Klinkenbijl JH, Jeekel J, Sahmoud T, van Pel R, Couvreur ML, Veenhof CH, Arnaud JP, Gonzalez DG, de Wit LT, Hennipman A, Wils J. Adjuvant radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil after curative resection of cancer of the pancreas and periampullary region: phase III trial of the EORTC gastrointestinal tract cancer cooperative group. Ann Surg. 1999 Dec;230(6):776-82; discussion 782-4. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199912000-00006.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10615932 (View on PubMed)

Van Laethem JL, Van Cutsem E, Hammel P, Mornex F, Azria D, Van Tienhoven G, Peeters M, Praet M, Budach V, Haustermans K et al. Adjuvant chemotherapy alone vs. chemoradiation after curative resection for pancreatic cancer: phase II/III trial of the EORTC/FFCD/GERCOR groups.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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UFPTI 1013-PC03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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