Ultrasound-Guided Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Unresectable Solid Pancreatic Tumors or Advanced Pancreatic Cancer, VERTPAC-02 Study

NCT ID: NCT03033225

Last Updated: 2025-07-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

13 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-31

Study Completion Date

2023-09-20

Brief Summary

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This phase II trial studies how well ultrasound-guided verteporfin photodynamic therapy works for the treatment of patients with solid pancreatic tumors that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or pancreatic cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Photodynamic therapy is a type of laser device that is guided by ultrasound imaging and used in combination with the drug verteporfin that may be less invasive and as effective as current treatment methods for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To show that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) to the pancreas is effective at direct ablation of advanced or locally advanced and small volume metastatic pancreatic tumors in a multicenter setting.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the predictability of tumor necrosis as a function of delivered energy, based on pre-PDT contrast computed tomography (CT) scans.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Evaluate the safety of chemotherapy given two days after PDT.

QUARTERNARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Demonstrate that cancer biomarkers in pre- versus (vs.) post-PDT are surrogate markers of response.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive verteporfin intravenously (IV) and undergo fluorescence imaging and after 60 minutes undergo EUS-guided PDT.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 14 days, and at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Conditions

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Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Metastatic Pancreatic Carcinoma Pancreatic Neoplasm Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8 Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8 Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8 Unresectable Pancreatic Carcinoma

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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Treatment (verteporfin, EUS-guided PDT)

Patients receive verteporfin IV and undergo fluorescence imaging and after 60 minutes undergo EUS-guided PDT.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Endoscopic Ultrasound

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo EUS-guided PDT

Fluorescence Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo fluorescence imaging

Photodynamic Therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Undergo EUS-guided PDT

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Verteporfin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Interventions

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Endoscopic Ultrasound

Undergo EUS-guided PDT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Fluorescence Imaging

Undergo fluorescence imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Photodynamic Therapy

Undergo EUS-guided PDT

Intervention Type DRUG

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Verteporfin

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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endosonography EUS PDT Photoradiation Therapy Quality of Life Assessment Benzoporphyrin Derivative Monoacid Ring A BPD-MA Visudyne

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histological/cytological diagnosis (Dx) of advanced or locally advanced or small volume metastatic pancreatic cancer (PanCa) or other solid pancreatic tumor that is not amenable to curative surgical resection, or the patient is unfit, or declines surgery
* Age \> 18 years
* Measurable disease as defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2
* Estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
* Capable of giving written informed consent
* Adequate biliary drainage (serum bilirubin \< 2.5 upper limit of normal \[ULN\]), with no evidence of active uncontrolled infection (patients on antibiotics are eligible)
* Women of child-bearing potential with a negative pregnancy test (qualitative serum human chorionic gonadotropin \[HCG\]) prior to study entry AND must be using an adequate contraception method, which must be continued for 1 week after PDT

Exclusion Criteria

* For locally advanced patients, evidence of metastases other than lung or liver. For lung metastases, greater than three lesions and any lesions greater than 5 cm are excluded. For advanced patients, any metastasis is acceptable for enrollment
* Porphyria
* Pregnant or breast-feeding
* Locally advanced disease involving \> 50% circumference of the duodenum or a major artery within the treatment area
* ECOG performance status 3 or 4
* Previous treatment with curative intent for current disease within the past two weeks (i.e. prior resection, radical radiotherapy or chemotherapy)
* Any psychiatric disorder making reliable informed consent impossible
* A history of documented hemorrhagic diathesis or coagulopathy on therapeutic anticoagulation
* History of prior or concomitant other malignancy that will interfere with the response evaluation
* Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases or laboratory finding that in the view of the investigator makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial
* Contrast allergy not amenable to treatment with steroids and antihistamines
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Vinay Chandrasekhara, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Locations

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Hanada Y, Pereira SP, Pogue B, Maytin EV, Hasan T, Linn B, Mangels-Dick T, Wang KK. EUS-guided verteporfin photodynamic therapy for pancreatic cancer. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Jul;94(1):179-186. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.02.027. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 33647286 (View on PubMed)

Vincent P, Maeder ME, Hunt B, Linn B, Mangels-Dick T, Hasan T, Wang KK, Pogue BW. CT radiomic features of photodynamic priming in clinical pancreatic adenocarcinoma treatment. Phys Med Biol. 2021 Aug 23;66(17):10.1088/1361-6560/ac1458. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac1458.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34261044 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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NCI-2019-07003

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

16-001243

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P01CA084203

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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16-001243

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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