Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Gall Bladder Cancer : a Randomized Control Trial (NEOGB)

NCT ID: NCT06712420

Last Updated: 2025-04-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

114 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-01

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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to study role of chemotherapy treatment for gall bladder cancer before surgery as compared to surgery directly

Detailed Description

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Gallbladder cancer is a highly aggressive disease with a late presentation and poor prognosis. Complete surgical excision remains the only potentially curative treatment for early-stage gallbladder cancer.

The use and benefit of chemotherapy in gallbladder cancer before surgery , that is , in the neoadjuvant setting, is not well studied and, to our knowledge, neoadjuvant chemotherapy has not been evaluated in any randomized clinical trial.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy aims to achieve tumor downstaging, increase the radical surgical resection rate, reduce metastases. This study will compare the effectiveness of chemotherapy before surgery in locally advanced gall bladder cancer versus upfront surgery with respect to survival and completeness of resection of disease.

Conditions

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Gall Bladder Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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upfront surgery

after staging workup and biopsy, patient being taken up for upfront surgical exploration will undergo staging laparoscopy followed by exploration and interaortocaval lymphnode sampling. After ruling out distant metastasis, local resectability will be reassessed and curative surgery will be performed. . Post-operative complications were recorded and graded according Clavien Dindo classification

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

curative surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patient being taken up for surgical exploration will undergo staging laparoscopy followed by exploration and interaortocaval lymphnode sampling. After ruling out distant metastasis, local resectability will be reassessed and curative surgery will be performed. . Post-operative complications were recorded and graded according Clavien Dindo classification

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery

NACT group will receive gemcitabine and platinum combination. Most common regimen comprised of gemcitabine (1000 mg/ m2 intravenously over 30-60 min) on days 1 and 8, and cisplatin (75 mg/ m2 intravenously over 2 h) on day 1, every 21 days. In case of renal compromise, carboplatin was used. Response was assessed using CECT abdomen and PET scan. Chemotherapy related toxicity will be graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v 5 .0.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

NACT group will receive gemcitabine and platinum combination. Most common regimen comprised of gemcitabine (1000 mg/ m2 intravenously over 30-60 min) on days 1 and 8, and cisplatin (75 mg/ m2 intravenously over 2 h) on day 1, every 21 days. In case of renal compromise, carboplatin was used. Response was assessed using CECT abdomen and PET scan. Chemotherapy related toxicity will be graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v 5 .0. PAtients will undergo curative surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

curative surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patient being taken up for surgical exploration will undergo staging laparoscopy followed by exploration and interaortocaval lymphnode sampling. After ruling out distant metastasis, local resectability will be reassessed and curative surgery will be performed. . Post-operative complications were recorded and graded according Clavien Dindo classification

Interventions

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neoadjuvant chemotherapy

NACT group will receive gemcitabine and platinum combination. Most common regimen comprised of gemcitabine (1000 mg/ m2 intravenously over 30-60 min) on days 1 and 8, and cisplatin (75 mg/ m2 intravenously over 2 h) on day 1, every 21 days. In case of renal compromise, carboplatin was used. Response was assessed using CECT abdomen and PET scan. Chemotherapy related toxicity will be graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v 5 .0. PAtients will undergo curative surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

curative surgery

Patient being taken up for surgical exploration will undergo staging laparoscopy followed by exploration and interaortocaval lymphnode sampling. After ruling out distant metastasis, local resectability will be reassessed and curative surgery will be performed. . Post-operative complications were recorded and graded according Clavien Dindo classification

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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NACT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ECOG 0-2
* Locally advanced resectable GBC defined as Clinical T3/4 disease or Regional LN involvement on imaging studies.
* Post cholecystectomy GBC with residual disease on imaging, History of bile spillage during primary surgery , history of piece-meal removal of gall bladder during simple cholecystectomy, Regional LN involvement on imaging studies.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Early GBC ( cT1/T2) without significant lymphadenopathy or liver infiltration on radiological imaging .
2. Locally advanced disease requiring major hepatectomy or whipple's pancreatoduodenectomy.
3. Post cholecystectomy GBC without any evidence of spillage of residual disease on radiological imaging.
4. Obstructive jaundice due to involvement of biliary tree by tumour.
5. Vascular involvement such as common hepatic artery, MPV right hepatic artery or right portal vein.
6. Any distant metastasis or isolated port site metastasis
7. Involvement of non-regional LN (e.g . Celiac LN, SMA lymph node, inter-aortocaval or left para-ortic LN).
8. Poor performance status ECOG 3 or more.
9. Pregnancy.
10. Inability or unwillingness to follow study protocol
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Center, India

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Shaifali Goel

DOCTOR

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Shivendra Singh, Mch Surgical gastroenterology

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

Locations

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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Site Status RECRUITING

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Site Status RECRUITING

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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India

Central Contacts

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Shivendra Singh, Mch

Role: CONTACT

+919818975024

Shaifali Goel, DrNB

Role: CONTACT

+918368382060

Facility Contacts

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Shivendra Singh, Mch

Role: primary

+919818975024

Shaifali Goel, DrNB

Role: backup

+918368382060

Shivendra Singh, Mch Surgical Gastroenterology

Role: primary

+919818975024

Shaifali Goel, DrNB Surgical Gastroenterology

Role: backup

+918368382060

Other Identifiers

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RES/SCM/61/2023/89

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RGCIRC/IRB-BHR/26/2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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