NCT04452461

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Before Surgery

MFOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine / Nab-paclitaxel Followed by Pancreatectomy for Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. a Pilot Feasibility Study.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 79 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a single-arm, single-center feasibility trial of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma receiving chemotherapy with mFOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine / nab-paclitaxel followed by pancreatectomy.

Detailed description

Borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma infiltrates into adjacent vascular structures to an extent such that complete macroscopic resection is technically feasible, but an R0 resection poses a challenge when surgery is the primary therapy. Therefore, a different management strategy may be beneficial. The primary outcome of the PANCREAS trial is defined as the proportion of eligible patients enrolled in the study over an 18-month period and the proportion of patients who complete the protocol (neoadjuvant therapy and pancreatectomy). Certain modifications of the neoadjuvant therapy protocol are expected and allowed, and the primary feasibility outcome will be one of the following: stop, main study non-feasible; continue with protocol modifications; or continue without modification. A safety analysis will be performed after first 15 patients are enrolled and complete neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. Patients enrolled in this trial will undergo interventions in the following order: neoadjuvant chemotherapy, re-staging CT scan, pancreatectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Postoperative mortality will be recorded up to 90 days after surgery. Patients will be followed every four months with a CT scan of the chest/abdomen for two years after resection or until evidence of disease recurrence. Patients who do not undergo surgical resection will be followed for two years after accrual (duration of study period) or until evidence of disease progression or death.

Conditions

• Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	mFOLFIRINOX	mFOLFIRINOX, including: Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours, Leucovorin 400mg/m2 IV over 2 hours, Irinotecan at 150 mg/m2 IV over 90 min, 5-Fluoruracil continuous infusion of 2400 mg/m2 IV over 46h.
DRUG	Gemcitabine / Nab-paclitaxel	Both drugs are administered once weekly for three weeks (days 1, 8, 15) followed by a week of rest (28-day cycle) for 3 cycles prior to imaging. Gemcitabine: 1000 mg/m2 intravenous infusion over 30 to 40 minutes. Nab-paclitaxel: 125 mg/m2 intravenous infusion over 30 to 40 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-12
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2020-06-30
• Last updated: 2024-10-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada