Status:

COMPLETED

Vaccine Therapy Combined With Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Treating Patients With Resected Stage I or Stage II Adenocarcinoma (Cancer) of the Pancreas

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from gene-modified pancreatic cancer cells may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, work in different ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine overall and disease-free survival of patients with resected stage I or II adenocarcinoma of the pancreas treated with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in combination with G...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the head, neck, and uncinate process of the pancreas
  • Mixed adenocarcinoma tumors allowed if the predominant invasive component of the tumor is adenocarcinoma
  • Stage I or II (clinical stage T1-3, N0-1, M0) disease
  • Has undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital within the past 8-10 weeks
  • Completely resected (R0) or microscopic residual (R1) disease
  • No diagnosis other than ductal adenocarcinoma, including any of the following:
  • Adenosquamous
  • Squamous cell
  • Colloid
  • Islet cell
  • Non-invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
  • Serous or mucinous cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma
  • Carcinoid
  • Small or large cell carcinoma
  • Intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasms
  • Osteoclast-like giant cell tumors
  • Acinar cell carcinoma
  • Pancreatoblastoma
  • Solid pseudopapillary tumors
  • Undifferentiated small cell carcinoma
  • Non-epithelial tumors (sarcoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or lymphoma)
  • Adenocarcinoma of the ampulla
  • Adenocarcinoma of the distal bile duct
  • Adenocarcinoma of the duodenum
  • No recurrent disease
  • No metastatic disease, including peritoneal implants or liver and/or lung involvement
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count \>/= 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count \>/= 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin \>/= 10 g/dL
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin \</= 2 mg/dL
  • AST/ALT \</= 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase \</= 5 times ULN
  • Renal
  • Creatinine \</= 2 mg/dL
  • Pulmonary
  • No asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring systemic corticosteroids
  • Immunologic
  • HIV negative
  • No active infection
  • No prior or concurrent autoimmune disease requiring treatment with systemic immunosuppressants, including any of the following:
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Systemic vasculitis
  • Scleroderma
  • Psoriasis
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Hemolytic anemia or immune thrombocytopenia
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Sjogren's syndrome
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Negative results to viral delayed-type hypersensitivity serology testing if autologous tumor cells are available
  • Other
  • No postoperative complications (e.g., inability to take oral nutrition \>/= 1,500 calories/day, ongoing requirement for long-term biliary stenting, or persistence of wound infection)
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • No uncontrolled medical conditions that would preclude study participation
  • No other major active medical or psychosocial problem that could be exacerbated by study treatment
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 4 weeks after study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • More than 1 month since prior biologic therapy
  • No other concurrent biologic therapy, immunotherapy, or gene therapy for pancreatic cancer
  • Chemotherapy
  • More than 1 month since prior chemotherapy
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer
  • Endocrine therapy
  • More than 28 days since prior systemic steroids
  • No concurrent systemic corticosteroids
  • Radiotherapy
  • More than 1 month since prior radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer
  • Surgery
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from prior surgery
  • Other
  • More than 1 month since prior participation in an investigational new drug trial
  • No other concurrent investigational therapy for pancreatic cancer

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00084383

    Start Date

    January 1 2002

    End Date

    July 1 2006

    Last Update

    July 22 2013

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    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231

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