Status:

TERMINATED

Study to Evaluate Bi-weekly Dosing of Gemcitabine Plus Nab-Paclitaxel to Treat Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Western Regional Medical Center

Conditions:

Pancreatic Carcinoma Non-resectable

Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To determine whether the occurrence of adverse events can be decreased by moving to a bi-weekly schedule of gemcitabine plus nab-Pacitaxel for the treatment of unresectable/metastatic pancreatic cance...

Detailed Description

This study will help determine whether the occurrence of adverse events can be decreased by moving to a bi-weekly, opposed to a weekly, dosing schedule of gemcitabine plus nab-Pacitaxel for the treatm...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must have histologically-proven unresectable/metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  • Patient has one or more radiographically measurable tumor.
  • Patients may have received prior adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy (RT).
  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • Patient must have read, understood, and provided written informed consent and HIPAA authorization after full explanation of the nature of the study.
  • ECOG performance status 0 - 2 and an expected survival of at least 3 months.
  • Acceptable hematological parameters within 2 weeks of commencing study therapy as follows:
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
  • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9g/dl
  • Patients with adequate organ function as measured by:
  • A. Cardiac: American Heart Association Class I: Patients with cardiac disease but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain.
  • B. Hepatic: Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/ and ALT and AST ≤ 1.5x the upper limit of normal.
  • C. Renal: Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl and no other chronic kidney disease.
  • Women must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Post-menopausal for at least one year
  • Surgically incapable of child-bearing
  • Utilizing a reliable form of contraception for the duration of study participation. Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum β-HCG within 7 days of study drug administration.

Exclusion

  • Previous use of nab-Paclitaxel for treatment of pancreatic cancer either as monotherapy or combination in neo-adjuvant, adjuvant, or the metastatic setting.
  • Previous use of any chemotherapy or radiation therapy for metastatic disease.
  • Patient has known brain metastases, unless previously treated and well-controlled for at least 3 months (defined as clinically stable, no edema, no steroids and stable in 2 scans at least 4 weeks apart).
  • Other significant active or chronic infection.
  • History of active other malignancy excluding basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
  • Pregnant or nursing females.
  • Patient has serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems, or serious psychiatric disorders, which could compromise the patient's safety or the study data integrity.
  • Major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery within 4 weeks of study entry.
  • Patient requires a legal authorized representative for consenting.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01851174

Start Date

February 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

February 7 2018

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Western Regional Medical Center

Goodyear, Arizona, United States, 85338