Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sonoporation and Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Flemming Forsberg
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This phase I/II trial studies the effect of sonoporation in addition to standard of care chemotherapy in treating patients with pancreatic cancer. Sonoporation is a novel method that uses ultrasound a...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate the safety and therapeutic efficacy of sonoporation on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) standard of care (SoC) treatment based on local progression-free and o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient must be \>= 18 years old
- Patient has a new diagnosis of PDAC and is scheduled to undergo SoC chemotherapy
- (International Classification of Diseases \[ICD\]-10 C25.0 Malignant neoplasm: Head of pancreas, C25.1: Malignant neoplasm: Body of pancreas, C25.2 Malignant neoplasm: Tail of pancreas, C25.3 Malignant neoplasm: Pancreatic duct and C25.9 Malignant neoplasm: Pancreas, unspecified). Any ICD-10 code in the C25 section (malignant neoplasm of pancreas) will be acceptable
- Histologically verified, locally advanced (stage II/III) or metastatic (stage IV) adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
- The PDAC must be visible on grayscale ultrasound prior to injection of ultrasound contrast
- Must be ambulatory with an ECOG performance status between 0 and 2
- Female patients of child-bearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test and use (and agree to continue to use throughout the study) one of the following forms of contraception from the screening Visit until completion of the first study follow-up visit: hormonal (oral, implant or injection) begun \> 15 days prior to the screening visit, barrier (e.g., condom, diaphragm with spermicide), intra-uterine device or vasectomized partner (6 months minimum). Male patients must also agree to practice throughout the study an approved method of birth control.
- \* (Note: To be considered NOT of child-bearing potential, female patients must be postmenopausal \[with amenorrhea for at least 2 years prior to study entry\] or surgically sterile \[bilateral tubal ligation at least 6 months prior to study entry, or of a hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy\])
- Signed informed consent and expected cooperation of the patients for the treatment and follow up must be obtained and documented according to International Conference on Harmonization (ICH)/Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and national/local regulations
Exclusion
- Patient participated in an investigational study within 7 days prior to study entry (or, if longer, within five half-lives of the last dose of any investigational drug
- Patient has severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or pulmonary hypertension or unstable cardiopulmonary conditions
- Patients who are medically unstable. For example:
- Patients on life support or in a critical care unit
- Patients with unstable occlusive disease (e.g., crescendo angina)
- Patients with clinically unstable cardiac arrhythmias, such as recurrent ventricular tachycardia
- Patients with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class IV)
- Patients with recent cerebral hemorrhage
- Patients who have undergone surgery within 24 hours prior to the study sonographic examination
- Patient with a history of any psychiatric disorder or cognitive impairment that would interfere with participation in the study in the opinion of the investigator
- Patient requires dialysis or has severely impaired renal function, defined as a serum creatinine \>= 1.5 x ULN or calculated creatinine clearance \< 45 mL/min at the screening visit
- Patient has severe impairment of liver function, defined as a serum albumin level =\< 25 g/L and/or a prothrombin time international normalized ratio (INR) \> 2.3 (or activated partial thromboplastin time \[APTT\] \> 6 seconds above the upper limit of normal), or a Child Pugh Score C at the screening visit
- Patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
- Patients with a history of anaphylactic allergy to eggs or egg products, manifested by one or more of the following symptoms: generalized urticaria, difficulty in breathing, swelling of the mouth and throat, hypotension, or shock. (Subjects with non anaphylactic allergies to eggs or egg products may be enrolled in the study, but must be watched carefully for 1 hour following the administration of Sonazoid)
- Patients that are allergic to any other component of Sonazoid
- Any reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not participate
- Patient is pregnant or is breast-feeding
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 6 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04821284
Start Date
December 6 2021
End Date
February 28 2026
Last Update
November 4 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
2
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway, 5021