A Biomarker Identification Trial of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

May 13, 2016 updated by: Hoffmann-La Roche

A Phase II Biomarker Identification Trial for Erlotinib (Tarceva®) in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma

This study is designed to identify biomarkers which may predict improvement in progression free survival from treatment with Tarceva, in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who failed one prior regimen of standard chemotherapy or who are deemed unsuitable for chemotherapy. It will also assess the efficacy and safety of Tarceva in this patient population. Patients will be randomized to receive either Tarceva 150mg/day po, or placebo po daily. Tumor tissue will be used for biomarker analysis. The anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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207

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 2217
      • St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 2065
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2076
    • Victoria
      • Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 3128
  • Brazil
    • BA
      • Salvador, Bahia, BA, Brazil, 40170-380
    • MG
      • Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 30110-0090
    • PR
      • Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 81520-060
    • RS
      • Ijui, RS, Brazil, 98700-000
      • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90430-090
      • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 91350-200
      • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90020-090
    • SP
      • Jau, SP, Brazil, 17210-080
      • Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01246-000
      • Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 05652-000
  • Bulgaria
      • Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 5300
      • Pleven, Bulgaria, 5800
      • Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 4004
      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1756
      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1233
      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1431
      • Vratsa, Bulgaria, 3000
      • Vratza, Bulgaria, 3000
  • Croatia
      • Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
  • Germany
      • Bochum, Germany, 44791
      • Dresden, Germany, 01307
      • Esslingen, Germany, 73730
      • Greifswald, Germany, 17489
      • Hamburg, Germany, 20148
      • Köln, Germany, 50937
      • Saarbruecken, Germany, 66113
      • Ulm, Germany, 89081
  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 852
  • India
      • Bangalore, India, 560029
      • Chennai, India, 600035
      • Jaipur, India, 302004
      • Kochi, India, 682304
      • Kolkata, India, 700053
      • Ludhiana, India, 141 001
      • Mumbai, India, 400012
      • New Delhi, India, 110076
      • Pune, India, 411 001
      • Vellore, India, 632004
  • Italy
    • Emilia-Romagna
      • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 40138
    • Friuli-Venezia Giulia
      • Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, 33100
  • Latvia
      • Riga, Latvia, LV-1002
  • Lithuania
      • Kaunas, Lithuania, 50009
      • Vilnius, Lithuania, 08660
      • Vilnius, Lithuania, 08661
  • Malaysia
      • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 59100
      • Penang, Malaysia, 11200
  • Mexico
      • Monterrey, Mexico, 64020
  • Peru
      • Arequipa, Peru, 04001
      • Chiclayo, Peru, CIX
      • San Isidro, Peru, L27 Lima
  • Romania
      • Bucharest, Romania
      • Cluj Napoca, Romania, 400015
      • Craiova (Dolj county), Romania, 200535
  • Russian Federation
      • Irkutsk, Russian Federation, 664035
      • Kazan, Russian Federation, 420111
      • Krasnodar, Russian Federation, 350040
      • Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478
      • St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 195067
      • St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 198255
  • Singapore
      • Singapore, Singapore, 169610
  • Slovenia
      • Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000
  • Ukraine
      • Kiev, Ukraine, 36022
  • United Kingdom
      • London, United Kingdom, SE1 9RT
      • London, United Kingdom, N18 1QX
      • London, United Kingdom, SW3 6JJ
      • London, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE
      • Sutton, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult patients, >=18 years of age;
  • histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced-unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer;
  • measurable disease according to RECIST;
  • failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen, or who are deemed unsuitable for chemotherapy;
  • ECOG performance status of 0-2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • local or locally advanced-resectable pancreatic cancer;
  • any other malignancies within last 5 years, except for adequately treated cancer in situ of the cervix, or basal or squamous cell skin cancer;
  • major surgery within 2 weeks prior to randomization.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Erlotinib
Participants with advanced pancreatic carcinoma with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) score of 0 to 2, who had failed 1 prior regimen of chemotherapy or who were considered unsuitable for chemotherapy, received erlotinib 150 mg orally once daily until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal, or death.
Drug: Erlotinib
Participants received erlotinib 150 mg tablet orally once daily.
Other Names:
  • Tarceva
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Participants with advanced pancreatic carcinoma with ECOG PS score of 0 to 2, who had failed 1 prior regimen of chemotherapy or who were considered unsuitable for chemotherapy, received placebo matching to erlotinib 150 mg tablet orally once daily until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal, or death.
Drug: Placebo
Participants received placebo matching to erlotinib 150 mg tablet orally once daily.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-Free Survival
Time Frame: From the time of randomization until progression of disease or death (up to 30 months)
Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first occurrence of PD or death whichever occurred first. Participants without event were censored at the date of last tumor assessment where non-progression was documented. Analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier method.
From the time of randomization until progression of disease or death (up to 30 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Best Overall Response Rate
Time Frame: From the time of randomization until progression of disease or death (up to 30 months)
Response rate was defined as Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), according to response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) Version 1.0 criteria, for at least 4 weeks at any time during randomized treatment (confirmed response). CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions.
From the time of randomization until progression of disease or death (up to 30 months)
Percentage of Participants With Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Time Frame: Randomization to Clinical Cutoff: 20 December 2010 (up to 30 months)
Disease control rates (DCR) were measured according to RECIST Version 1.0 criteria. Disease control was defined as being a responder or as having stable disease for at least 6 weeks post-randomization. Stable disease was defined as having neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease.
Randomization to Clinical Cutoff: 20 December 2010 (up to 30 months)
Overall Survival
Time Frame: From the time of randomization until or death (up to 30 months)
Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death, regardless of the cause of death.
From the time of randomization until or death (up to 30 months)
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: Up to 28 days after discontinuation of study drug (up to 30 months)
An adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who was administered a study treatment, regardless of whether or not the event had a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE, therefore, could be any unfavorable or unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the study treatment, whether or not related to the treatment.
Up to 28 days after discontinuation of study drug (up to 30 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hoffmann-La Roche

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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June 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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April 30, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 7, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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May 8, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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June 17, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 13, 2016

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BO21129
  • 2007-003738-40 (EudraCT Number)

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