Safety and Efficacy Study of Gemcitabine-erlotinib Versus Gemcitabine-erlotinib-capecitabine in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (GECA)

July 31, 2017 updated by: Spanish Cooperative Group for the Treatment of Digestive Tumours (TTD)

A Phase IIb Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Gemcitabine-erlotinib Versus Gemcitabine-erlotinib-capecitabine in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of gemcitabine-erlotinib versus gemcitabine-erlotinib-capecitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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120

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Madrid, Spain, 28046
        • Spanish Cooperative Group for Digestive Tumour Therapy

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent
  2. Able, in the investigator's opinion, to fulfill the procedures and explorations of the study
  3. Age ≥ 18 years old
  4. ECOG 0-2
  5. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  6. Patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, following 7th edition of TNM classification
  7. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  8. Measurable disease following RECIST criteria version 1.1
  9. No previous systemic treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer Adjuvant chemotherapy al least 6 months before enrollment is allowed. Patients having neoadjuvant chemotherapy must have completed the treatment at least 4 weeks before trial entry. Toxicities associated to previous treatment must be resolved before enrollment. Progression disease (metastatic disease) must be confirmed after adjuvant treatment

  10. Adequate bone marrow function as determined by:

    • Hemoglobin: ≥ 9 g/dL. (patients with hemoglobin < 9 g/dL could be transfused before their inclusion on the study)
    • Platelets: ≥ 100 x 109/L
    • Absolute Neutrophil account (ANC) ≥ 1,5 x 109/L

  11. Adequate liver function, as determined by:

    • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1,5 x LSN
    • AST, ALT ≤ 2,5 x LSN in patients without liver metastasis. In patients with liver metastasis ≤ 5 x LSN
    • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2,5 x LSN or ≤ 5 x LSN in patients with liver metastasis. In patients with bone metastasis ≤ 10 x LSN

  12. Adequate renal function, as determined by:

    • Creatinine clearance using the Cockcroft-Gault formula ≥ 50.0 ml/min
  13. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 7 days prior to randomization. Postmenopausal women are defined as those who have been amenorrheic for at least 12 months. Also, both men and women enrolled in this study must use adequate birth control (eg., abstinence, intrauterine device, oral contraceptive or double barrier method or be surgically sterile), starting at the signing of the informed consent and up to at least 6 months after completion of treatment or the last dose, whichever occurs first
  14. Patients must not have undergone a major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to study treatment. The surgical wound should be completely healed

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Local pancreatic cancer (stage IA-IIB) or locally advance cancer (stage III), following the TNM 7th edition classification. Patients with metastatic disease that relapse after the initial diagnosis of local or advance disease could be included in this study
  2. Pancreatic endocrine tumor and ampulloma
  3. Evidence of carcinomatosis meningitis or brain metastasis. In case of clinical suspicious of brain metastasis is mandatory to perform a brain TAC/MR 4 weeks prior de inclusion.
  4. Primary tumors developed 5 years previous to the inclusion, except in situ cervix carcinoma or skin basocellular cancer properly treated

  5. Cardiovascular disease clinically significant (active):

    • Non-controlled arterial hypertension (Systolic pressure > 150 mg Hg and/or diastolic pressure > 100 mm Hg on repeated pressure measurements)
    • Cerebrovascular accident/ictus (≤ 6 weeks prior to inclusion)
    • Myocardial infarction (≤ 6 months prior to inclusion)
    • Unstable angina
    • Congestive cardiac insufficiency (grade II or superior following to New York Heart Association (NYHA)
    • Severe cardiac arrythmia requiring treatment
  6. Significant ophthalmologic anomalies
  7. Deficit in Dihydropyrimidine-Dehydrogenase (DPD)
  8. Unable to take oral drug. Previous surgical process that affect the absorption or make the needed to have intravenous feeding or parenteral nutrition with lipids
  9. Pregnancy women or in lactation period
  10. Antineoplastic treatment (chemotherapy, hormonal treatment, radiotherapy, surgery, biological therapy or tumor embolization) 4 weeks prior the inclusion
  11. Previous treatment with capecitabine or EGFR inhibitor
  12. Metabolic disease or any other disease which, in the investigator's opinion, might interfere with the treatment in study
  13. Known hypersensibility to any study drug (gemcitabine, erlotinib, capecitabine) or to 5-fluorouracile and fluoropyrimidines
  14. Current infection grade ≥ 2 (CTCAE)
  15. Known human immunodeficiency virus infection, or chronic infection with hepatitis B or C virus, or severe uncontrolled intercurrent infection or other severe uncontrolled concomitant diseases
  16. Medical, psychological, psychiatric or sociological conditions that would interfere to the patient participation in the study or in the assessment of the results
  17. Current or 30 days previous to study treatment with other investigational drug or participation in other trial

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: None (Open Label)

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.
Active Comparator: Control
Gemcitabine+erlotinib
Drug: Gemcitabine+erlotinib
Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, 15. Erlotinib will be administered orally at a dose of 100 mg daily from day 1 to day 28, repeated every 4 weeks .
Experimental: Experimental
Gemcitabine+erlotinib+capecitabine
Drug: Gemcitabine+erlotinib+capecitabine
Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, 15. Capecitabine will be administered orally 1.660 mg/m2 day from day 1 to day 21. Erlotinib will be administered orally at a dose of 100 mg daily from day 1 to day 28, repeated every 4 weeks .

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Progression free survival
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Overall survival
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years
Response rate (RR)
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years
Duration of response
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years
Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years
Percentage of rash in patients treated with erlotinib and progression free survival and overall survival and treatment relationship
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Spanish Cooperative Group for the Treatment of Digestive Tumours (TTD)

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Hoffmann-La Roche

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Chair: Antonio Irigoyen, MD, Hospital de Toledo, Spain
  • Study Chair: Manuel Benavides, MD, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga. Spain

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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February 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 16, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 23, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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February 24, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 1, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 31, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • TTD-10-01
  • 2010-022599-30 (EudraCT Number)

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