Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Pancreatectomy for Patients With Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer (CKPancreas)

June 20, 2022 updated by: Centre Francois Baclesse, Luxembourg

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Pancreatectomy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer : Phase II Study

The goal of the present study is to test if in situations of borderline resectable patients a neoadjuvant treatment combining Gemzar-Abraxane and stereotactic radiosurgery could increase the median OS rates above 30 months that means at least 12 months more than the 18-20 months generally described.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

1. Chemotherapy : 3 cycles of Gemzar-Abraxane. Nab-Paclitaxel will be delivered at day 1 at the dose of 125mg/m2. Gemcitabine will be delivered at the dose of 1g/m2 at days 1, 8 and 15. Three cycles will be given at 4 weeks intervals.

2. PET Scanner and Magnetic resonance Imaging within the 10 days of the third chemotherapy cycle

3.Radiation treatment: Stereotactic radiation treatment delivering 30 Gy in 5 fractions over 9 days, according to the ongoing "CYM 6 Spinal CFB1" which was approved by the "Centre National d'Ethique et de Recherches" (CNER) under the Number 20013/1103 (Ongoing Study 3).

At first, 4 coïl fiducials will be placed inside and/or around the tumor. 10 days later the imaging preparation procedure will be initiated with a CT Scan and MRI simulation. Both exams will be fused using the fiducials. The Clinical Target Volume (CTV) will include systematically the coeliac trunk until the aorta with a margin of at least 1 cm, the origin of the upper mesenteric vessels until the aorta with at least a margin of 1 cm, the space between the Inferior Cava Vein (ICV) and the aorta in front of the pancreatic region, the space between the portal vein and ICV and finally the right lateral border of the ICV in front of the pancreatic region in case of pancreatic head tumors only. The CTV will also include the tumor mass with a 1 cm margin and the locally positive CT scan or PET scanner nodes with a margin of 1 cm provided it does not overlay the digestive structures that will remain after the surgical resection. Finally all these regions will be linked to make a unique CTV structure. The PTV will be defined as an expansion of 5 mm from the CTV. The doses tolerated to the organs at risk figure in the Ongoing Study 3.

Radiation treatment will be initiated 4 weeks after the third chemotherapy cycle.

4. Surgery : Whipple procedure will be the recommended procedure but will be modified according to the initial tumor location. The extension degree of the resection will remain at the discretion of the surgeon. However all the bowel and duodenum irradiated at the prescription dose will be systematically removed whatever the importance of the surgical resection.

Minimal Follow up :

  1. Clinical exam every 3 months for 3 years
  2. Thoraco-abdominal CT scan at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36months
  3. PET Scanner at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36months
  4. CA 19.9 every 3 months for 3 years

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • 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

    • SUD
      • Esch-sur-Alzette, SUD, Luxembourg, L-4240
        • Centre Francois Baclesse

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biopsy proven pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (NCCN guidelines)
  • OMS status ≤2
  • Age at presentation >18 y
  • Absolute neutrophil counts >1500/ml
  • Absolute platelet count >100000/ml
  • GOT and GPT <2.5 x the upper limit of normal
  • Total bilirubin < the upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinin < upper limit of normal
  • Coagulation test within limit of normal (Prothrombin time, INR) +/- 15%
  • No evidence of jaundice at enrolment. If stent required to alleviate jaundice it should be metallic
  • Patient must be able to eat without a feeding tube and can take medications orally
  • Disease must be encompassed in a reasonable radiation field
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Distant metastases
  • Evolutive disease after the neoadjuvant chemotherapy course according RECIST criteria
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Peritoneal dissemination visualized at diagnostic abdominal CT scan
  • Pathologic abdominal nodes visualized at diagnostic abdominal CT scan outside the pancreatic area
  • Pathologic PET scan outside the pancreatic area
  • Inoperability for medical reasons
  • Inability to tolerate chemotherapy for medical (in particular grade II or more neuropathy) or allergic purposes, or for OMS score >2
  • Inability to tolerate Whipple resection
  • Collagenose diseases
  • Cancer evolution outside the pancreatic bed at the PET scanner performed just after the 3 neo adjuvant chemotherapy cycles
  • Any previous cancer in the 5 years excepted a basal skin cell carcinoma or in situ cervical cancer
  • Active infection with HIV, Hepatitis B or c
  • Pregnant patient

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Stereotactic radiotherapy
Stereotactic radiotherapy delivering 30 Gy in 5 fractions over 9 days
3 cycles of Gemzar-Abraxane
Stereotactic radiation treatment delivering 30 Gy in 5 fractions over 9 days
Whipple procedure will be the recommended procedure but will be modified according to the initial tumor location

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
patient overall survival
Time Frame: follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
patient overall survival
follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
positive surgical margins
Time Frame: follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
assessment of R1 margin defined according to the British Royal College of pathology
follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
toxicity according the CTCAEv4
Time Frame: follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
toxicity according the CTCAEv4
follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
CA19.9 level post operatively
Time Frame: follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
CA19.9 levels post operatively
follow up during 3 years after patient inclusion
CEA level post operatively at one month
Time Frame: follow up during 1 month after patient inclusion
CEA level post operatively at one month
follow up during 1 month after patient inclusion

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 20, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 19, 2021

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 19, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 20, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 22, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 26, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

June 23, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2022

Last Verified

June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pancreas cancer neoadjuvant

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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