R115777 in Treating Patients Who Have Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

February 8, 2013 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Phase II Trial of R115777 (NSC-702818), an Inhibitor of Farnesyl Protein Transferase, in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of R115777 in treating patients who have metastatic pancreatic cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the safety and effectiveness of R115777 in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

II. Determine the response rate, time to progression, and 6 month survival rate of these patients with this treatment regimen.

III. Assess the pharmacokinetics of this treatment regimen in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral R115777 twice daily for 21 consecutive days. Treatment continues every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

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

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
        • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
        • University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  • Measurable metastatic disease No prior treatment for metastatic disease except immunotherapy (e.g., antibodies, vaccines, cytokines)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Age: 18 and over
  • Performance status: ECOG 0-2
  • WBC at least 4,000/mm3 OR granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
  • SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2 times normal
  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after the study
  • No concurrent illness or active infection which would preclude study
  • No prior malignancy allowed unless disease free for the time period considered appropriate for cure of the specific cancer
  • No history of allergies to imidazole compounds (e.g., fluconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, itraconazole, clotrimazole)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prophylactic filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF), or thrombopoietin
  • Primary neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy allowed at least 6 months prior to detection of metastatic disease
  • Primary radiotherapy allowed at least 6 months prior to detection of metastatic disease
  • No concurrent use of proton pump inhibitors (e.g., omeprazole)

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm I
Patients receive oral R115777 twice daily for 21 consecutive days. Treatment continues every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Drug: tipifarnib

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Neal J. Meropol, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NCI-2012-02335
  • FCCC-00005
  • NCI-45
  • CDR0000067859 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))

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