Trial of Pemetrexed for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Which Cannot be Treated With Surgery or is Metastatic

June 20, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

A Phase 2 Trial of ALIMTA in Pretreated Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas

This study with pemetrexed is for patients with metastatic or unresectable pancreatic cancer who progressed after first line chemotherapy with gemcitabine.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

52

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

  • Germany
      • Frankfurt, Germany
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

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:

  • Histological or cytological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas that is locally advanced (Stage II, III) or metastatic (Stage IV), as staged by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC; Protocol Attachment S041.2; Fleming et al. 1997), and not amenable to resection with curative intent.
  • Prior systemic first line chemotherapy with gemcitabine single agent or a combination regimen including gemcitabine (not more than one prior systemic chemotherapy allowed).
  • Uni-dimensionally measurable disease according to the RECIST criteria (Therasse et al. 2000), defined as: At least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension, with the longest diameter greater than or equal to 2 cm with conventional techniques or greater than or equal to 1.0 cm with spiral CT scans. Ultrasound and X-ray are NOT allowed to measure or follow lesions.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior radiation of equal to or greater than 25% of the bone marrow (Cristy and Eckerman 1987)
  • Prior immunotherapy, biological therapy, and/or hormonal therapy for pancreas cancer.
  • Prior systemic chemotherapy with 5-FU.
  • Patient not yet recovered from the acute toxic effects of the treatment prior to study enrollment.
  • Radiotherapy within the last 4 weeks before study entry

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)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To evaluate the efficacy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To assess tumor response.
To assess time to event efficacy variables including time to progressive disease and overall survival.
To characterize the quantitative and qualitative toxicities of pemetrexed in this population of pancreatic cancer patients.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 20, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

June 22, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 22, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2007

Last Verified

June 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 8621
  • H3E-SB-S041

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