PANFIRE Study: Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) to Treat Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma (PANFIRE)

December 18, 2022 updated by: Dr. M.R. Meijerink, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

PANFIRE - Pilot-study: Non-thermal Ablation Using Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) to Treat Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma - a Phase I Clinical Trial

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a new, minimal-invasive image-guided treatment method for tumors not amenable for surgical resection or thermal ablation, due to vicinity near vital structures such as vessels and bile ducts. With IRE, multiple electrical pulses are applied to tumorous tissue. These pulses alter the existing transmembrane potential of the cell membranes, and create 'nanopores', after which the cell dies through loss of homeostasis.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety of percutaneous IRE in the treatment of patients with locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma (LAPC). Other objectives are feasibility and efficacy of IRE based upon symptomatic response and tumor response.

Fourty patients with histologically confirmed locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (<5cm) will undergo percutaneous irreversible electroporation of the tumor using CT and ultrasound guidance. After IRE, patients will be carefully monitored and any (serious) adverse events are registered. Follow-up will consist of frequent CT scanning, as well as serum CA19.9 tumor marker.

We hypothesize that IRE in the pancreas will induce good symptom palliation and local tumor control, without causing severe complications.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

  • Netherlands
    • Noord-Holland
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1081 HV
        • VU University Medical 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

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Screening must be performed no longer than 2 weeks prior to study inclusion.

  • Radiologic confirmation of LAPC by at least ceCT of chest and abdomen (with the upper abdomen scanned according to a dedicated 3mm slice multiphase pancreatic tumor protocol), performed maximum 2 weeks prior to the procedure;
  • Maximum tumor diameter ≤ 5 cm;
  • Histological or cytological confirmation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma;
  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • ASA-classification 0 - 3
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks;

  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements to be conducted within 7 days prior to definite inclusion;

    • Hemoglobin ≥ 5.6 mmol/L;
    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3;
    • Platelet count ≥ 100*109/l;
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
    • ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN;
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or a calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min;
    • Prothrombin time or INR < 1.5 x ULN;
    • Activated partial thromboplastin time < 1.25 x ULN (therapeutic anticoagulation therapy is allowed if this treatment can be interrupted as judged by the treating physician);
  • Written informed consent;

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma as discussed by our multidisciplinary hepatobiliary team;
  • Extrapancreatic metastases;
  • Successful down staging after (radio)chemotherapy from previous unresectable/borderline tumor to resectable tumor;
  • Stage IV pancreatic carcinoma;
  • History of epilepsy;

  • History of cardiac disease:

    • Congestive heart failure >NYHA class 2;
    • Active Coronary Artery Disease (defined as myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening);
    • Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy or pacemaker (beta blockers for antihypertensive regimen are permitted);
  • Uncontrolled hypertension. Blood pressure must be ≤160/95 mmHg at the time of screening on a stable antihypertensive regimen;
  • Compromised liver function (e.g. signs of portal hypertension, INR > 1,5 without use of anticoagulants, ascites);
  • Uncontrolled infections (> grade 2 NCI-CTC version 3.0);
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding subjects. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test performed within 7 days of the start of treatment;
  • Immunotherapy ≤ 6 weeks prior to the procedure;
  • Chemotherapy ≤ 6 weeks prior to the procedure;
  • Radiotherapy ≤ 6 weeks prior to the procedure;
  • Concomitant use of anti-convulsive and anti-arrhythmic drugs (other than beta blockers used for antihypertensive);
  • Allergy to contrast media;
  • Any implanted stimulation device;
  • Any implanted metal stent/device within the area of ablation that cannot be removed;
  • Any condition that is unstable or that could jeopardize the safety of the subject and their compliance in the study;

Of note, patients with contra-indications for MRI will not be excluded from participation: in this case radiologic follow-up will consist of CT-scanning according to protocol.

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: Irreversible electroporation
Single arm study: Percutaneous irreversible electroporation of locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma
Device: NanoKnife "Irreversible electroporation (IRE)"
Tumor ablation with irreversible electroporation with the NanoKnife
Other Names:
  • NanoKnife
  • IRE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety (number of adverse events)
Time Frame: early: 90 days; late: 12 months
Number of adverse events of IRE-treatment (within 12 months after treatment) are registered and analyzed according to the CTCAE version 4.0. Complications related to IRE are early complications during hospital admission (e.g. bile leak, bowel leak, infection, pancreatitis), or late complications of IRE such as bile duct stenosis that become apparent during follow-up in the year after treatment.
early: 90 days; late: 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tumor response
Time Frame: 12 months
  • Ablation success: the ability to deliver the planned therapy and at 3 months to have no evidence of residual tumor;
  • Local recurrence rate (LRR): defined as the reappearance of viable tumor after a period of time during which viable tumor could not be detected;
  • Overall survival and (local and distant) progression-free survival.
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Martijn R Meijerink, MD, PhD, VU University Medical Center, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
  • Principal Investigator: Geert Kazemier, Prof. Dr., VU University Medical Center, Department of Surgery
  • Study Director: Cornelis van Kuijk, Prof. Dr., VU University Medical Center, Head of Department of Radiology,

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 3, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 20, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2022

Last Verified

December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NL42888.029.13
  • 2013/155 (Registry Identifier: 2013/155)

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