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A Study Comparing Whole-Body Heat Treatment Plus Systemic Therapy to Systemic Therapy Alone, for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (MATTERS-2)

14. juli 2026 oppdatert av: ElmediX

A Multi-Centric, Randomized, Pivotal Study, Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Whole-Body Hyperthermia Alongside Standard Systemic Anticancer Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer After Failure of First Line Treatment.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with poor prognosis and limited treatment options following failure of first-line therapy. Whole-body hyperthermia (WBHT) is a non-invasive treatment approach that raises the body's core temperature under controlled conditions and may enhance the effects of anticancer therapies through multiple biological mechanisms, including improved drug delivery, modulation of the immune response, and increased sensitivity to treatment.

The MATTERS-2 study is a multicentre, randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of WBHT in combination with standard systemic anticancer therapy in patients with metastatic PDAC after failure of first-line treatment. Participants will receive either standard systemic therapy alone or standard systemic therapy combined with WBHT.

The primary objective of the study is to determine whether the addition of WBHT improves clinical outcomes compared with standard therapy alone in terms of overall survival (OS) while maintaining safety. Secondary objectives include other clinical outcomes such as progression-free survival (PFS), disease control rate (DCR) and objective response rate (ORR). Further, quality of life assessments (QoL) and exploratory biomarker analyses will also be performed.

Studieoversikt

Status

Har ikke rekruttert ennå

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

95

Fase

  • Fase 2
  • Fase 3

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

    • Antwerpen
      • Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgia, 2650
        • Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (UZA)
        • Hovedetterforsker:
          • Timon Vandamme, Prof. Dr.
    • Oost-Vlaanderen
      • Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgia, 9000
        • Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares (AZ MM)
        • Hovedetterforsker:
          • Vincent Bouderez, Dr.
    • Madrid
      • Madrid, Madrid, Spania, 28050
        • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro (HM CIOCC)
        • Hovedetterforsker:
          • Antonio Cubillo, Dr.
    • Navarre
      • Pamplona, Navarre, Spania, 31008
        • Clinica Universidad de Navarra
        • Hovedetterforsker:
          • Mariano Ponz, Dr.

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Voksen
  • Eldre voksen

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects at least 18 years of age at time of signing the informed consent
  2. Subjects with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) confirmed by histology
  3. Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1
  4. Subjects previously treated with chemotherapy in first line for metastatic disease
  5. ECOG performance status ≤ 1
  6. Height ≤ 2,00 m, BMI maximal 40 or positive fitting session
  7. Adequate liver structure (accessible metastasis-free and functional liver parenchyma) allowing stable liver sensor positioning without unacceptable risks of bleeding and perforation, based on echographic assessment (or any imaging modality)
  8. Adequate bone marrow function defined as

    1. white blood cell count ≥ 2000/µl
    2. neutrophils ≥ 1500 cells/μL
    3. platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L
    4. hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl (female) and ≥10 g/dl (male) documented
  9. Adequate coagulation defined as

    1. PT (%) ≥ 70%
    2. aPTT ≤ ULN
  10. Adequate liver function defined as

    1. Transaminases (AST, ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN or ≤ 5.0 in presence of liver metastasis
    2. bilirubin ≤ 2 x ULN
  11. Adequate renal function defined as calculated eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min (CKD-EPI equation)
  12. Normal ionogram
  13. Effective contraception for both male and female subjects if applicable. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening visit.
  14. Written informed consent must be given according to good clinical practice and national/local regulations.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  2. Presence of brain metastasis (known or suspected)
  3. Other malignant diseases in the medical history during the last 5 years (exceptions: carcinoma in situ of the cervix or adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
  4. Serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems, including high cardiovascular risk defined as recent major cardiovascular events (such as myocardial infarction or stroke), clinically relevant heart failure due to structural or mechanical cardiac abnormalities (e.g., valvular disease or myocardial dysfunction), and clinically significant arrhythmias.
  5. Pathology that would interfere with the placement of the bladder catheter
  6. Clinically significant pulmonary disease which might interfere with mechanical ventilation
  7. History of autonomic dysfunction (due to the influence on skin blood flow)
  8. History of malignant hyperthermia
  9. History of untreated endocrine pathology (e.g. diabetes type II, hyper- or hypothyroidism).
  10. Primary untreated diabetes type I not related to the oncological condition (due to vascular complications).
  11. Known allergies to drugs that will be used during the trial (e.g. anesthetic, analgesic, chemotherapy)
  12. Active infections not controlled by medication
  13. Presence of clinically significant ascites and/or decompensated cirrhosis/portal hypertension
  14. Severe, non-healing wounds, ulcers or bone fractures
  15. Organ allografts requiring immunosuppressive therapy
  16. Implants that are not compatible with temperature changes
  17. (History of) clinically significant (investigator decision) psychiatric disorder and/or psychosocial disorder that may interfere with adequate compliance to the protocol or signature of the informed consent
  18. Other clinically significant disease which could impair the subject's ability to participate in the study according to the investigator's opinion
  19. Participation in another clinical trial 2 weeks prior to the randomization
  20. Biological therapy during the 2 weeks prior to the randomization
  21. Radiotherapy up to 2 weeks prior to the randomization
  22. Major surgery up to 6 weeks prior to the randomization (port-a-cath placement is minor)

Studieplan

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Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Control group
Participants receive standard-of-care systemic treatment as indicated for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC, stage IV) after failure of the first-line treatment.
Standard-of-care systemic therapy for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC, stage IV) after failure of first-line treatment.
Eksperimentell: Whole-body hyperthermia treatment (WBHT) group
Participants will receive whole-body hyperthermia (WBHT) alongside their indicated standard-of-care systemic treatment.
Standard-of-care systemic therapy for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC, stage IV) after failure of first-line treatment.
Initially every 2 weeks, until a total of 3 treatments is reached. Thereafter every 4 weeks. The treatment will raise the body temperature to 41,50 °C for a total of 4 hours.
Andre navn:
  • WBH
  • WBHT
  • Systemic hyperthermia
  • Whole-body thermal treatment
  • WBTT

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Overall survival (OS)
Tidsramme: From randomization until death from any cause, assessed up to study completion (primary analysis triggered upon occurrence of 66 death events), an (expected) average of 12 months
To compare Overall Survival (OS) between WBHT + standard-of-care (SoC) and SoC treatment group
From randomization until death from any cause, assessed up to study completion (primary analysis triggered upon occurrence of 66 death events), an (expected) average of 12 months
Safety and tolerability of WBHT + SoC and SoC alone
Tidsramme: From moment of enrollment (ICF signature) up to End of Treatment visit, an (expected) average of 10 months
Incidence of Adverse Events (AE), Serious Adverse Events (SAE), treatment-related AE/SAE and Adverse Device Effects (ADE). They will be reported from moment of enrollment (ICF signature) up to End of Treatment visit and will be assessed for seriousness, severity and relationship to the device and to WBHT treatment.
From moment of enrollment (ICF signature) up to End of Treatment visit, an (expected) average of 10 months

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Tidsramme: Up to time of progression, death or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 8 months
To compare Progression-Free Survival (PFS) between WBHT +SoC and SoC treatment group based on RECIST 1.1. criteria.
Up to time of progression, death or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 8 months
Disease control rate (DCR)
Tidsramme: Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
To compare Disease Control Rate (DCR) between WBHT +SoC and SoC treatment group based on RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
Objective response rate (ORR)
Tidsramme: Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
To compare Objective Response Rate (ORR) between WBHT +SoC and SoC treatment group based on RECIST 1.1 criteria and further described with duration of response (DOR) and time to response (TTR).
Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
Quality of Life assessments (EORTC-QLQ-C30 version 3)
Tidsramme: Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
Quality of Life (QoL) according to EORTC-QLQ-C30 version 3 scoring changes from baseline (at 4-weeks, 8-weeks and End of Treatment)
Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
Quality of Life assessments (QLQ Pan 26)
Tidsramme: Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
Quality of Life (QoL) according to QLQ Pan 26 scoring changes from baseline (at 4-weeks, 8-weeks and End of Treatment)
Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
Evolution of CA19-9
Tidsramme: Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
To evaluate CA19-9 changes from baseline in WBHT +SoC and SoC treatment groups (at 4-weeks, 8-weeks and End of Treatment)
Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months

Andre resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Exploratory analyses
Tidsramme: Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months
To explore potential biomarkers and molecular correlates through the analysis of blood and tumor tissue samples.
Until death, end of treatment visit or study discontinuation; an (expected) average of 10 months

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Antatt)

1. oktober 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

31. mars 2030

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

31. desember 2030

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

29. juni 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

14. juli 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

17. juli 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

17. juli 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

14. juli 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. juli 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • CIV-26-06-058215

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

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NEI

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Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert medikamentprodukt

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Nei

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