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Pancreatic CancerNCT00369460

Changes in Muscle Tissue in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

An observational study of Pancreatic Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Measuring changes in muscle tissue in patients with cancer may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment, and may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This pilot study is evaluating changes in muscle tissue in patients with pancreatic cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Cancer
What is being tested?
physiologic testing
How many people
9 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2006to Jul 2009
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Primary care clinic

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Biopsy-proven inoperable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-3
  • Must be able to stand unassisted on a scale
  • Must not have pacemaker or implanted defibrillator

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy allowed
  • No concurrent use of any of the following:
  • Corticosteroids
  • Steroids as anti-emetics associated with chemotherapy allowed
  • Anabolic steroids
  • Thalidomide
  • Megesterol
  • Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
  • Nutritional supplements without EPA allowed
  • Juven
  • Concurrent enrollment in other clinical trials allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

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About this study

Official title: Pilot Study of Changes in Fat-Free Mass in Pancreatic Carcinoma Patients

RATIONALE: Measuring changes in muscle tissue in patients with cancer may help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment, and may help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This pilot study is evaluating changes in muscle tissue in patients with pancreatic cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Demonstrate a decrease/increase of fat-free mass (FFM) by 10% from baseline, based on tumor progression/regression, within each patient with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma.
  • Determine the correlation between changes in FFM and 6-month survival.
  • Confirm the frequency of lymphocytopenia in patients with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma.
  • Demonstrate an interaction between pretreatment total lymphocyte count, treatment response, and 6-month survival in patients with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma.
  • Collect adjuvant information, such as weight, body mass index, age, ECOG performance status, gait speed, concomitant medications, CA19-9, and total lymphocyte count, in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.

Patients will have weight, body mass index, age, ECOG performance status, gait speed, concomitant medications, CA19-9, and total lymphocyte count measured before start of cancer treatment of the patient's choosing.

Patients will be re-assessed at approximately 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and with any change in tumor burden.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 17 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
physiologic testing
Keywords
recurrent pancreatic cancer, stage III pancreatic cancer, adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, stage IV pancreatic cancer
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • physiologic testingOther

    Weight, body mass index, age, ECOG performance status, gait speed, concomitant medications, CA19-9, and total lymphocyte count measured before start of cancer treatment of the patient's choosing. Patients will be re-assessed at approximately 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and with any change in tumor burden.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Fat-free mass (FFM)

    Measured: Patients will have body mass index measured before start of cancer treatment of the patient's choosing. Patients will be re-assessed at approximately 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and with any change in tumor burden.

  2. Correlation of changes in FFM with survival at 6 months

    Measured: at 6 months

  3. Incidence of lymphocytopenia

    Measured: Total lymphocyte count measured before start of cancer treatment and at approximately 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and with any change in tumor burden.

  4. Correlation of pretreatment total lymphocyte count, treatment response, and survival at 6 months

    Measured: at 6 months

  5. Collection of information on weight, body mass index, age, ECOG performance status, gait speed, concomitant medications, CA19-9, and total lymphocyte count

    Measured: At start of cancer treatment and re-assessed at approximately 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and with any change in tumor burden.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Aug 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2006
  3. Primary completionJul 2009
  4. Study completionJul 2009

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00369460
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE8205
Other IDs
P30CA043703, CASE8205
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
24 Aug 2006
Last updated
12 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pancreatic Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Fat-free mass (FFM) (time frame: Patients will have body mass index measured before start of cancer treatment of the patient's choosing. Patients will be re-assessed at approximately 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and with any change in tumor burden.). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Oct 2015.

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