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Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaPhase 2NCT02749136

Neoadjuvant Modified FOLFIRINOX in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Preoperative modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine in people with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, run by Asan Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy outcomes of neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
What is being tested?
Preoperative modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
44 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
May 2016to Nov 2019
Phase
Phase 2
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 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged 19 years and older
  • Cytologically or histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  • Met the NCCN criteria for borderline resectable disease (assessed at Aug 23rd, 2015)
  • No previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 ~ 1
  • Adequate bone marrow function as defined by platelets ≥ 100 x 109/L and neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
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  • Adequate renal function, with serum creatinine < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Adequate hepatic function with serum total bilirubin < 2 mg/dL, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 2.5 x ULN
  • No other malignant disease apart from non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix or any other non life-threatening cancer (i.e., prostate or thyroid cancer) except where treated with curative intent > 5 years previously without evidence of relapse
  • Written informed consent to the study

Who cannot join

  • No potentially resectable disease or no metastatic disease
  • Locally advanced unresectable disease according to the NCCN criteria
  • Histologically confirmed adenosquamous carcinoma
  • Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent or to complete the protocol or a history of non-compliance
  • Last dose of radiotherapy received within 4 weeks before the start of study treatment, excluding palliative radiotherapy
  • Obstruction of gastrointestinal tract
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  • Active gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to the study medication, and other clinically significant heart disease (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure or uncontrolled hypertension)
  • Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease or any concurrent condition which in the investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study or which would jeopardise compliance with the protocol
  • Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating, or males and females of reproductive potential not willing or not able to employ a highly effective method of birth control/contraception to prevent pregnancy from 2 weeks before receiving study drug until 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug. A highly effective method of contraception is defined as having a low failure rate (< 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site

  • Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine

    Seoul, 05505

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Phase 2 Study of Neoadjuvant Modified FOLFIRINOX in Patients With Borderline Resectable Pancreas Adenocarcinoma

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy outcomes of neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Read the detailed description

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The 5-year survival rate in overall patients is less than 6% due to late clinical manifestation and the systemic nature of the disease at presentation. Even in patients with resectable disease, estimated 5-year survival rates after resection are between 15% and 20%. Traditionally, resection alone is regarded as inadequate for cure. Therefore, systemic and/or combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been used as preoperative or postoperative therapy.

Neoadjuvant treatment offers several theoretical advantages over an initial resection. Early delivery of systemic therapy for all patients which might lead to the higher rates of negative margin resection rate, and enhanced patient selection for surgery. Although neoadjuvant treatment has been established as a standard of care for resectable or locally advanced disease of breast, gastric, and rectal cancers, the role of neoadjuvant treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer is not clear at present.

There is no global consensus on the management of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. If initially resected, postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy is standard. However, there is no standard regimen for neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Recent pivotal phase 2/3 trial has demonstrated that FOLFIRINOX improved the response rates and survival outcomes of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer compared to gemcitabine.

Because of higher response rates (about 30%) with FOLFIRINOX, this regimen is now widely investigated in the neoadjuvant setting. Therefore, investigators hypothesize that neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX may enhance the outcomes of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. This study will assess the feasibility and efficacy outcomes of neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Being tested
Preoperative modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine
Keywords
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Borderline resectable, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, FOLFIRINOX

What participants receive

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

  • Preoperative modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabineDrug

    • Preoperative mFOLFIRINOX, every 2 weeks, 8 cycles
    • Oxaliplatin IV 85 mg/m2 Day (D) 1
    • Irinotecan IV 180 mg/m2 D1
    • 5-FU continuous IV infusion 2,400 mg/m2 over 46 hours D1-2
    • Leucovorin IV 400 mg/m2 D1
    • Postoperative gemcitabine, every 4 weeks, 3-6 cycles - Gemcitabine 1,000 mg/ m2 D1, 8, and 15
Study groups in NCT02749136
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Perioperative chemotherapyExperimental* Preoperative mFOLFIRINOX, every 2 weeks, 8 cycles * Postoperative gemcitabine, every 4 weeks, 3-6 cycles
Receives: Drug: Preoperative modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine

What is being measured

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

  1. 1-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate

    PFS rate at 1 year

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (6)

  1. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Median PFS

    Measured: 3 years

  2. Overall survival (OS)

    Median OS

    Measured: 3 years

  3. Macroscopic complete resection rate

    The rate of no gross residual disease after surgery

    Measured: 5 months

  4. Response rate

    Response rate defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor version 1.1

    Measured: 4 months

  5. Toxicity profile

    Adverse events graded by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria version 4.03

    Measured: 1 year

  6. Biomarker analysis

    Blood-based biomarker analysis for the correlation with response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2016
  3. Primary completionSep 2019
  4. Study completionNov 2019

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
44 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02749136
Sponsor's protocol ID
AsanONCHBP-2015-001
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
20 Apr 2016
Last updated
25 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Katz MH, Marsh R, Herman JM, Shi Q, Collison E, Venook AP, Kindler HL, Alberts SR, Philip P, Lowy AM, Pisters PW, Posner MC, Berlin JD, Ahmad SA. Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: need for standardization and methods for optimal clinical trial design. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Aug;20(8):2787-95. doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-2886-9. Epub 2013 Feb 23.

    PubMed 23435609

  • O'Reilly EM, Perelshteyn A, Jarnagin WR, Schattner M, Gerdes H, Capanu M, Tang LH, LaValle J, Winston C, DeMatteo RP, D'Angelica M, Kurtz RC, Abou-Alfa GK, Klimstra DS, Lowery MA, Brennan MF, Coit DG, Reidy DL, Kingham TP, Allen PJ. A single-arm, nonrandomized phase II trial of neoadjuvant gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with resectable pancreas adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2014 Jul;260(1):142-8. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000251.

    PubMed 24901360

  • Heinemann V, Haas M, Boeck S. Neoadjuvant treatment of borderline resectable and non-resectable pancreatic cancer. Ann Oncol. 2013 Oct;24(10):2484-2492. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt239. Epub 2013 Jul 12.

    PubMed 23852311

  • Lee JL, Kim SC, Kim JH, Lee SS, Kim TW, Park DH, Seo DW, Lee SK, Kim MH, Kim JH, Park JH, Shin SH, Han DJ. Prospective efficacy and safety study of neoadjuvant gemcitabine with capecitabine combination chemotherapy for borderline-resectable or unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Surgery. 2012 Nov;152(5):851-62. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.03.010. Epub 2012 Jun 6.

    PubMed 22682078

  • Heestand GM, Murphy JD, Lowy AM. Approach to patients with pancreatic cancer without detectable metastases. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jun 1;33(16):1770-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.59.7930. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

    PubMed 25918279

  • Oettle H, Post S, Neuhaus P, Gellert K, Langrehr J, Ridwelski K, Schramm H, Fahlke J, Zuelke C, Burkart C, Gutberlet K, Kettner E, Schmalenberg H, Weigang-Koehler K, Bechstein WO, Niedergethmann M, Schmidt-Wolf I, Roll L, Doerken B, Riess H. Adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine vs observation in patients undergoing curative-intent resection of pancreatic cancer: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2007 Jan 17;297(3):267-77. doi: 10.1001/jama.297.3.267.

    PubMed 17227978

  • Neoptolemos JP, Stocken DD, Bassi C, Ghaneh P, Cunningham D, Goldstein D, Padbury R, Moore MJ, Gallinger S, Mariette C, Wente MN, Izbicki JR, Friess H, Lerch MM, Dervenis C, Olah A, Butturini G, Doi R, Lind PA, Smith D, Valle JW, Palmer DH, Buckels JA, Thompson J, McKay CJ, Rawcliffe CL, Buchler MW; European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer. Adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus folinic acid vs gemcitabine following pancreatic cancer resection: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2010 Sep 8;304(10):1073-81. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1275.

    PubMed 20823433

  • Conroy T, Desseigne F, Ychou M, Bouche O, Guimbaud R, Becouarn Y, Adenis A, Raoul JL, Gourgou-Bourgade S, de la Fouchardiere C, Bennouna J, Bachet JB, Khemissa-Akouz F, Pere-Verge D, Delbaldo C, Assenat E, Chauffert B, Michel P, Montoto-Grillot C, Ducreux M; Groupe Tumeurs Digestives of Unicancer; PRODIGE Intergroup. FOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine for metastatic pancreatic cancer. N Engl J Med. 2011 May 12;364(19):1817-25. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1011923.

    PubMed 21561347

  • Christians KK, Tsai S, Mahmoud A, Ritch P, Thomas JP, Wiebe L, Kelly T, Erickson B, Wang H, Evans DB, George B. Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX for borderline resectable pancreas cancer: a new treatment paradigm? Oncologist. 2014 Mar;19(3):266-74. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0273. Epub 2014 Feb 25.

    PubMed 24569947

  • Lim DH, Yoon H, Kim KP, Ryoo BY, Lee SS, Park DH, Song TJ, Hwang DW, Lee JH, Song KB, Kim SC, Hong SM, Hyung J, Yoo C. Analysis of Plasma Circulating Tumor DNA in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Modified FOLFIRINOX: Clinical Relevance of DNA Damage Repair Gene Alteration Detection. Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Oct;55(4):1313-1320. doi: 10.4143/crt.2023.452. Epub 2023 May 4.

    PubMed 37139665

  • Yoo C, Lee SS, Song KB, Jeong JH, Hyung J, Park DH, Song TJ, Seo DW, Lee SK, Kim MH, Lee SS, Kim JH, Jin HS, Park JH, Hwang DW, Lee JH, Lee W, Chang HM, Kim KP, Ryoo BY, Kim SC. Neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX followed by postoperative gemcitabine in borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a Phase 2 study for clinical and biomarker analysis. Br J Cancer. 2020 Aug;123(3):362-368. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-0867-x. Epub 2020 May 20.

    PubMed 32433600

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Preoperative modified FOLFIRINOX and postoperative gemcitabine in people with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, run by Asan Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Nov 2019. 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 South Korea. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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?

1-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02749136, which also lists 11 linked publications.

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 25 Nov 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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