E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
This is a phase I/II study in order to evaluate the effect of adding panitumumab to an active regimen such as DCF in the treatment of chemotherapy - naive patients with advanced cancer of the stomach. |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
1. To determine the MTD of the combination and the recommended doses for the phase II of the trial (phase I part of the study) 2. To assess the objective response rate, of the combination (phase II part of the study) |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) 2. Overall Survival 3. Safety profile 4. Correlation between k-ras mutation status and response to therapy in the context of the parallel translational study. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Histologically proven inoperable locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach (including adenocarcinoma of the gastrooesophageal junction) 2. Age between 20 and 70 years old 3. Measurable disease defined by RECIST 4. Patients with non-measurable disease could be enrolled in the phase I part of the study. 5. ECOG performance status ≤ 1 6. Hgb ≥ 8g/dL, WBC ≥ 3 x 109/L , neutrophils count ≥ 1.5 x 109/L , platelets ≥100 x 109/L , 7. Creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min 8. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X UNL 9. AST, ALT and ALP ≤ 2.5 x UNL 10. No prior chemotherapy or more than six months from adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation 11. Estimated life expectancy more than 3 months 12. Paraffin-embedded block available for K-RAS central mutation analysis 13. Written informed consent |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Gastrointestinal bleeding 2. Clinically relevant, symptomatic excessive amounts of ascites resulting in patient’s discomfort 3. CNS metastases 4. History of hypersensitivity to fluoropyrimidines, docetaxel or platinum compounds 5. Any previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy for advanced disease 6. Subject pregnant or breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant within 6 months after the end of treatment. 7. Subject (male or female) is not willing to use highly effective methods of contraception (per institutional standard) during treatment and for 6 months (male or female) after the end of treatment. 8. Known hypersensitivity reaction to the component of the treatment. 9. Active infection or malnutrition or bowel obstruction. 10. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity 11. Definite contraindications for the use of corticosteroids 12. History of interstitial lung disease e.g. pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis or evidence of interstitial lung disease on baseline chest CT scan. 13. Chronic inflammation of the bowel. 14. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, symptomatic congestive heart failure, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia) ≤ 1 year before enrollment 15. Medical or psychological condition which in the opinion of the investigator would not permit the subject to complete the study or sign meaningful informed consent. 16. A second primary tumor other than non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1 To assess the objective response rate, of the combination |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | Yes |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 12 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The accrual period is estimated to be 3 years. Maximum treatment duration will be six 3-week cycles. All patients with no disease progression during the chemotherapy period of the study will receive maintenance therapy with panitumumab every 3 weeks until disease progression, intolerance, toxicity, death, or consent withdrawal. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |