E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10051971 |
E.1.2 | Term | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004864 |
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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 |
To demonstrate that in patients suffering from locally advanced PDAC, the addition of radiochemotherapy to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy is superior to chemotherapy alone with respect to R0 resection rate. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To demonstrate superior efficacy of radiochemotherapy to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with respect to
• Tumor response according to RECIST criteria
• Progression- (PFS) and/or disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS)
• Toxicity according to NCI CTCAE v.4.0
• Perioperative complications
• Radiochemotherapy quality assurance (adherence to protocol)
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Patients with histologically proven PDAC, classified as locally advanced disease, borderline resectable, if one or more of the following criteria are detectable:
o Tumor-associated deformity of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) or portal vein (PV)
o Abutment of the SMV or PV ≥ 180°
o Short-segment occlusion of the SMV or PV amenable to resection and venous reconstruction
o Short-segment involvement of the hepatic artery (HA) or its branches amenable to resection and reconstruction
o Abutment of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) ≤180°
• Patients scheduled for neoadjuvant treatment by the interdisciplinary tumour board
• Radiologically determinable disease defined by RECIST version 1.1 within 4 weeks prior to randomization
• Patients with suspicious peripancreatic lymph nodes at initial staging, accessible by surgery are included in the study
• ECOG performance status ≤1 (see Appendix 4) or Karnofsky ≥70%
• Adequate hematologic function, as follows (≤ 28 d prior to randomization):
o absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L (in case ANC is not routinely measured, as alternative relative neutrophil count > 50% is acceptable)
o leucocyte count≥3.0 x 109/L
o platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L
o haemoglobin ≥ 9 x g/dL
• Adequate renal function, as follows (≤ 28 d prior to randomization):
o creatinine ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Adequate hepatic function, as follows (≤ 28 d prior to randomization):
o aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) ≤ 5 x ULN
o alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) ≤ 5 x ULN
o total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 x ULN
• Any age ≥ 18-80 years
• Life expectancy > 6 months
• Informed consent signed prior to randomization and prior to any study specific procedure
• Ability to comply with the protocol and attend follow up
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test done 1 week prior to study drug administration. Patients are not considered of childbearing potential:
o after having undergone hysterectomy and/or bilateral ovarectomy
o ≥ 60 years
o with FSH and E2 in the postmenopausal range
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Major surgery within 4 weeks prior start of study treatment
• Any past or current history of other malignancies less than 2 years prior to randomization
• Any radiological suspicion, or histological proof of distant metastases or extra-pancreatic disease other than regional lymph node enlargement at initial staging
• Any chemo- or radiotherapy for PDCA prior to study inclusion
• Concurrent or prior systemic antitumor therapy within the last 2 years
• Active infection requiring systemic treatment or any uncontrolled infections < 14 days prior to randomization
• Concurrent administration of IMP during treatment phase; planned participation in P00 will not be considered as an exclusion criterion
• Concurrent participation in another clinical trial with the same primary endpoint
• Pregnancy, lactation, patients (and patients with partner fulfilling the following criteria) of childbearing potential not willing to use effective means of contraception until six months after completion of study treatment
• Previous irradiation within the actual fields of planned radiotherapy
• Any known hypersensitivity/allergic reaction to any of the components of study treatments
• Any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions including but not limited to:
o Unstable angina pectoris, symptomatic congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction ≤ 12 months prior to enrolment, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
o Acute and chronic, active infectious disorders and non-malignant medical illnesses that are uncontrolled or whose control may be jeopardized by the complications of this study therapy
o Active skin, mucosa, ocular or GI disorders of Grade > 1
o Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that would impart, in the judgment of the investigator, excess risk associated with study participation or IMP administration, or which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for enrolment into this study
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Histological R0 resection rate in the intention to treat group. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Evaluation after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• Tumor response measured by RECIST criteria
• Histo-pathological tumor response with respect to proportion of severely degenerative cancer cells
• DFS as time from surgery to PDAC recurrence in R0 patients
• PFS as time from randomization until disease progression
• OS as time from randomization to death from any cause
• occurrence of treatment related toxicities
• perioperative complications classified according to Clavien and Dindo (see appendix 8)
• total duration and interruptions of radiochemotherapy, total dose of the radiotherapy and administration of concomitant chemotherapy during radiotherapy
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
• Tumor response, histo-pathological tumor response, perioperative complications: Evaluation after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery.
• DFS, PFS and OS: Evaluation after last patient had the last follow-up visit |
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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) | No |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
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 | Yes |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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 | 2 |
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 | No |
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 end of trial is defined with database closure |
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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 | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |