E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Unresectable Locally Advanced Non Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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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 | 21.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10033606 |
E.1.2 | Term | Pancreatic cancer non-resectable |
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 |
Does Minimally Invasive Surgical Microwave Ablation (MIS-MWA) combined with durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus tremelimumab and gemcitabine prolong progression-free survival in patients with unresectable non-metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas? |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Secondary Objectives: • Safety: clinical and hematological toxicity (NCI CTCAE v. 5.0) of chemotherapy and immunotherapy • Safety: number and type of postoperative complications of the MIS-MWA procedure • Length of hospital stay
Tertiary objectives: • Overall survival
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Patients with unresectable non-metastatic Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (LAPC) defined according to NCCN guidelines Version 2.2017 • Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas located in the head, body or tail • LAPC tumor greatest diameter maximum 5 cm • Male or female, age 18 years and older, ECOG PS 0-1 • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks • Only patients who did not receive chemotherapy for their PC are allowed • Patients without distant organ metastases on conventional diagnostic imaging • Pre-operative biliary drainage for obstructive jaundice is allowed, but the type of biliary stent is standardized in all jaundiced patients • Patients fit for MIS-MWA • Able to receive Durvalumab and Tremelimumab. • Patients with good liver and renal function and with good hematology • Effective contraception for both male and female patients if applicable. Women of childbearing potential must have negative blood pregnancy test at screening visit. • Written informed consent (+ optional for TR) must be given according to ICH/GCP and national/European regulations
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Pregnancy • Metastatic PC on conventional diagnostic imaging or staging laparoscopy • LAPC tumor greatest diameter is larger than 5 cm • Borderline or resectable PC defined according to the NCCN guidelines version 2.2017 • Systemic chemo(radio)therapy is not allowed before MIS-MWA • Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to the first dose of investigational products • Classic contraindications for PDL and CTLA antibodies |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
PFS survival is defined as the time from start of treatment until disease progression or death from any cause. True progression of the primary pancreatic tumor will be distinguished from pseudo-progression due to immune-chekpoint treatment. Progression of disease is defined by iRECIST criteria.
Target tumor activity (primary pancreatic cancer) will be assessed on contrast-enhanced CT-scan of the abdomen measurements in 3 dimensions. During the first year after MIS-MWA the oncological follow-up will be assessed with contrast-enhanced CT-scan of the abdomen and thorax every 2 months. One year after MIS-MWA, oncological follow-up will take place every 3 months using contrast-enhanced CT-scan of the abdomen and thorax.
Survival estimates will be calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. The reference PFS time in patients with non-metastatic LAPC treated with gemcitabine monotherapy is about 6 months
The study will be designed to detect a 2-fold increase of median PFS time, i.e. from 6 to 12 months. A two-sided alpha of 0.05 will be set. The power of the study will be 80%.
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Tumor evaluations by imaging will be performed once between 10 and 14 days after MIS-MWA, then every 2 months in the first year, then every 3 months after 1 year or more frequently if clinically indicated. Progression date will be indicated. Patients not progressing will be censored depending on their situation on treatment. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Safety: clinical and hematological toxicity (NCI CTCAE v. 5.0) of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, the number and type of postoperative complications of the MIS-MWA procedure and length of hospital are secondary endpoints and will be presented descriptively. After MIS-MWA all patients will be submitted to an ‘enhanced recovery after surgery’ (ERAS) program Postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS; days) will be registered.
The number and type of postoperative complications will be recorded, i.e. fistula, hemorrhage, abscess, etc... The therapy-oriented severity grading system (TOSGS) of complications will be used and complications will be allocated to surgical (SSC) and non-surgical site (NSSC) complications.
Overall survival (OS) will be assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Continuous for safety, continuous for survival |
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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 | 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 | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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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 | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
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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End of study is defined as the last follow up visit of the last included patient. |
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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 | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |