E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10033604 |
E.1.2 | Term | Pancreatic cancer |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004864 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
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 |
Will addition of experimental treatment with focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles increase chemotherapy response in patients with inoperable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)? |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- Will addition of experimental treatment with focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles make more patients technically operable? - Is local treatment with focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles safe for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)?
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Radiologically verified stage III OR IV PDAC or medically inoperable stage IIB T3 • The patient is eligible for 1.st line treatment with FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine -nab.paclitaxel • Age >18 and < 90 years • ECOG 0 – 1 • Signed informed consent and expected cooperation of the patients for the treatment and follow up must be obtained and documented according to ICH GCP, and national/local regulations.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Known contraindications for the use of SonoVue • Hematological bleeding status before experimental treatment: Hb < 8g/dL, trc < 80 x109/l, APTT > (above) 45s, INR > (above) 1,5. • Pregnancy • Participating in another trial that might affect the current trial
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Volume change of primary PDAC tumor from before treatment to after 1 cycle of treatments measured by segmented tumor volumes on computed tomography scan (CT) |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 8 weeks of treatment |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Number of down-staged tumors from stage III to stage II - Rate of reported toxicity in group of patients receiving experimental treatment with focused ultrasound (FUS) and microbubbles (MBs) - Assessment of practicality (feasibility) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Yes |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
Conventional treatment with chemotherapy according to national guidelines only |
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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
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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 | Yes |
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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Journal follow-up after 1 year concerning operability |
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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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |