Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas or Stomach

NCT00003157 | Completed Phase 1

• 2 other identifiers: NCCTG-964352CDR0000065949
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 18

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy in treating patients who have cancer of the pancreas or stomach.

Conditions

Gastric Cancer; Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

stage IV gastric cancer; recurrent gastric cancer; recurrent pancreatic cancer; stage IV pancreatic cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maximum tolerated dose

  Up to 3 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Survival

  Up to 3 years

Study Arms (1)

radiation + gemcitabine + cisplatin

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients undergo radiotherapy to the tumor and lymph nodes, followed by a decrease in radiotherapy to the tumor alone. Radiation therapy is administered for a total of 5.5 weeks. Patients receive intravenous gemcitabine twice weekly over the first 3 weeks of radiotherapy. Cisplatin is administered intravenously twice weekly following gemcitabine therapy. Three patients are treated at each dose level. Dose escalation does not occur until all patients at a given dose level have completed radiotherapy and returned for a 4 week follow up. Patients exhibiting stable disease remain on therapy until disease progression or intolerable toxic effects. Patients experiencing toxic effects and no disease progression are retreated at a lower dose. Patients are followed every 3 months for the first 2 years then every 6 months for the next year.

Drug: cisplatin; Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride; Radiation: radiation therapy

Interventions

cisplatin DRUG

radiation + gemcitabine + cisplatin

gemcitabine hydrochloride DRUG

radiation + gemcitabine + cisplatin

radiation therapy RADIATION

radiation + gemcitabine + cisplatin

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven unresectable (including incomplete resections) or locally recurrent pancreatic or gastric cancer No evidence of metastases outside of the planned radiation field No cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas or pancreatic tumors of neuroendocrine origin PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance Status: ECOG 0-1 Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin within normal limits Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3.0 times upper limit of normal (ULN) AST no greater than 3.0 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.3 times ULN Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No significant infection or medical illness No significant nausea or vomiting At least 1200 calories per day of oral nutrition PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior or concurrent biologic therapy Chemotherapy: No prior or concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy (except focal fields for skin cancer that do not overlap with planned radiotherapy fields) Surgery: At least 21 days since laparotomy surgery

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (18)

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404, United States

Location

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, 61602, United States

Location

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

Location

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403-1206, United States

Location

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1016, United States

Location

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

Sioux City, Iowa, 51101-1733, United States

Location

CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States

Location

CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location

CentraCare Clinic

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States

Location

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States

Location

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States

Location

Medcenter One Health System

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States

Location

Altru Health Systems

Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58201, United States

Location

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456, United States

Location

CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-2001, United States

Location

Rapid City Regional Hospital

Rapid City, South Dakota, 57709, United States

Location

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105-1080, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Martenson JA Jr, Viglitotti AG, Geeraerts LH, et al.: Phase I study of twice weekly gemcitabine (GEM) and cisplatin (CDDP) during radiation therapy (RT) for advanced pancreas and gastric cancer: a progress report. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology A-2305, 2001.

  RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stomach Neoplasms; Pancreatic Neoplasms

Interventions

Cisplatin; Gemcitabine; Radiotherapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Stomach Diseases; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Pancreatic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chlorine Compounds; Inorganic Chemicals; Nitrogen Compounds; Platinum Compounds; Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• James A. Martenson, MD

  Mayo Clinic

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 1, 1999
• First Posted: March 30, 2004
• Study Start: February 1, 1998
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2003
• Study Completion: May 1, 2003
• Last Updated: July 14, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Locations

US (18)