Gemcitabine Plus Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Refractory Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

NCT00004190 | Completed Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: NCCTG-984351CDR0000067431
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 2 countries
• Sites: 19

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in treating patients who have refractory locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

stage III pancreatic cancer; recurrent pancreatic cancer; duct cell adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; stage IV pancreatic cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• overall response rate

  Up to 5 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• objective tumor response

  Up to 5 years

Study Arms (1)

gemcitabine + oxaliplatin

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 immediately followed by oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Patients achieving stable disease, partial response, or regressive disease continue with therapy. Patients achieving complete response for two consecutive evaluations receive an additional 2 courses of therapy. Phase I (closed as of 7/5/00): Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicity. Phase II: Patients receive the MTD of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin as in phase I. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 4 years.

Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride; Drug: oxaliplatin

Interventions

gemcitabine hydrochloride DRUG

gemcitabine + oxaliplatin

oxaliplatin DRUG

gemcitabine + oxaliplatin

Eligibility Criteria

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed ductal or undifferentiated primary pancreatic cancer for which no standard curative therapy exists Progressive locally advanced disease after combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy OR Not a candidate for combined therapy OR Metastatic disease No islet cell, acinar cell, or cystadenocarcinomas Measurable or evaluable disease No known brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Karnofsky 50-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT no greater than 2.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than ULN OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: No symptomatic congestive heart failure No unstable angina No cardiac arrhythmia Other: No other uncontrolled illness No active infection No allergy to platinum compounds, gemcitabine, or antiemetics No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No evidence of neuropathy except preexisting grade I or II Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy or immunotherapy No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease At least 6 months since prior adjuvant chemotherapy, including cisplatin or gemcitabine, for radiosensitization in locally advanced disease No prior cisplatin or gemcitabine for locally advanced disease No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to 25% or more of bone marrow No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational agents

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Sponsors & Collaborators

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

Study Sites (19)

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 - Ann Arbor Regional

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, 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 - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States

Location

Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C.

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States

Location

CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

Location

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456, United States

Location

CCOP - Geisinger Clinical 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

Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 6X3, Canada

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Alberts SR, Townley PM, Goldberg RM, Cha SS, Sargent DJ, Moore DF, Krook JE, Pitot HC, Fitch TR, Wiesenfeld M, Mailliard JA. Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group phase II study. Ann Oncol. 2003 Apr;14(4):580-5. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdg170.

  PMID: 12649105 RESULT

• Alberts SR, Townley P, Cha SS, et al.: Oxaliplatin and gemcitabine for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) phase II study. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-501, 2002.

  RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic Neoplasms

Interventions

Gemcitabine; Oxaliplatin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Coordination Complexes; Organic Chemicals

Study Officials

• Steven R. Alberts, MD

  Mayo Clinic

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2000
• First Posted: May 25, 2004
• Study Start: October 1, 1999
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2003
• Study Completion: June 1, 2003
• Last Updated: July 14, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Locations

US (18); CA (1)