Short-course Versus Long-course Pre-operative Chemotherapy With mFOLFIRINOX or PAXG (CASSANDRA TRIAL)

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Nov 19, 2023
  • participants needed
    261
  • sponsor
    Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Pancreas
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Summary

The main aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of short-course versus long-course pre-operative chemotherapy with PAXG or mFOLFIRINOX in patients who receive a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) resectable or borderline resectable.

Description

Pancreatic cancer is the seventh cause of death in cancer patients and more than 94% of affected patients die of cancer disease. In the majority of cases, the diagnosis is done at an advanced stage and only 10-20% of patients can be treated with a surgical resection. For this neoplasia, a radical resection may be an effective treatment. Nevertheless, results obtained with surgery alone are rather inadequate, showing a median survival of 12-14 months and 2-year survival of almost 20%: it seems evident the necessity to use complementary treatments in order to improve survival rate in this group of patients.

Pancreatic cancer can relapse locally, at the level of tumoral bed, of the regional lymph nodes, on the immediately adjacent peritoneal surface or on contiguous organs. Also, distant metastases are quite frequent, mainly to the liver, at the entire peritoneal surface and, rarely, to the extra-abdominal organs. The rapid appearance of these metastases after surgical resection strongly suggests the presence of subclinical metastatic diffusion at an early phase of the disease.

Currently, combination chemotherapy based on the mFOLFIRINOX regimen is considered the therapeutic standard in the adjuvant setting, in young and fit patients. Unfortunately, mFOLFIRINOX is burdened with strong haematological and extra-haematologic toxicity and just 2/3 of patients are able to complete the treatment. Recently, PAXG regimen [(Cisplatin (P), Abraxane (A), Capecitabine (X), Gemcitabine (G)] when compared to AG in randomized studies, showed an improvement in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival in borderline resectable, locally advanced and metastatic patients. To date, several ongoing randomized trials are investigating the efficacy of perioperative or neoadjuvant strategies in early stage PDAC. Only few studies are available regarding neoadjuvant treatment: some are outdated, numerically inconsistent, retrospective, or not randomized. In this scenario, it aims to better investigate pre-operative therapeutic strategy.

For this purpose, two randomizations are planned.

  1. FIRST RANDOMIZATION. Eligible patients will be randomized (1:1), stratifying by basal CA19.9 level (<5 ULN vs 5ULN) and centre to receive:

PAXG or mFOLFIRINOX for 4 months

2. SECOND RANDOMIZATION. Patients without progression or limiting toxicity after 4 months of the assigned chemotherapy in the study, will be randomized (1:1), stratifying by treatment assigned by the first randomization, to receive 2 further months of the same chemotherapy either BEFORE or AFTER surgery.

Details
Condition Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreas Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Treatment mFOLFIRINOX, PAXG, short-course chemotherapy, long-course chemotherapy
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04793932
SponsorAssociazione Italiana per lo Studio del Pancreas
Last Modified on19 March 2021

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

Cyto/histological diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Clinical stage I-III disease according to TNM 8th Ed. 2017 [appendix 1]
Resectable or borderline resectable disease, as anatomically defined according to NCCN Guidelines Version 1.2020 - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma [appendix 2] and biologically defined according to the International consensus on definition and criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2017 (CA 19.9 > 500 IU/ml) (Isaji et al., 2018)
Karnofsky Performance Status > 60% [appendix 3]
Age 18 and 75 years
Adequate bone marrow function (GB 3500/mm3, neutrophils 1500/mm3, platelets 100000/mm3, Hb 10 g/dl)
Adequate kidney function (serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL)
Adequate liver function (ALT and AST < 3 ULN and Serum total bilirubin 1.5 ULN)
No prior treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy and/or surgery) for pancreatic cancer
Women must not be on pregnancy or lactation
Patient of child-bearing potential must agree to use two medically acceptable methods of contraception (one for the patient and one for the partner) during the study and for a minimum of the following 6 months; this applies to patients of both sexes. [appendix 4]
Patient information and signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Other types of non-ductal tumor of the pancreas, including endocrine tumors or acinar cell adenocarcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma and other periampullary malignancies
Prior or concurrent malignancies at other sites with the exception of surgically cured carcinoma in-situ of the cervix and basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and of other neoplasms without evidence of disease at least from 5 years
Symptomatic duodenal stenosis
Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy, defined as ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics, antiviral therapy, and/or other treatment
Known infection with hepatitis B or C, or history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or subject receiving immunosuppressive or myelosuppressive medications that would in the opinion of the investigator, increase the risk of serious neutropenic complications
Clinical stage IV (including ascites or malignant pleural effusion) disease according to TNM 8th Ed. 2017 [appendix 1]
Locally advanced disease according to NCCN Guidelines Version 1.2020 - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma [appendix 2]
Serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems, or serious psychiatric disorders, which could compromise the subject's safety or the study data integrity. These include, but are not limited to
History of connective tissue disorders (eg, lupus, scleroderma, arteritis nodosa)
History of interstitial lung disease, slowly progressive dyspnea and unproductive cough, sarcoidosis, silicosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypersensitivity pneumonitis or multiple allergies
History of the following within 6 months prior to Cycle 1 Day 1: a myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina pectoris, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III-IV heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, clinically significant cardiac dysrhythmia or ECG abnormality, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or seizure disorder
Any significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from participating in the study
Any condition including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study
Any condition that confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
Any familiar, sociologic or geographic conditions that can potentially interfere with the adhesion to the protocol or to the follow-up
Pre-existing neuropathy, Gilbert's disease or genotype UGT1A1 28 / 28
mutation in DPYD
Inflammatory disease of the colon or rectum, or occlusion or sub-occlusion of the intestine
Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs
Fructose intolerance
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