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A Study of Erlotinib in Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer


2006-08-01


2009-11-19


2009-11-19


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Study Overview

A Study of Erlotinib in Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

This open-label, single-arm, multicenter trial is designed to evaluate the safety of erlotinib in combination with standard of care chemotherapy (gemcitabine) in participants with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

N/A

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • DRUG: Erlotinib
  • DRUG: Gemcitabine
  • ML19537
  • 2005-004605-29 (EUDRACT_NUMBER Identifier) (EUDRACT_NUMBER: )

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates Results Reporting Dates Study Record Updates

2016-02-24  

2016-09-12  

2017-02-21  

2016-02-24  

2016-11-11  

2017-03-24  

2016-02-29  

2017-01-10  

2017-02  

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

Primary Purpose:
Treatment


Allocation:
Na


Interventional Model:
Single Group


Masking:
None


Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Erlotinib + Gemcitabine

Participants will receive erlotinib in combination with standard of care chemotherapy (gemcitabine) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal for any reason.

DRUG: Erlotinib

  • Participants will receive erlotinib tablets as 100 milligrams (mg) orally (PO) once daily.

DRUG: Gemcitabine

  • Participants will receive gemcitabine as 1000 milligrams per meter-squared (mg/m^2) via intravenous (IV) infusion on Days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, and 43 of the first 8-week cycle, and thereafter on Days 1, 8, and 15 of every 4-week cycle.
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with treatment. The percentage of participants who experienced at least 1 AE was reported.Up to approximately 40 months (assessed continuously during treatment)
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 30-Item Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) Item ScoresThe QLQ-C30 is a 30-item questionnaire that assesses physical (Questions 1-5), role (Questions 6-7), emotional (Questions 21-24), cognitive (Questions 20 and 25), and social (Questions 26-27) functional domains as well as global health status (Questions 29-30) and several symptoms including fatigue (Questions 10, 12, and 18), pain (Questions 9 and 19), nausea/vomiting (Questions 14-15), dyspnea (Question 8), appetite loss (Question 13), insomnia (Question 11), constipation/diarrhea (Questions 16-17), and financial difficulties (Question 28). Questions 1 to 28 were assessed on a 4-point scale from 1 ("no/not at all") to 4 ("very much") where higher scores represented worse symptoms. Questions 29 and 30 were assessed on a 7-point scale from 1 ("very poor") to 7 ("excellent") where higher scores represented better functioning. Item scores over the study period were averaged among all participants across all visits for which data were available.Up to approximately 40 months (assessed at Baseline, every 4 weeks during treatment, and end of study)
Percentage of Participants Who DiedThe percentage of participants who died from any cause was reported to the nearest integer.Up to approximately 40 months (assessed continuously through end of study)
Overall Survival (OS)OS was defined as the time from start of treatment to time of death from any cause. Participants who had not died at the time of final analysis were censored at the date of last contact. OS was estimated by Kaplan-Meier methodology and expressed in months.Up to approximately 40 months (assessed continuously through end of study)
Percentage of Participants With Death or Disease Progression According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Tumor assessments were performed using RECIST. Disease progression was defined as greater than or equal to (≥) 20 percent (%) increase in sum of longest diameters (LD) of target lesions in reference to smallest sum of LD on study. The percentage of participants who died or demonstrated disease progression was reported to the nearest integer.Up to approximately 40 months (assessed at Baseline, every 8 weeks during treatment, and end of study)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) According to RECISTTumor assessments were performed using RECIST. PFS was defined as the time from treatment start to the time of death or disease progression. Disease progression was defined as ≥20% increase in sum of LD of target lesions in reference to smallest sum of LD on study. PFS was estimated by Kaplan-Meier methodology and expressed in months.Up to approximately 40 months (assessed at Baseline, every 8 weeks during treatment, and end of study)

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person’s general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:
ALL

Sexes Eligible for Study:
18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

    Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic disease
  • No prior systemic treatment for metastatic disease
  • Adjuvant therapy ≥6 months prior to study entry with no residual toxic effects
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 3
  • Life expectancy ≥12 weeks
  • Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function
  • Negative pregnancy test within 72 hours of study drug and use of effective contraception among women of childbearing potential

  • Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unstable systemic disease
  • Prior systemic human epidermal growth factor receptor 1 (HER1) or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors
  • Other malignancy within 5 years prior to study entry
  • Significant opthalmologic abnormality
  • Inability to take oral medication
  • Need for IV alimentation
  • Prior surgery affecting absorption
  • Active peptic ulcer disease
  • Nursing mothers

Collaborators and Investigators

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    • STUDY_CHAIR: Clinical Trials, Hoffmann-La Roche

    Publications

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