Gemcitabine Hydrochloride And Cisplatin With Or Without Veliparib Or Veliparib Alone In Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Study Overview

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Cisplatin With or Without Veliparib or Veliparib Alone in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

This randomized phase II trial studies how well veliparib together with gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin works compared to gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin alone in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or spread from the primary site (place where it started) to other places in the body (metastatic). Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet known whether giving veliparib together with gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin is an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To optimize the dose of veliparib combined with fixed doses of gemcitabine hydrochloride (gemcitabine) and cisplatin in a (non-randomized, lead-in portion of Part I). II. To evaluate the response rate (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] criteria) of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and veliparib (Arm A) and gemcitabine, cisplatin (Arm B) in BRCA and PALB2 mutation carriers with advanced pancreas adenocarcinoma. (Part I) III. To evaluate the response rate (RECIST criteria) of single-agent veliparib (Arm C) in BRCA and PALB2 carriers with previously treated pancreas adenocarcinoma. (Part II) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the progression-free survival in study Arm A and Arm B. (Part I) II. To describe the safety and tolerability of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and veliparib and gemcitabine and cisplatin in BRCA and PALB2 carriers with advanced pancreas adenocarcinoma. (Part I) III. To determine the disease control rate (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR] + stable disease [SD]) and duration of response in study Arm A and Arm B. (Part I) IV. To evaluate overall survival in study Arm A and Arm B. (Part I) V. To evaluate progression-free survival for single-agent veliparib in BRCA and PALB2 mutation carriers with previously treated pancreas adenocarcinoma (Arm C). (Part II) VI. To describe the safety and tolerability of single-agent veliparib in BRCA and PALB2 mutation carriers with previously treated pancreas adenocarcinoma. (Part II) VII. To determine the disease control rate (CR + PR + SD) and duration of response in Arm C. (Part II) VIII. To evaluate overall survival in Arm C. (Part II) CORRELATIVE SCIENCE OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the genotype of BRCA1, BRCA2 and PALB2-mutated pancreas adenocarcinoma. II. To assess pre and post therapy biopsies for novel or persistent genetic alterations in genes identified in aim I. III. To quantify levels of PAR in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and tumor tissues at sequential time points before and following therapy with veliparib. IV. To quantify levels of gammaH2AX and RAD51 foci in PBMCs and tumor tissue (where available) at sequential time points to assess for formation of double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) breaks, stalled/collapsed replication forks and evaluate homologous recombination competence. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To correlate the results of genotyping with gene expression to provide functional information on mutations identified. II. An exploratory assessment of differential expression of genes involved in DNA repair pathways pre and post treatment to identify candidate genes predictive of response or resistance to therapy for further study in preclinical models of disease. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of veliparib followed by a randomized, open-label study. Patients receive veliparib orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-12 or 1-21 of each cycle. Patients also receive gemcitabine hydrochloride intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 3 and 10 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. (CLOSED AS OF 12/13/13) PART I: Once the maximum-tolerated dose of veliparib has been established, patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM A (no prior therapy or >= 6 months since adjuvant therapy): Patients receive veliparib PO BID on days 1-12 of each cycle and gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 3 and 10 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection throughout the trial and undergo tumor biopsy during screening and on study. ARM B (no prior therapy or >= 6 months since adjuvant therapy): Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV and cisplatin IV as patients in arm A. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection throughout the trial and undergo tumor biopsy during screening and on study. PART II: Patients who are eligible receive treatment in Arm C. ARM C (prior therapy): Patients receive veliparib PO BID on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection throughout the trial. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 3 months thereafter.

Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8
Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8

PROCEDURE: Biopsy
PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection
DRUG: Cisplatin
PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography
DRUG: Gemcitabine
DRUG: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DRUG: Veliparib

NCI-2012-00864
NCI-2012-00864 (REGISTRY Identifier) (REGISTRY: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
CDR0000732189
MSKCC-12-045
IRB#12-045
8993 (OTHER Identifier) (OTHER: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
8993 (OTHER Identifier) (OTHER: CTEP)
N01CM00032 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
N01CM00071 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
P30CA008748 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
U01CA069856 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
UM1CA186705 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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
First Submitted 2012-04-25	Results First Submitted N/A	Last Update Submitted that met QC Criteria 2025-03-08
First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2012-04-25	Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria N/A	Last Update Posted (ACTUAL) 2025-03-11
First Posted (ACTUAL) 2012-04-26	Results First Posted N/A	Last Verified 2025-03

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:
Randomized

Interventional Model:
Parallel

Masking:
None

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/Arm	Intervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Arm A (veliparib, gemcitabine hydrochloride, cisplatin) Patients receive veliparib PO BID on days 1-12 or 1-21 of each cycle. Patients also receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 3 and 10 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease	PROCEDURE: Biopsy Undergo biopsy PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection Undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection DRUG: Cisplatin Given IV PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography Undergo CT DRUG: Gemcitabine Given IV DRUG: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Given IV PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Undergo MRI DRUG: Veliparib Given PO
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Arm B (gemcitabine hydrochloride, cisplatin) Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV and cisplatin IV as patients in arm A. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor	PROCEDURE: Biopsy Undergo biopsy PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection Undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection DRUG: Cisplatin Given IV PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography Undergo CT DRUG: Gemcitabine Given IV DRUG: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Given IV PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Undergo MRI
EXPERIMENTAL: Arm C (veliparib) Patients receive veliparib PO BID on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor tissue and blood sample	PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection Undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography Undergo CT PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Undergo MRI DRUG: Veliparib Given PO

Participant Group/Arm

Intervention/Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Arm A (veliparib, gemcitabine hydrochloride, cisplatin)

Patients receive veliparib PO BID on days 1-12 or 1-21 of each cycle. Patients also receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes and cisplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 3 and 10 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease

PROCEDURE: Biopsy

Undergo biopsy

PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection

Undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection

DRUG: Cisplatin

Given IV

PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

DRUG: Gemcitabine

Given IV

DRUG: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

Given IV

PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

DRUG: Veliparib

Given PO

ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Arm B (gemcitabine hydrochloride, cisplatin)

Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV and cisplatin IV as patients in arm A. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor

PROCEDURE: Biopsy

Undergo biopsy

PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection

Undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection

DRUG: Cisplatin

Given IV

PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

DRUG: Gemcitabine

Given IV

DRUG: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

Given IV

PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

EXPERIMENTAL: Arm C (veliparib)

Patients receive veliparib PO BID on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo CT or MRI throughout study. Patients also undergo tumor tissue and blood sample

PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection

Undergo tumor tissue and blood sample collection

PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

DRUG: Veliparib

Given PO

Primary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
Optimal dose of veliparib with gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin (non-randomized part I)		21 days
Response rate to gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin with versus without veliparib (randomized Part I)	Will be assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Simon's two-stage minimax design will be employed separately in each arm A and B.	Up to 5 years
Response rate of single-agent veliparib (Part II)	Will be assessed by RECIST criteria. Simon's two-stage optimal design will be employed.	Up to 5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-free survival (Parts I and II)	Kaplan-Meier method will be used.	From the date of study enrollment to documentation of clear-cut progression of disease or last follow-up, assessed up to 5 years
Incidence of adverse events (Parts I and II)	Will be assessed by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (version 5.0 will be utilized for adverse event reporting beginning April 1, 2018). Toxicity and tolerability of all three study arms will be assessed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Up to 5 years
Disease control rate (complete response + partial response + stable disease) and duration of response (Parts I and II)	The disease control rate will be recorded for all three study arms.	Up to 5 years
Overall survival (Parts I and II)	Kaplan-Meier method will be used.	From the time of study enrollment to the date of death or last follow-up, assessed up to 5 years

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:

Male or female patients with cytologically or histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma with a BRCA1 or 2 or PALB2 mutation confirmed by report from Myriad Genetics (United States of America [USA]); reports from other molecular diagnostic companies can be used to confirm mutations as well; BRCA 1 or 2 or PALB2 mutation can be confirmed locally for all international sites

For part I, non-randomized, lead-in portion, patients with a known BRCA 1 or 2 or PALB2 mutation are eligible along with patients who potentially may have a likelihood of having a BRCA mutation (e.g., personal or family history of breast, pancreas, ovary, endometrial, prostate or other likely related malignancy)
For part I, randomized portion, a known BRCA 1 or 2 or PALB2 mutation is required
For part I (arms A, B): Patients can have either locally advanced or metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma for which no prior therapy has been administered for either locally advanced or metastatic disease; prior adjuvant therapy is permissible if gemcitabine or a fluoropyrimidine was administered with or without radiation and if disease recurrence has been documented at least 6 months after completion of adjuvant therapy
For part II (arm C): Patients can have either locally advanced or metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma; up to two prior treatment regimens are permissible (excluding a prior PARP inhibitor) for either localized or metastatic pancreas adenocarcinoma; prior combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy is permissible provided the patient has measurable disease outside the radiation port; prior therapy must have been completed at least 3 weeks prior to starting therapy
Age > 18 years. No dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of veliparib in patients < 18 years of age, therefore children are excluded from this study
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status:

For part I (arm A, B): 0-1 (Karnofsky > 70%)
For part II (arm C): 0-2 (Karnofsky >= 60%)
Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL (measured within 14 days prior to administration of ABT-888)
Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dl (measured within 14 days prior to administration of ABT-888)
Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (measured within 14 days prior to administration of ABT-888)
Total bilirubin =< 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (measured within 14 days prior to administration of ABT-888)
Aspartate aminotransferase(AST)/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase(ALT)/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless there is evidence of liver metastases in which case the AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) must be =< 5 x institutional upper limit of normal (measured within 14 days prior to administration of ABT-888)
Creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (measured within 14 days prior to administration of ABT-888)
Measurable disease by RECIST criteria

For the lead-in, non-randomized portion of part I, either measurable or evaluable disease is acceptable
For part I, randomized portion, measurable disease is required
If a woman is of child-bearing potential a negative blood or urine pregnancy test is required; (the effects of veliparib on the developing human fetus are unknown; for this reason and because other therapeutic agents or modalities used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception [hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence] prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately)
Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 3 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 3 weeks earlier

For part I, prior adjuvant therapy with gemcitabine or a fluoropyrimidine therapy is permitted if completed > 6 months prior to recurrence; no prior PARP inhibitor therapy is allowed
For part II, no prior PARP inhibitor therapy is permitted and up to two prior treatment regimens are permitted as follows: 1 adjuvant and 1 metastatic; 1 locally advanced and 1 metastatic; or 2 metastatic, or a variation thereof
Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to veliparib or other agents used in study
For part I: patients with known contraindications to platinum agents are excluded
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
Pregnant women are excluded from this study because veliparib is a PARP inhibitor with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects; because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with veliparib, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with veliparib; these potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study
Patients with a known active infection, e.g., hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients who are otherwise well and who do not have evidence of significant immune compromise are eligible
Patients with active seizure or history of seizure are not eligible
Patients with uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) metastasis are not eligible; patients with CNS metastases are to be stable for > 3 months after treatment and off steroid treatment prior to study enrollment
Patients with prior malignancy successfully treated who are currently stable and on no active treatment are eligible
Patients who are unable to swallow pills/capsules are ineligible
Patients with treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (t-AML)/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or with features suggestive of AML/MDS are ineligible
Patients with prior allogeneic bone marrow transplant or double umbilical cord blood transplantation are ineligible

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Eileen M O'Reilly, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications

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General Publications

Lowery MA, Kelsen DP, Capanu M, Smith SC, Lee JW, Stadler ZK, Moore MJ, Kindler HL, Golan T, Segal A, Maynard H, Hollywood E, Moynahan M, Salo-Mullen EE, Do RKG, Chen AP, Yu KH, Tang LH, O'Reilly EM. Phase II trial of veliparib in patients with previously treated BRCA-mutated pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma. Eur J Cancer. 2018 Jan;89:19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.11.004. Epub 2017 Dec 8.

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