A Surgical Procedure (Total Pancreatectomy) With A Transplant Procedure (Islet Cell Autotransplantation) For The Treatment Of Chronic Pancreatitis And Benign Pancreatic Tumors

Study Overview

A Surgical Procedure (Total Pancreatectomy) With a Transplant Procedure (Islet Cell Autotransplantation) for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis and Benign Pancreatic Tumors

This phase I/II trial assesses the safety and effectiveness of total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation for the treatment of patients with long-term pancreatic inflammation (chronic pancreatitis) and non-cancerous (benign) pancreatic tumors. Total removal of the pancreas (pancreatectomy) can be used to treat chronic pancreatitis, but it may result in diabetes. An islet cell autotransplantation involves removing cells from a patient's pancreas (the islet cells) and infusing them into the liver. Islet cells are responsible for producing hormones like insulin, reducing the occurrence of diabetes in patients undergoing total pancreatectomy. Total pancreatectomy with autologous islet cell transplant is an accepted and Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for patients with chronic pancreatitis. However, patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic tumors have historically not been candidates for this procedure due to concerns of spreading potentially cancerous cells to other parts of the body. This clinical trial evaluates the safety and effectiveness of this treatment in patients with chronic pancreatitis and benign pancreatic tumors.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate the oncologic safety of total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation (TPIAT) in chronic pancreatitis patients with benign pancreatic neoplasms. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate postoperative insulin requirements in patients with presumed benign pancreatic neoplasms undergoing TPIAT. II. To evaluate postoperative opiate requirements in patients with presumed benign pancreatic neoplasms undergoing TPIAT. III. To evaluate the postoperative survival of patients with presumed benign pancreatic neoplasms undergoing TPIAT. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate quality of life outcomes in patients undergoing TPIAT with presumed benign pancreatic neoplasms. II. To evaluate subjective pain-related outcomes in patients undergoing TPIAT with presumed benign pancreatic neoplasms. OUTLINE: Patients undergo total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant intravenously (IV) over 15-60 minutes on day 1. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 2 years.

Benign Pancreatic Neoplasm
Chronic Pancreatitis
Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis

PROCEDURE: Pancreatectomy
OTHER: Quality-of-Life Assessment
OTHER: Treatment Planning

STUDY00023937
NCI-2022-05134 (REGISTRY Identifier) (REGISTRY: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
STUDY00023937 (OTHER Identifier) (OTHER: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute)

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates	Results Reporting Dates	Study Record Updates
First Submitted 2022-07-07	Results First Submitted N/A	Last Update Submitted that met QC Criteria 2025-02-04
First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2022-07-07	Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria N/A	Last Update Posted (ACTUAL) 2025-02-07
First Posted (ACTUAL) 2022-07-12	Results First Posted N/A	Last Verified 2025-02

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/Arm	Intervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment (pancreatectomy, autologous islet cell transplant) Patients undergo total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant IV over 15-60 minutes on day 1.	PROCEDURE: Pancreatectomy Undergo pancreatectomy OTHER: Quality-of-Life Assessment Ancillary studies OTHER: Treatment Planning Undergo IV autologous islet cell transplant

Participant Group/Arm

Intervention/Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment (pancreatectomy, autologous islet cell transplant)

Patients undergo total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant IV over 15-60 minutes on day 1.

PROCEDURE: Pancreatectomy

Undergo pancreatectomy

OTHER: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHER: Treatment Planning

Undergo IV autologous islet cell transplant

Primary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of patients that are free of metastatic disease to the liver from a pancreatic primary	The 95% confidence interval (CI) will be analyzed using the Clopper-Pearson exact interval method.	From date of surgery to time of identification of metastatic disease from a pancreatic primary, assessed up to 2 years post-surgery or date of death due to metastatic disease of a pancreatic origin

Secondary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
Insulin free rate	Defined as proportion not requiring insulin for blood glucose control for at least 14 days prior to the assessment date at 2 years. The 95% CI will be analyzed using Clopper-Pearson exact interval method.	From date of surgery to 2 years post-surgery or death by any cause
Opiates free rate	Defined as proportion not receiving opiates for at least 14 days prior to the assessment date at 2 years.The 95% CI will be analyzed using Clopper-Pearson exact interval method.	From date of surgery to 2 years post-surgery or death by any cause
Time to overall survival (OS)	The time to OS distribution will be characterized using the Kaplan-Meier method. Kaplan-Meier curves of OS rate at 2 years will be estimated from the survival curve along with the 95% CI.	From date of surgery to 2 years post-surgery or death by any cause

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Name: Brett C Sheppard, MD

Phone Number: 503-494-4373

Email: sheppard@ohsu.edu

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:

Participant or legally authorized representative (LAR) must provide written informed consent before any study-specific procedures or interventions are performed
Age>= 18 years. Both men and women and members of all races and ethnic groups will be included. Gender-nonconforming and gender-fluid individuals as members of the general population will also be included
Participants must have adequate islet cell function (non-diabetic or C-peptide positive)
Participants must be indicated for total surgical resection of the pancreas for chronic pancreatitis-associated pain meeting eligibility criteria for TPIAT per University of Minnesota Criteria as defined by all of the following

Chronic abdominal pain of > 6-month duration with at least one of the following:

Pancreatic calcification on computed tomography (CT) scan
At least two of the following:

Definite of suggestive diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis on endoscopic ultrasound
Ductal or parenchymal abnormalities compatible with chronic pancreatitis on secretin magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
Abnormal endoscopic pancreatic function tests (peak HCO2 < 80mM)
Histopathology confirmed diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
Compatible clinical history and documented hereditary pancreatitis gene mutation OR
History of recurrent acute pancreatitis (more than one episode of characteristic pain associated with imaging diagnostic of acute pancreatitis and/or elevated serum amylase or lipase > 3 times upper limit of normal
At least one of the following:

Daily narcotic dependence
Pain resulting in impaired quality of life, which may include: inability to attend school, recurrent hospitalizations, or inability to participate in usual, age-appropriate activities.
Complete evaluation with no reversible cause of pancreatitis present or untreated
Failure to respond to maximal medical and endoscopic therapy
If clinical, radiologic, or biochemical evidence suggestive of cirrhosis or metabolic syndrome (defined in exclusion criteria), the participant has undergone hepatology evaluation and been exonerated of a cirrhosis diagnosis or otherwise deemed to be at low hepatic risk from IAT
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 1
Life expectancy of greater than 2 years
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
Patients with a prior or active non-pancreatic malignancy are eligible for this trial
Invasive abdominal surgical procedures such as pancreatectomy have the known potential to cause pregnancy loss. For this reason, persons of reproductive potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to undergoing pancreatectomy and IAT. Should a participant become pregnant or suspect a pregnancy prior to planned pancreatectomy and IAT, the participant should inform their treating physician immediately

Prior allogenic or autologous islet cell transplantation
Underlying liver disease, unless participant has undergone hepatology consultation to evaluate hepatic risk from IAT and been deemed low-risk, including:

Cirrhosis, defined by either

Pathologic diagnosis of cirrhosis OR
Diagnosis of cirrhosis by hepatology following evaluation prompted by clinical, radiographic, or biochemical evidence of cirrhosis
Hepatic steatosis as defined by pathologic examination of the liver or liver magnetic resonance imaging in the absence of pathologic evidence
Use of any systemically absorbed steroid (e.g., prednisone but not budesonide) within the prior month
Untreated malignancy of a non-pancreatic primary
Cytology or biopsy of a pancreatic neoplasm diagnostic for malignancy prior to the time of IAT
A pancreatic neoplasm deemed to be at high risk for harboring occult malignancy as assessed by the multi-disciplinary pancreas tumor board and multi-disciplinary chronic pancreatitis conference after comprehensive evaluation of relevant clinical, radiographic, pathologic, and serologic data. Features of high-risk neoplasms include the following, however the below items are not to be taken as absolute contraindications to TPIAT:

Obstructive jaundice in a patient with a pancreatic cystic neoplasm in the head of the pancreas
Enhancing mural nodule of any size
Main pancreatic duct >= 5mm
Acute pancreatitis with cystic lesion as the only potentially identifiable cause
Cyst >= 3cm, if lesion is a mucinous neoplasm
Thickened/enhancing cyst walls
Abrupt change in caliber of pancreatic duct with distal pancreatic atrophy on imaging
Celiac/portal lymphadenopathy
Serum CA19-9 above the institutional upper limit of normal
Pancreatic cyst growth rate >= 5mm every 2 years
Cytology suspicious for malignancy
Clinical suspicion for main duct involvement based on imaging
Evidence of metabolic syndrome, as defined by any 3 of the below features, unless the participant has undergone hepatology consultation to evaluate hepatic risk from IAT and been deemed low-risk:

Waist circumference more than 40 inches in men and 35 inches in women
Elevated triglycerides 150 milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL) or greater
Reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) less than 40 mg/dL in men or less than 50 mg/dL in women
Elevated fasting glucose of 100 mg/dL or greater
Blood pressure values of systolic 130 mmHg or higher and/or diastolic 85 mmHg or higher
Multifocal or large pancreatic neoplasms such that an insufficient volume of remnant pancreas would remain for the patient to benefit from IAT following resection of the neoplasms in the opinion of the multi-disciplinary chronic pancreatitis board
History of allergic reaction to human albumin preparations
Demonstrated medical non-compliance
Patient unsafe to undergo the required pancreatectomy procedure in the opinion of the attending surgeon and/or anesthesiologist
Patients deemed not suitable for the IAT follow-up protocol by any member of the multi-disciplinary IAT care team
Any alcohol or tobacco use within 6 months of study enrollment
Financial, logistic, or insurance constraints preventing adequate and timely pre-operative evaluation, case scheduling, or post-operative monitoring/follow-up
Pregnant individuals are excluded from this study because invasive abdominal surgical procedures such as pancreatectomy have the known potential to cause pregnancy loss

Collaborators and Investigators

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Oregon Health and Science University

Investigators

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Brett C Sheppard, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

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