Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Borderline Resectable And Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Study Overview

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

The objective of this research is to find out what effects (good and bad), the sequence of Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX, the standard chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, has on participants and their condition. Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) and mFOLFIRINOX has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as first line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. The sequence of Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX has not been approved by the FDA for treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Primary Objective: - The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of sequential Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX in improving R0 resection rate in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. Secondary Objectives: * Evaluate the safety and tolerability of sequential Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer * Evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) in patients treated with sequential Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) guidelines * Evaluate overall survival (OS) in patients treated with sequential Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer * Evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) in patients treated with sequential Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. * Evaluate the disease control rate (DCR) in patients treated with Gemcitabine - Abraxane (nab-Paclitaxel) followed by mFOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

DRUG: Nab paclitaxel
DRUG: Gemcitabine
OTHER: Radiological Assessments
DRUG: mFOLFIRINOX

IRB00095699
WFBCCC 57222 (OTHER Identifier) (OTHER: Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center)
P30CA012197 (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 2023-04-06	Results First Submitted N/A	Last Update Submitted that met QC Criteria 2025-05-28
First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2023-04-19	Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria N/A	Last Update Posted (ACTUAL) 2025-05-30
First Posted (ACTUAL) 2023-04-24	Results First Posted N/A	Last Verified 2025-05

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: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel and mFOLFIRNIOX) * Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 weekly, on day 1,8 and 15 OR 1000 mg/m2 weekly, on day 1 and 15 over 30 minutes after nab-paclitaxel infusion. * nab-Paclitaxel (125 mg/m2 weekly, on days 1,8, and 15 OR on days 1 and 15 as a 30-40 minute infusion administered fi	DRUG: Nab paclitaxel The intervention will be administered on an outpatient basis. The patients on this study will begin treatment with GA for one month and then transition to mFFX for one month. The patient will come off of the sequence study intervention if the imaging aft DRUG: Gemcitabine The intervention will be administered on an outpatient basis. The patients on this study will begin treatment with GA for one month and then transition to mFFX for one month. The patient will come off of the sequence study intervention if the imaging aft OTHER: Radiological Assessments CT imaging of chest abdomen and pelvis will be performed every 8 weeks. MRI may be used. DRUG: mFOLFIRINOX The intervention will be administered on an outpatient basis. The patients on this study will begin treatment with GA for one month and then transition to mFFX for one month. The patient will come off of the sequence study intervention if the imaging aft

Participant Group/Arm

Intervention/Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel and mFOLFIRNIOX)

* Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 weekly, on day 1,8 and 15 OR 1000 mg/m2 weekly, on day 1 and 15 over 30 minutes after nab-paclitaxel infusion. * nab-Paclitaxel (125 mg/m2 weekly, on days 1,8, and 15 OR on days 1 and 15 as a 30-40 minute infusion administered fi

DRUG: Nab paclitaxel

The intervention will be administered on an outpatient basis. The patients on this study will begin treatment with GA for one month and then transition to mFFX for one month. The patient will come off of the sequence study intervention if the imaging aft

DRUG: Gemcitabine

The intervention will be administered on an outpatient basis. The patients on this study will begin treatment with GA for one month and then transition to mFFX for one month. The patient will come off of the sequence study intervention if the imaging aft

OTHER: Radiological Assessments

CT imaging of chest abdomen and pelvis will be performed every 8 weeks. MRI may be used.

DRUG: mFOLFIRINOX

The intervention will be administered on an outpatient basis. The patients on this study will begin treatment with GA for one month and then transition to mFFX for one month. The patient will come off of the sequence study intervention if the imaging aft

Primary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
R0 Resection Rate - Borderline Resectable Prostate Cancer Participants	The R0 resection is assessed only in patients who undergo surgery. R0 resection is a microscopically margin-negative resection, in which no gross or microscopic tumor remains in the primary tumor bed. Participants are considered to be evaluable if they receive at least one sequence of treatments with GA and mFFX (1 cycle GA followed by 1 cycle of m FFX). Primary analysis for each cohort will calculate the R0 resection rate with one-sided 95% confidence interval.	9 months
R0 Resection Rate - Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Participants	The R0 resection is assessed only in patients who undergo surgery. R0 resection is a microscopically margin-negative resection, in which no gross or microscopic tumor remains in the primary tumor bed. Participants are considered to be evaluable if they receive at least one sequence of treatments with GA and mFFX (1 cycle GA followed by 1 cycle of m FFX). Primary analysis for each cohort will calculate the R0 resection rate with one-sided 95% confidence interval.	9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidences of Adverse Events	The incidence of treatment-emergent toxicities/adverse events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) in terms categorized and graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE version 5). Incidence tables will be generated to summarize incidence of patients reporting at least one episode of each specific adverse event, incidence of adverse events causing withdrawals and incidence of serious adverse events, separated by cohort.	Up to 1 year after completion of study intervention
Number of Participants to Complete Study Intervention	The number of participants to complete 4 cycles of sequential chemotherapy.	9 months
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)	Progression free survival (PFS) is defined from the day of study treatment initiation until progression according to RECIST v 1.1 guidelines (d. Progression: One or more of the following must occur: 20% increase in the sum of appropriate diameters of target measurable lesions over smallest sum observed (over baseline if no decrease during therapy) using the same techniques as baseline, as well as an absolute increase of at least 0.5 cm. Unequivocal progression of non-measurable disease in the opinion of the treating physician) or death of any cause, whichever occurs first, as measured throughout the study. Stratified Kaplan-Meier curves will be constructed to assess PFS with estimated 6-month and median times with 95% confidence intervals	Up to 1 year after completion of study intervention
Overall Survival (OS)	Overall survival (OS) is defined from the time of study treatment initiation until death of any cause. Stratified Kaplan-Meier curves will be constructed to assess OS with estimated 6-month and median times with 95% confidence intervals	Up to 1 year after completion of study intervention
Tumor Response	Tumor response based on computed tomography (CT) scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. These will be evaluated according to the RECISTv1.1 criteria using a summarized count/percent with one-sided 95% confidence interval for each cohort: Measurable disease: Lesions that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as ≥ 2.0 cm by chest x-ray, by ≥ 1.0 cm with CT or MRI scans, or ≥ 1.0 cm with calipers by clinical exam. - Malignant lymph nodes are to be considered pathologically enlarged and measurable if it measures ≥ 1.5 cm in short axis (greatest diameter perpendicular to the long axis of the lymph node) when assessed by scan (CT scan slice recommended being no greater than 0.5 cm). Non-measurable disease: All other lesions (or sites of disease), including small lesions (longest diameter < 1.0 cm or pathologic lymph nodes with ≥ 1.0 cm to < 1.5 cm short axis).	Up to 1 year after completion of study intervention
Treatment Response	Treatment response is defined as the proportion of patients with a disease control rate (complete + partial response + stable disease) based on RECISTv1.1 criteria using a summarized count/percent with one-sided 95% confidence interval for each cohort. Complete Response (CR): Complete disappearance of all target and non-target lesions (with the exception of lymph nodes mentioned below). No new lesions. No disease related symptoms. Partial Response (PR): Applies only to patients with at least one measurable lesion. Greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of appropriate diameters of all target measurable lesions. Stable: Does not qualify for CR, PR, Progression or Symptomatic Deterioration. All target measurable lesions must be assessed using the same techniques as baseline.	Up to 1 year after completion of study intervention

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: Study Coordinator

Phone Number: 336-713-6912

Email: ahumbert@wakehealth.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:

Patients must have histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Patients with mixed tumor with predominant adenocarcinoma pathology can be enrolled
Patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma as assessed per NCCN guidelines (either pancreatic head, neck, uncinate process, or body/tail) or institutional multidisciplinary consensus
Age 18 or above
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 1
Patients must have organ and marrow function as defined below:

≥8 g/dL Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL Platelets
≥100,000/mcL Total bilirubin
≤1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal Creatinine ≤1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal or CrCL>50

It is acceptable to transfuse packed red blood cells (PRBC) and platelets at the time of enrollment to meet the eligibility criteria.
If obstructive jaundice is present, then biliary drainage must be initiated and total bilirubin less than or equal to 3.0.

Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1).
Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document (either directly or via a legally authorized representative)

Patients who have had prior chemotherapy with gemcitabine and/or nab-paclitaxel or FOLFIRINOX for pancreatic cancer
Patients receiving any other investigational anti-neoplastic agents
History of malignancy in last 3 years except cervical cancer in situ, adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of skin or treated low risk prostate cancer, who are considered to be eligible
Patients with active and uncontrolled bacterial, viral or fungal infection requiring systemic therapy. Patients can be reevaluated for the study if the infection is deemed to be under control and the systemic therapy for the infection is completed
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or compromise the patient's safety
Patients with known diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, or pneumonitis requiring oxygen supplementation. Those that do not require oxygen supplementation are eligible.
Patients who have undergone surgery, other than diagnostic or minor procedures, within 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment
Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Collaborators and Investigators

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Ravi K Paluri, MD, MPH, Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

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