Clinical Trial Record

Return to Clinical Trials

Carbon Ions Radiation Therapy for Resectable or Borderline Resectable Pancreas Adenocarcinoma


2018-02-08


2022-08-08


2025-02-10


30

Study Overview

Carbon Ions Radiation Therapy for Resectable or Borderline Resectable Pancreas Adenocarcinoma

Relapses free survival will be evaluated as efficacy of carbon ions radiation therapy released before surgery.

Enrolled subjects will undergo to 3 cycles of Folfirinox before re-evaluation of the lesion. Then, 4D planning and imaging with respiratory gating end rescanning technique will be adopted to calculate the optimal treatment plan to carbon ions radiation therapy: 38.4 Gy[RBE] is the prescribed dose to CTV. 4.8 Gy[RBE]/fraction will be delivered 4 times a week in two weeks. 4/6 weeks after hadrontherapy, after a CT scan with contrast, patient will undergo to a surgery. After 4/6 weeks, Gemcitabine will be administered for 6 cycles. Secondary endpoints of the trial are overall survival, resectability rate (operable vs borderline operable), acute toxicity within 3 months, 3-6 months, over 6 months.

  • Cancer of Pancreas
  • Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
  • Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
  • DRUG: Preoperative chemotherapy
  • RADIATION: Preoperative radiotherapy
  • CNAO 35/2017 C

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

2019-01-25  

N/A  

2025-02-11  

2019-01-28  

N/A  

2025-02-13  

2019-01-30  

N/A  

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/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Preoperatory chemoradiation therapy with carbon ions

Chemoradiation followed by surgery

DRUG: Preoperative chemotherapy

  • Preoperative chemotherapy, carbon ion therapy, surgery

RADIATION: Preoperative radiotherapy

  • Preoperative chemotherapy, carbon ion therapy, surgery
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Progression free survivalThe local progression free survival is measuredThe local progression free survival will be assessed at 1-year
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
overall survivalthe overall survival of enrolled patients is consideredThe overall survival of enrolled patients will be assessed at 2-years
resectability rate R0 stratified (operable vs not operable)how many surgeries completed according to the procedures and with histopathological margins free from the disease/enrolled patientstime of surgery (4-6 weeks after radiotherapy)
Incidence of acute, medium term and late toxicity according to CTCAE v 4.0 grading toxicityIncidence of acute, medium term and late toxicity according to CTCAE v 4.0 grading toxicityThe incidence of acute and medium term toxicity will be assessed up to 90 and 180 post-operative days respectively. The incidence of late toxicity will be assessed through study completion, an average of 1 year.
intra and perioperatory complicationsintra and perioperatory complicationsThe incidence of intra- and perioperatory complications will be assessed up to 30 post-operative days

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:

  • histologic/cytologic diagnosis of exocrine pancreas tumour
  • resectable or borderline resectable exocrine pancreatic tumour (according to operability criteria)
  • no metastasis from US, CT, PET, MRI or laparotomy
  • Karnofsky index >= 70
  • stomach and duodenum not infiltrated by tumour
  • given informed consent to study procedures
  • Hb > 9 g/dL, N> 1500, PLT> 100000
  • creatininemia < 1.5 mg/dL; bilirubinemia < 1.5 times upper normal values; albumin > 3 g/dL
  • DPD normal activity
  • contraception required and breast feeding not permitted

  • Exclusion Criteria:

  • non resectable, locally advanced tumours
  • insular cells tumour
  • comorbidities excluding abdominal surgery and/or chemo- radiation therapy
  • known metastasis
  • DPD low activity
  • inability to attend study procedures and follow ups
  • pregnancy
  • previous diagnosis of other tumour with more disadvantageous prognosis then the study object
  • metallic biliary stent
  • metallic prothesis or any other condition to prevent from target volume individuation and dose calculation
  • clinical condition preventing from radiation therapy (i.e. infections in the irradiation area)
  • medical and/or psychical condition preventing from radiation therapy
  • past radiation therapy on abdomen.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

  • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

  • PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Francesca Valvo, MD, CNAO National Center of Oncological Hadrontherapy

Publications

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

  • Barcellini A, Molinelli S, Vanoli A, Vitolo V, Fossati P, Vai A, Pagani A, Inzani F, Pecorilla M, Butturini G, Klersy C, Preda L, Facoetti A, Valvo F, Orlandi E. Preoperative chemo-CIRT in Re/BRe pancreatic cancer: Insights from a multicenter prospective phase II clinical study (NCT03822936). Tumori. 2024 Dec;110(6):470-474. doi: 10.1177/03008916241291341. Epub 2024 Oct 27.
  • Vitolo V, Cobianchi L, Brugnatelli S, Barcellini A, Peloso A, Facoetti A, Vanoli A, Delfanti S, Preda L, Molinelli S, Klersy C, Fossati P, Orecchia R, Valvo F. Preoperative chemotherapy and carbon ions therapy for treatment of resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a prospective, phase II, multicentre, single-arm study. BMC Cancer. 2019 Sep 14;19(1):922. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-6108-0.