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Genistein, Gemcitabine, and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer


2005-05


2010-03


2010-03


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Study Overview

Genistein, Gemcitabine, and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Genistein may help gemcitabine and erlotinib kill more tumor cells by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drugs. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving genistein together with gemcitabine and erlotinib works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the 6-month survival rate of patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with genistein, gemcitabine hydrochloride, and erlotinib hydrochloride. Secondary * Determine the frequency of objective tumor response rate in these patients. * Determine the time to treatment failure in these patients. * Determine the effect of baseline expression of pAKT and activation of NF-kappaB on survival of patients treated with this regimen. * Determine the overall time to disease progression in these patients. * Estimate the quantitative and qualitative toxicities of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive oral genistein twice daily on days -7 to 28 in course 1 and on days 1-28 in all other courses. Patients also receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15 and oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: genistein
  • DRUG: erlotinib hydrochloride
  • DRUG: gemcitabine hydrochloride
  • CDR0000495776
  • P30CA022453 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • WSU-2005-006
  • WSU-025806MP4F

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

2006-09-13  

2014-08-08  

2021-02-25  

2006-09-13  

2014-08-08  

2021-03-01  

2006-09-15  

2014-08-26  

2021-02  

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: Novasoy®, Gemcitabine & Erlotinib

Novasoy® 396 mg (177 mg of Isoflavones) twice-daily starting daay -7 until day 28; Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 days 1, 8, & 15; Erlotinib 150 mg day 1 until day 28

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: genistein

DRUG: erlotinib hydrochloride

DRUG: gemcitabine hydrochloride

Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Patients Aliveat 6 months
Median Overall Survival Estimateup to 17 months
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Overall Objective Response Rate (Complete and Partial Response)Imaging tests (CT scan, CXR [Chest X-Ray], MRI or imaging studies as clinically indicatedEvery 8 weeks
Response DurationImaging tests (CT scan, CXR, MRI or imaging studies as clinically indicated). Progressive disesase is defined as a greater than 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smalles sum of the longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of new lesions. Partial response is defined as greater than or equal to 30% reduction in the sum of the longest diameteres of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of the longest diameters.Every 8 weeks
Time to Treatment FailureImaging tests (CT scan, CXR, MRI or imaging studies as clinically indicated). Progressive disesase is defined as a greater than 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smalles sum of the longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of new lesions.Every 8 weeks
Time to ProgressionImaging tests (CT scan, CXR, MRI or imaging studies as clinically indicated). Progressive disesase is defined as a greater than 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smalles sum of the longest diameter recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of new lesions.Every 8 weeks
Grade 3 or Higher Toxicity EvaluationToxicity evaluation using NCI-CTC (Common Terminology Criteria) v.3 criteria; CBC (complete blood count) with differential white cell and platelet counts; Serum sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and albumin; Serum CA 19-9First day of each cycle
pAKT (Pichia Anomala Killer Toxin) and NF (Nuclear Factor)-kappaB ActivationTumor tissue collected from paraffinAt start 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:
21 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

    DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma


  • Locally advanced or metastatic disease by radiological evidence
  • Must have biopsy material consisting of 10 unstained slides or paraffin-embedded tissue blocks available for correlative studies
  • No endocrine tumor or lymphoma of the pancreas
  • No history of CNS (central nervous system) metastases

  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • SWOG (Southwest Oncology Group) performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST (aspartate aminotransferase) and ALT (alanine aminotransferase) < 1.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL
  • Albumin > 2.5 g/dL
  • INR (international normalized ratio) < 1.3 (in the absence of ongoing treatment with warfarin)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No active infection
  • No condition that would limit the ability to receive oral medications
  • No requirement for a gastrostomy tube for the administration of drugs
  • No serious concurrent systemic disorder, that, in the opinion of the investigator, is incompatible with the study
  • No active second primary malignancy within the past year except in situ carcinoma of the cervix or adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin
  • No allergy to any study drug

  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for metastatic disease


  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed provided it was completed at least 6 months ago
  • No prior gemcitabine hydrochloride or epidermal growth factor receptor-inhibiting agents
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, tumor-directed hormonal therapy, or radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No other concurrent antitumor therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  • PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Khaldoun Almhanna, MD, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Publications

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General Publications

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