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IORT on Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

2019-10-01

2027-10-30

2027-12-30

100

Study Overview

IORT on Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

This phase II study investigates the efficacy of IORT for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the addition of IORT, after FOLOFIRINOX-base chemotherapy, and SBRT, increases the 3-year survival rate. A total of 101 patients will be enrolled, and these patients will receive IORT of 10 to 20 Gy, according to the resection status (to the tumor bed after resection, or to the tumor in situ in case of non-resection).

Treatment outcomes of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer are still poor even after completion of FOLFIRINOX-based chemotherapy and radical resection. A growing body of literature is demonstrating that Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), within a multimodal approach, allow to obtain better oncological outcome, at the price of low to negligible rates of morbidity and mortality. The investigators hypothesize that a "total neoadjuvant" scenario, with the best current therapy, based on up to 6 months of FOLFIRINOX (minimum 4), SBRT and IORT (in situ or after surgery) would increase the disease-specific survival of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients. An historical cohort will be used as a comparison group. Considering the intention-to-treat design and the institutional rates of chemotherapy completion and exploration/resection of borderline resection pancreatic cancer patients, a total of 100 patients will be enrolled in this phase II trial. Patients submitted to IORT, will receive IORT of 10 to 20 Gy according to the resection status (to the tumor bed after resection, or to the tumor in situ in case of non-resection).

  • Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
  • RADIATION: Intraoperative radiotherapy
  • PancFORT

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

2019-09-10  

N/A  

2024-05-06  

2019-09-12  

N/A  

2024-05-07  

2019-09-16  

N/A  

2024-05  

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/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: IORT group

Intraoperative administration of 10 to 20 Gy after surgery or as an "in situ" treatment in case resection will not be performed

RADIATION: Intraoperative radiotherapy

  • IORT will be delivered as follows: 1. Radical resection --> delivery of 10-15 Gy to the tumor bed 2. Non radical resection --> delivery of 15-20 Gy to the tumor "in situ"
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Disease-specific survival36 months
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Progression-free survival36 months
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.036 months
Rate of margin-free surgery30 days
Rate of surgical complicationsUp to 90 days after surgery
Resection rateIntraoperative

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:

  • • Biopsy-proven, previously untreated borderline resectable PC, defined according to the NCCN guidelines v1.2019;


  • Age 18-80 years;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1;
  • Adequate bone marrow function (absolute neutrophil count ≥1500 per cubic millimeter; platelet count ≥100.000 per cubic millimeter; hemoglobin level ≥10 g per deciliter), liver function (serum total bilirubin level ≤1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range), and renal function (creatinine clearance ≥50 ml per minute);
  • Ability to understand the characteristics of the clinical trial;
  • Written informed consent.

    • Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Ampullary, biliary, or duodenal adenocarcinoma; pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the background of an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN), other uncommon pancreatic adenocarcinomas (acinar-cell, squamous, giant-cell osteoclastic-like);


  • Invasive cancer in the last 5 years requiring radiation therapy to the upper abdomen or chemotherapy;
  • Symptomatic heart failure or coronary artery disease;
  • Pregnant or lactating women;
  • Impaired mental state or language problems.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

  • Palta M, Willett C, Czito B. The role of intraoperative radiation therapy in patients with pancreatic cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2014 Apr;24(2):126-31. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2013.11.004.
  • Krempien R, Roeder F. Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in pancreatic cancer. Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jan 10;12(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13014-016-0753-0.
  • Cai S, Hong TS, Goldberg SI, Fernandez-del Castillo C, Thayer SP, Ferrone CR, Ryan DP, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Willett CG, Lillemoe KD, Warshaw AL, Wo JY. Updated long-term outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer treated with intraoperative radiotherapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital, 1978 to 2010. Cancer. 2013 Dec 1;119(23):4196-204. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28329. Epub 2013 Sep 4.
  • Murphy JE, Wo JY, Ryan DP, Jiang W, Yeap BY, Drapek LC, Blaszkowsky LS, Kwak EL, Allen JN, Clark JW, Faris JE, Zhu AX, Goyal L, Lillemoe KD, DeLaney TF, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Ferrone CR, Hong TS. Total Neoadjuvant Therapy With FOLFIRINOX Followed by Individualized Chemoradiotherapy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Jul 1;4(7):963-969. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0329.
  • Paiella S, Malleo G, Simoni N, Micera R, Guariglia S, Cavedon C, Marchegiani G, Esposito A, Landoni L, Casetti L, Tuveri M, Milella M, Secchettin E, Manzini G, Bovo C, De Pastena M, Fontana M, Salvia R, Mazzarotto R, Bassi C. A phase II trial proposal of total neoadjuvant treatment with primary chemotherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and intraoperative radiation therapy in borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer. 2021 Feb 16;21(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-07877-7.
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