This study is being done to test whether receiving a dose of radiation that is higher than the standard dose, in combination with chemotherapy, improves the chance of becoming a candidate for surgery and improves the chance of extending the patient's life.
Metastatic pancreatic carcinomas represent the 5th cause of cancer death in France (#8000 per year). The median age at diagnosis is 69 and 74 in male and female respectively. When the 5-Fluorouracile has been used as a single agent with a limited efficacy during more than 20 years, the onset of gemcitabine in 1995 has led to a moderate increase of median survival (from 4.41 to 5.65 months) and overall survival at 1 year (2 versus 18%). Recently, in a phase II followed by a phase-III study, a French collaborative group has demonstrated the benefit of ȯOLFIRINOX " regimen versus gemcitabine alone, in terms of median survival (11.1 versus 6.8 months), progression-free survival (6.4 versus 3.3 months) and response rate (31.6 versus 9.4%).
Although more hematologic (neutropenia) and GI toxicities were observed, FOLFIRINOX was acceptable as a new standard regimen for the majority of patients under the age of 70 with a good Performans Status. To reduce the toxicity of FOLFIRINOX in elderly patients (> 70 yo), pharmacogenetic monitoring of 5-FU and Irinotecan key metabolism enzymes (DPD and UGTA1) may be easily performed. The methodology of the study is to use the Bryant & Day statistical method, allowing to consider simultaneously as principal objective, the response rate (efficacy) and the tolerance (preservation of autonomy daily living, Katz index): this design is particularly fitting in a study for elderly patients who represent half of the pancreatic carcinoma population.
Phase 1B: Open label (all patients receive PEGPH20+gemcitabine), dose escalation, safety and tolerability study to determine the safe dose of PEGPH20 to use in combination with gemcitabine in Stage IV previously untreated pancreatic cancer patients.
Phase 2: Randomized, double blind study to compare the effect of overall survival of gemcitabine plus PEGPH20 vs gemcitabine plus placebo in Stage IV previously untreated pancreatic cancer patients.
The purpose of this study is to see how well the experimental imaging agent 89Zr-DFO-HuMab-5B1 attaches to pancreatic tumors, and to find out whether PET/CT scans done with this imaging agent produce better images of cancer.
To assess the size of the common bile duct in a large cohort of patients with jaundice following a malignant tumor of the head of the pancreas or the distal bile duct receiving a diagnostic EA for biopsy and / or for evaluation of tissue resectability.
The purpose of this research study is to determine the safety of the combination of SOM230 and RAD001, as well as determine the highest dose of this combination that can be given to people safely. SOM230 is an investigational drug that is similar to Sandostatin LAR. Sandostatin is an approved drug for the use of treating symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors. SOM230 has shown to be effective in patients who have become resistant to Sandostatin and may also stop cancer cells from growing. RAD001 is an investigational drug that also may stop cancer cells from growing.
This is an observational, prospective, and transversal study, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of CELBREA® in women from the local community coming to consult at the Breast Pathology Unit of La Paz Hospital (Madrid, Spain), because of discomfort, breast symptoms, or because they have been sent for specialized evaluation because of a diagnostic doubt, providing actualized data on the effectiveness of the device within the context of the real-world scenario. Because of its transverse nature, the observation period will be limited to the necessary amount of time to perform the initial consult, additional tests when prescribed by the physician, and the CELBREA® test.
This trial is a single arm open-label, phase II aiming to assess the clinical activity of niraparib in chemotherapy-naïve biomarker-selected pancreatic cancer patients.
Pancreatic cancer is a kind of digestive system tumor with extremely high malignancy and poor prognosis. Although the trend of benefit from immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy is currently reflected in several exploratory studies, the overall efficacy is still relatively limited.
Dysregulation of epigenetic mechanisms, which is common in cancer, leads to down-regulation of genes involved in tumor antigen processing or presentation, resulting in immune evasion and thus affecting the efficacy of immunotherapy. Epigenetic inhibitors may enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy by enhancing antigenicity and presentation of tumor-associated antigens, reprogramming the tumor microenvironment to counteract immunosuppression, and reversing cytotoxic T-cell depletion. Thus, decitabine-promoted immunotherapeutic sensitization is a potential therapeutic avenue for mPDAC patients that warrants further exploration in clinical trials. Taking into account the characteristics of pancreatic cancer immunophenotype, exploring combination therapy regimens that enhance anti-tumor immune response and improve the efficacy of immunotherapy has become an urgent clinical problem.
This study is a prospective, single-arm, single-center, phase IB/II clinical study exploring the efficacy and safety of adebrelimab in combination with decitabine, albumin-bound paclitaxel, and gemcitabine in the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. The primary study endpoints are DLT, RP2D and ORR. Secondary study endpoints are OS, PFS, DCR, DoR and safety.
In this trial, we aim to compare the outcomes of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy with chemotherapy for patients with resected pancreatic cancer who are at high risk of disease progressions.
