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PRIMUS002: Looking at 2 Neo-adjuvant Treatment Regimens for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer


2019-03-05


2021-08-19


2021-08-19


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Study Overview

PRIMUS002: Looking at 2 Neo-adjuvant Treatment Regimens for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

PRIMUS 002 is looking at 2 different chemotherapy regimens in the neo-adjuvant setting for pancreatic cancer. Each treatment will be given for 3 months prior to surgery

This is an integrated, open label, non-randomised, phase II trial of 2 neo-adjuvant regimens (FOLFOX-A and AG) assessing efficacy and toxicity with integrated translational work. The study is powered on testing a proposed DNA damage response deficient biomarker for responsiveness in patients treated with FOLFOX-A; patients being treated with AG are recruited concurrently. The study has a prospective safety assessment of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy consisting of conventional radiotherapy with concomitant capecitabine. This safety assessment will include all patients (FOLFOX-A and AG)

  • Neoplasms Pancreatic
  • DRUG: FOLFOX-A
  • DRUG: AG
  • PRIMUS0022016

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

2019-10-28  

N/A  

2022-05-17  

2019-11-21  

N/A  

2022-05-24  

2019-11-26  

N/A  

2022-05  

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:
Non Randomized


Interventional Model:
Parallel


Masking:
None


Arms and Interventions

Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: FOLFOX-A

FOLFOX A arm (14-day cycle) * nab-paclitaxel: 150mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes, day 1 (administered first). * Oxaliplatin: 85mg/m2, IV over 2 hours, day 1. * Folinic acid: 350mg flat dose, IV over 2 hours, day 1. * Fluorouracil infusion:1200mg/m2/day, as a co

DRUG: FOLFOX-A

  • * nab-paclitaxel: 150mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes, day 1 (administered first). * Oxaliplatin: 85mg/m2, IV over 2 hours, day 1. * Folinic acid: 350mg flat dose, IV over 2 hours, day 1. * Fluorouracil infusion:1200mg/m2/day, as a continuous IV infusion over 2 d
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Abraxane and Gemcitabine

Nab-Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine (AG) arm (28-day cycle) * nab-paclitaxel: 125mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8 and 15 (administered first). * Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8 and 15 (immediately following nab-paclitaxel).

DRUG: AG

  • * nab-paclitaxel: 125mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8 and 15 (administered first). * Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8 and 15 (immediately following nab-paclitaxel).
Primary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Time to progression post FOLFOX-A induction treatmentdate of progression after FOLFOX-A neo-adjuvant chemotherapy as assessed by RECIST 1.1CT scans will take place at baseline, pre chemoradiotherapy and pre surgery, over approximately 6 months
Secondary Outcome MeasuresMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Proving liquid biopsies can be used to define patient subgroupsa liquid biopsy will be taken and analysed using circulating tumour DNA at different timepoints to see if these can be used to define patient subgroupsFrom date of registration to date of surgery. On average 4 months after registration
Response post neo-adjuvant chemotherapyCT scans will be reported to RECIST 1.1 and best response will be evaluatedCT scan will be performed at baseline and then post neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (approximately 3 months later)
College of American Pathologists tumour regression gradeCAP tumour regression grade (grade 0-3 with 0 being no viable residual tumour and 3 being poor to no response) will be assessed post surgeryPost surgery which will be approximately 4 months post registration
R0 rate post surgeryR0 rate will be assessed post surgeryPost surgery which will be approximately 4 months post registration
Overall survivalOverall survival will be assessed in all patientsFrom date of registration until date of death assessed for up to 5 years post registration
Disease free survivalDisease free survival will be assessed at every follow up visitfrom date of registration until date of disease recurrence assessed for at least 24 months post registration
Safety and tolerability of study drugs: NCI CTCAE 4.03Safety and tolerability will be assessed as per NCI CTCAE 4.03Assessed at every clinic visit during treatment, for approximately 3 months post registration
Safety and tolerability of chemoradiotherapy: NCI CTCAE 4.03Safety and tolerability of chemoradiotherapy will be assessed as per NCI CTCAE 4.03Assessed at every chemoradiotherapy visit and pre-surgery (once Chemoradiotherapy added). Chemoradiotherapy will take place 5 days a week for three weeks
Surgical complication rateRate of surgical complication as assessed by NCI CTCAE 4.03Assessed post surgery, approximately 4 months post registration
NeurotoxicityAssessed by GOG NTX4 (4 questions graded from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). quality of life will be assessed using the GOG NTX4 tool at the following timepoints: Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, pre chemoradiotherapy, between fraction 11 and 15 of chemoradiotherapy, pre surgery, at every follow-up visit (6, 9, 12 months post registration then every 6 months)Neurotoxicity will be assessed from registration until study is completed at various timepoints until patient death. Each patient will be followed up for at least 24 months post registration
Quality of life assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30quality of life will be assessed using the EORTC QLQ C30 tool at the following timepoints: Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, pre chemoradiotherapy, between fraction 11 and 15 of chemoradiotherapy, pre surgery, at every follow-up visit (6, 9, 12 months post registration then every 6 months for a minimum of 24 months). The Quality of life tool is comprised of 28 questions that the patient answers either 1-4 (1 = not at all, 4 = Very much) and 2 questions that are on al scale of 1 - 7 where 1 = very poor and 7 = excellentQuality of life will be assessed from registration until study is completed at various timepoints until patient death. Each patient will be followed up for at least 24 months post registration
Quality of life assessed by EORTC QLQ-PAN26quality of life will be assessed using the EORTC QLQ-PAN26 tool at the following timepoints: Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, pre chemoradiotherapy, between fraction 11 and 15 of chemoradiotherapy, pre surgery, at every follow-up visit (6, 9, 12 months post registration then every 6 months for a minimum of 24 months). The Quality of life tool is comprised of 26 questions that the patient answers either 1-4 (1 = not at all, 4 = Very much)Quality of life will be assessed from registration until study is completed at various timepoints until patient death. Each patient will be followed up for at least 24 months post registration
Health EconomicsHealth economics defined as number of visits to hospital per patient, both as an inpatient and as an outpatient will be assessed at the following timepoints: Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, pre chemoradiotherapy, between fraction 11 and 15 of chemoradiotherapy, pre surgery, at every follow-up visit (6, 9, 12 months post registration then every 6 months for a minimum of 24 months)Health economics will be assessed from registration until study is completed at various timepoints until patient death. Each patient will be followed up for at least 24 months post registration

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:
16 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

    Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Patient has been enrolled in the Precision-Panc Master Protocol and their tissue has been deemed suitable for Next Generation Sequencing analysis (a Precision-Panc Master Protocol identifier will be required at the time of study enrolment) 2. Signed informed consent given for PRIMUS 002 study 3. Age ≥ 16 years 4. Resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer as defined by National Comprehensive Cancer Network criteria following discussion at the Multi Disciplinary Team 5. Measurable Disease as per RECIST 1.1 6. Histological or cytologically proven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (including variants) 7. Able to undergo biliary drainage using a covered or partially covered self-expanding metal stent if jaundiced 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 and 1 9. Adequate liver/bone marrow function as defined by:
    1. Neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/l 2. Platelets ≥ 100 x 109/l 3. Haemoglobin ≥ 9.0g/dL 4. White Blood Cells (WBC) ≥ 3 x 109/l 5. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome 6. Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (or <5 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases) 7. Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min (as calculated by Cockcroft and Gault or Wright formula or measured by EDTA clearance) 10. Negative serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) test for females with child bearing potential. Postmenopausal women must have been amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential 11. Woman of child bearing potential, and men with female partners of child bearing potential, must agree to use adequate contraceptive measures (see section 7.1.11.1) for the duration of the study and for up to 6 months after the completion of study treatment. 12. Able to comply with protocol requirements and deemed fit for surgical resection, chemotherapy and CRT
    Exclusion Criteria:
    1. Distant metastatic disease 2. History of previous or concurrent malignancy diagnosis (except curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of skin or carcinoma in situ of cervix) in the last 3 years 3. Prior chemotherapy or CRT for pancreatic cancer 4. Known hypersensitivity for any component of any study drug 5. Active infection including Herpes Zoster and chickenpox 6. Uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF), or history of myocardial ischemia (MI), unstable angina, stroke, or transient ischemia within previous 6 months. 7. Serious medical or psychological condition precluding neo-adjuvant treatment and surgical resection 8. New York Heart Association Classification Grade III or IV 9. Liver cirrhosis (except for Child-Pugh A) 10. Major surgery within 28 days prior to trial entry 11. Any patients receiving treatment with brivudin, sorivudin and analogues or patients who have not stopped these drugs at least 4 weeks prior to the start of study treatment 12. Any patient with severe diarrhoea (defined as ≥grade 3 diarrhoea despite maximum supportive measures and exclusion of underlying infection) 13. Patients with known malabsorption 14. Patients with known or suspected dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency 15. Grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy 16. Administration of any investigational drug within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to receiving the first dose of trial treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • University of Glasgow

  • PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR: Derek Grose, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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

  • Saha A, Wadsley J, Sirohi B, Goody R, Anthony A, Perumal K, Ulahanan D, Collinson F. Can Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Add Meaningful Benefit in Addition to Induction Chemotherapy in the Management of Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer?: A Systematic Review. Pancreas. 2023 Jan 1;52(1):e7-e20. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002215.