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The Role of EGFR Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Gemcitabine With or Without Erlotinib

Primary Purpose

Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Erlotinib
Sponsored by
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • metastatic chemotherapy-naïve pancreatic cancer patients
  • histologically confirmed
  • adequate samples for analysis
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <= 2
  • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mm3
  • platelet count >= 100,000/mm3
  • serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dL
  • aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
  • alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 5 times the upper limit of normal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • absence of any other malignancy or serious medical or psychological illness that would preclude informed consent

Sites / Locations

  • Division of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine plus erlotinib

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

disease control rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

response rate
overall survival
progression-free survival

Full Information

First Posted
May 28, 2012
Last Updated
February 14, 2015
Sponsor
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01608841
Brief Title
The Role of EGFR Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Gemcitabine With or Without Erlotinib
Official Title
The Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Gemcitabine With or Without Erlotinib
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
February 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
July 2005 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
October 2015 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
October 2015 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations on the efficacy of erlotinib and gemcitabine in metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Detailed Description
The influence of EGFR mutations on the efficacy of treatment with and without erlotinib in metastatic pancreatic cancer is to be determined.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Factorial Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
88 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Gemcitabine
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Title
Gemcitabine plus erlotinib
Arm Type
Experimental
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Erlotinib
Other Intervention Name(s)
Tarceva
Intervention Description
Erlotinib 100 mg 1# PO qd till disease progression
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
disease control rate
Time Frame
eight weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
response rate
Time Frame
eight weeks
Title
overall survival
Time Frame
one day
Title
progression-free survival
Time Frame
one day

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: metastatic chemotherapy-naïve pancreatic cancer patients histologically confirmed adequate samples for analysis Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <= 2 absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mm3 platelet count >= 100,000/mm3 serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dL aspartate aminotransferase (AST) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 5 times the upper limit of normal Exclusion Criteria: absence of any other malignancy or serious medical or psychological illness that would preclude informed consent
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Chung-Pin Li, MD
Phone
+886-2-28757506
Email
cpli@vghtpe.gov.tw
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chung-Pin Li, MD, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Yee Chao, MD,PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Division of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
City
Taipei
ZIP/Postal Code
11217
Country
Taiwan
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chung-Pin Li, MD
Phone
+886-2-28757506
Email
cpli@vghtpe.gov.tw
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chung-Pin Li, MD

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
26046796
Citation
Wang JP, Wu CY, Yeh YC, Shyr YM, Wu YY, Kuo CY, Hung YP, Chen MH, Lee WP, Luo JC, Chao Y, Li CP. Erlotinib is effective in pancreatic cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations: a randomized, open-label, prospective trial. Oncotarget. 2015 Jul 20;6(20):18162-73. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.4216.
Results Reference
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