Masitinib Plus Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer
Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer focused on measuring Pancreatic cancer, tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Eligibility Criteria
Main inclusion criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, non resectable locally advanced or metastatic stage
Patient with pain related to the disease, as assessed by the investigator and the patient:
- Pain related to the disease as assessed by the investigator is defined as clinical and documented evaluation by the investigator during physical examinations at screening and/or baseline.
- Pain, as assessed by the patient is defined as at least one value out of two values > 20mm on Visual Analogue Scale at screening or baseline. Visual Analogic scale consists in the visual representation of pain amplitude as perceived by the patient. The amplitude is represented by a 100 mm long line having no reference marks. One extremity indicates an absence of pain (0 value) and the other the worst imaginable pain (100 value).
OR
- Patient treated with opioid analgesics at a dose ≥ 1 mg/kg/day (morphinic equivalent).
3. Chemotherapy naïve patient for the advanced/metastatic disease
Main exclusion criteria:
- Patient with no pain related to the disease (as defined in the inclusion criterion number 2)
- Pregnant or nursing female patient
Sites / Locations
- Hospital AZ Sint-Jan
- Polyclinique de Limoges site CHENIEUX
- Centre Hospitalier de Longjumeau
- General University Hospital of Patras
- Sanjeevani CBCC USA Cancer Hospital
- Omsk Clinical oncology dispensary Omsk
- National Oncology Institute
- Institut Salah Azaiez de Cancerologie
- Center of Surgical Innovations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Masitinib & gemcitabine
Placebo & gemcitabine
Participants receive masitinib (6 mg/kg/day), given orally twice daily, plus gemcitabine at 1000mg/m2 by intravenous infusion during 30 minutes, once every 7 days, for up to 7 weeks, followed by a week of rest. Subsequent cycles should consist of an IV infusion, once every 7 days, for 3 consecutive weeks out of every 4 weeks, until disease progression, death, limiting toxicity or patient consent withdrawal.
Participants receive matching placebo, given orally twice daily, plus gemcitabine at 1000mg/m2 by intravenous infusion during 30 minutes, once every 7 days, for up to 7 weeks, followed by a week of rest. Subsequent cycles should consist of an IV infusion, once every 7 days, for 3 consecutive weeks out of every 4 weeks, until disease progression, death, limiting toxicity or patient consent withdrawal.