Gemcitabine and Erlotinib Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Cancer, Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:2/8/2019
Start Date:April 2009

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A Phase II Study of Preoperative Gemcitabine and Erlotinib Plus Pancreatectomy and Postoperative Gemcitabine and Erlotinib for Patients With Operable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well gemcitabine and erlotinib work when given
before and after surgery in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that can be removed by
surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the
growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell
growth. Giving gemcitabine and erlotinib before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce
the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving these drugs after surgery may
kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.

This is a single arm, non-randomized phase II study. Eligible, fully registered patients will
receive preoperative chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine plus erlotinib. Preoperative
chemotherapy will be followed by exploratory laparotomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy. Patients
will then receive postoperative chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine plus erlotinib. Up to
123 patients will be accrued to this study, with the expectation that 78 patients will remain
fully eligible and evaluable for the primary endpoint. The primary and secondary objectives
for the study are listed below.

Primary Objective:

To estimate the proportion of patients alive at two years from the date of registration

Secondary Objectives:

1. To determine the resection rate (defined as the fraction of patients who proceed to
planned surgery with removal of primary tumor [R0/R1]) following induction treatment
with gemcitabine plus erlotinib

2. To estimate the time to disease progression/relapse

3. To evaluate the rate of R0, R1, and R2 resections (defined as per the 6th edition of the
AJCC Cancer Staging Manual) in patients treated with preoperative gemcitabine plus
erlotinib chemotherapy

4. To evaluate the toxicity profile of preoperative gemcitabine plus erlotinib and the
feasibility of postoperative gemcitabine plus erlotinib

5. To evaluate response rates to preoperative chemotherapy for patients treated with
preoperative gemcitabine and erlotinib

6. To identify molecular predictors of pancreatic cancer response to gemcitabine combined
with erlotinib

7. To identify genetic profiles of pancreatic adenocarcinoma that may be associated with
response to neoadjuvant therapy

After completion of postoperative chemotherapy treatment, patients are followed every 3
months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 2 years.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Cytologic or histologic proof of adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head or uncinate
process.

NOTE: Patients with tumors of the pancreatic neck, body or tail are not eligible.
Patients with evidence of neuroendocrine tumors, duodenal adenocarcinoma, or ampullary
adenocarcinoma are not eligible.

2. Localized, potentially resectable tumors as defined below. All patients must be staged
with a chest X-ray or CT, and abdominal CT (contrast-enhanced, helical thin-cut) or
MRI. Radiological resectability is defined by the following criteria on abdominal
imaging:

- No evidence of tumor extension to the celiac axis, hepatic artery, or superior
mesenteric artery

- No evidence of tumor encasement or occlusion of the superior mesenteric vein
(SMV) or the SMV/portal vein confluence

- No evidence of visceral or peritoneal metastases

NOTE: Patients with borderline resectable or marginally resectable pancreatic cancer
are not eligible. Patients must meet all objective imaging criteria outlined above.

3. ≥ 18 years of age

4. ECOG/Zubrod performance status of 0 or 1

5. Baseline weight loss ≤ 15% of premorbid weight

6. Patient must have adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function as defined by:

- WBC ≥ 2,000 cells/mm³

- ANC ≥ 1,500 cells/mm³

- Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/mm³

- Serum bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL

- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or a calculated creatinine clearance of ≥ 50 ml/min
(24 hour urine collection)

- ALT < 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

- AST < 2.5 times ULN

- Albumin ≥ 3.2 g/dl

7. No history of the following:

- Prior EGFR targeted therapy or therapy for pancreatic cancer

- Active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration

8. Non-pregnant and non-breast feeding. Female participants of child bearing potential
must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test prior to registration.
Perimenopausal participants must be amenorrheic ≥ 12 months to be considered not of
childbearing potential. All patients of reproductive potential must agree to use an
effective method of birth control while receiving study therapy.

9. No prior malignancy within 5 years of registration (Exceptions: non-melanoma skin
cancer, in-situ cancers)
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