Comparing Two Treatment Combinations, Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel With 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and Liposomal Irinotecan for Older Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Spread

Sponsor
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04233866
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This phase II trial compares two treatment combinations: gemcitabine hydrochloride and nab-paclitaxel, or fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and liposomal irinotecan in older patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride, nab-paclitaxel, fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and liposomal irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. This study may help doctors find out which treatment combination is better at prolonging life in older patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
  1. Overall survival.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. Progression-free survival. II. Objective tumor response.
III. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)/quality of life (QOL) related objectives:

IIIa. Hypothesize that lower scores in functional status assessment tool - instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) will correlate with higher rates of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity.

IV. CGA/QOL related exploratory objectives:

IVa. Evaluation of other pre-treatment CGA domains including co-morbidities, depression, nutrition and cognition as predictors of chemotherapy tolerance.

IVb. Evaluation of the association between change in functional status during treatment course (comparison between activities of daily living [ADL] and IADL score pre-treatment and at time of disease evaluation) as predictors of chemotherapy tolerance.

IVc. Evaluation of the correlation between CGA domains and overall survival by treatment arm.

IVd. Evaluation of the difference in QOL scores (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Hepatitis [FACT-Hep] version 4) between baseline measures and assessment during treatment course between by treatment arms.

V. Focused evaluation of toxicities that are of interest for older patients including:

peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, falls, emergency room visits, hospitalization, treatment modification and discontinuation.

VI. Imaging correlative study objectives:

VIa. Evaluate the association between baseline and change during treatment of skeletal muscle index (SMI) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and rates of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity experienced on treatment.

VIb. Evaluate the association between baseline and change during treatment of skeletal muscle index (SMI) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and overall survival among older patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

VIc. Evaluate the association between baseline and change during treatment of skeletal muscle index (SMI) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and geriatric assessment scores evaluating functional status.

VII. Laboratory correlative study objectives:

VIIa. Evaluation of the correlation between base line levels of biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) and rates of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity during therapy.

VIIb. Evaluation of the correlation between changes in levels of CRP and IL-6 during therapy and rates of grade 3 chemotherapy toxicity.

VIIc. Evaluation of the correlation between baseline levels of biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) and overall survival among older patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

VIId. Evaluation of the correlation between levels of baseline biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) and geriatric assessments scores evaluation functional status.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM A: Patients receive gemcitabine intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes and nab-paclitaxel IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM B: Patients receive fluorouracil IV over 46 hours starting on day 1. Patients also receive leucovorin IV over 90-120 minutes and liposomal irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day

  1. Cycles repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
184 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Randomized Phase II Study of Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Compared With 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and Liposomal Irinotecan in Older Patients With Treatment Naïve Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (GIANT)
Actual Study Start Date :
Jun 18, 2020
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Arm A (gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel)

Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes and nab-paclitaxel IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: Gemcitabine
Given IV
Other Names:
  • dFdC
  • dFdCyd
  • Difluorodeoxycytidine
  • Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • dFdCyd
  • Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochloride
  • FF 10832
  • FF-10832
  • FF10832
  • Gemcitabine HCI
  • Gemzar
  • LY-188011
  • LY188011
  • Drug: Nab-paclitaxel
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • ABI 007
  • ABI-007
  • Abraxane
  • Albumin-bound Paclitaxel
  • Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Paclitaxel
  • Nanoparticle Albumin-bound Paclitaxel
  • Nanoparticle Paclitaxel
  • Paclitaxel Albumin
  • paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation
  • protein-bound paclitaxel
  • Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
    Ancillary studies
    Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Ancillary studies

    Experimental: Arm B (fluorouracil, leucovorin, liposomal irinotecan)

    Patients receive fluorouracil IV over 46 hours starting on day 1. Patients also receive leucovorin IV over 90-120 minutes and liposomal irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

    Drug: Fluorouracil
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • 5 Fluorouracil
  • 5 Fluorouracilum
  • 5 FU
  • 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione
  • 5-Fluorouracil
  • 5-Fluracil
  • 5-FU
  • 5FU
  • AccuSite
  • Carac
  • Fluoro Uracil
  • Fluouracil
  • Flurablastin
  • Fluracedyl
  • Fluracil
  • Fluril
  • Fluroblastin
  • Ribofluor
  • Ro 2-9757
  • Ro-2-9757
  • Drug: Leucovorin
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • Folinic acid
  • Drug: Leucovorin Calcium
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • Adinepar
  • Calcifolin
  • Calcium (6S)-Folinate
  • Calcium Folinate
  • Calcium Leucovorin
  • Calfolex
  • Calinat
  • Cehafolin
  • Citofolin
  • Citrec
  • Citrovorum Factor
  • Cromatonbic Folinico
  • Dalisol
  • Disintox
  • Divical
  • Ecofol
  • Emovis
  • Factor, Citrovorum
  • Flynoken A
  • Folaren
  • Folaxin
  • FOLI-cell
  • Foliben
  • Folidan
  • Folidar
  • Folinac
  • Folinate Calcium
  • folinic acid
  • Folinic Acid Calcium Salt Pentahydrate
  • Folinoral
  • Folinvit
  • Foliplus
  • Folix
  • Imo
  • Lederfolat
  • Lederfolin
  • Leucosar
  • leucovorin
  • Rescufolin
  • Rescuvolin
  • Tonofolin
  • Wellcovorin
  • Drug: Liposomal Irinotecan
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • Irinotecan Liposome
  • MM-398
  • nal-IRI
  • Nanoliposomal Irinotecan
  • Nanoparticle Liposome Formulation of Irinotecan
  • Onivyde
  • PEP02
  • Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
    Ancillary studies
    Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Ancillary studies

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Overall survival (OS) [Up to 2 years post treatment]

      Will use a stratified log rank test with one-sided alpha of 0.05 and 90% power. A truncated O'Brien-Fleming boundary will be used to control type I error for efficacy testing and repeated confidence interval methodology on the OS hazard ratio will be used for futility analyses

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) [Up to 2 years post treatment]

      Will evaluate the association between functional status as recorded by the IADL assessment tool and rates of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity within treatment arm. Will use logistic regression and a 0.025 level one-sided test for the odds ratio.

    Other Outcome Measures

    1. Progression-free survival (PFS) [Up to 2 years post treatment]

    2. Objective tumor response [Up to 2 years post treatment]

    3. Co-morbidities as a predictor of chemotherapy tolerance [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

    4. Depression as a predictor of chemotherapy tolerance [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

    5. Nutrition as a predictor of chemotherapy tolerance [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

    6. Cognition as a predictor of chemotherapy tolerance [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

    7. Change in functional status [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association between changes in functional status using a geriatric assessment, which will include the number of falls, cumulative illness rating scale, body mass index, weight loss and scores, such as the geriatric depression scale, and the blessed orientation memory concentration test. These will be treated as continuous measures as predictors of chemotherapy tolerance and will be assessed using a paired t-test. Longitudinal analyses will be conducted to evaluate the trajectory of patient-reported outcomes over time for each arm and to compare across the arms. Will explore the possibility that geriatric assessments at baseline that are prognostic for subsequent adverse events of interest, and will perform regression models for key adverse events (logistic, Poisson or linear regression as appropriate) to assess the relative predictive ability of the proposed geriatric assessments over those traditionally used to identify patients at risk.

    8. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) domains [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the correlation between CGA domains and overall survival by treatment arm.

    9. Quality of life scores [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will be assessed as a continuous variable by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment - Hepatitis version 4 between baseline measures and assessment during treatment course by treatment arms.

    10. Incidence of toxicities in older patients [Up to 2 years post treatment]

      Will include peripheral neuropathy grade 2 or higher, fatigue grade 3 or higher, falls, emergency room visits, hospitalization, treatment modification and discontinuation. These data will be obtained and recorded by the study nurse while conducting the patient's toxicity evaluation using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.

    11. Rate of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity experienced on treatment [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association between skeletal muscle index (SMI) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and rate of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity. In a preliminary analysis, the longitudinal course of SMI and IMAT will be examined graphically and use longitudinal regression modeling to account for correlations due to the repeated assessments. The main analysis will utilize logistic regression modeling. Models will be fitted first with only the baseline values of SMI and IMAT and subsequently will be elaborated to include both baseline and change from baseline. The models will control for sociodemographic and clinical status measures at baseline and will also consider interactions between the two imaging-based markers

    12. OS [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association between SMI and IMAT and OS. In a preliminary analysis, the longitudinal course of SMI and IMAT will be examined graphically and use Cox regression modeling to account for correlations due to the repeated assessments. The main analysis will utilize logistic regression modeling. Models will be fitted first with only the baseline values of SMI and IMAT and subsequently will be elaborated to include both baseline and change from baseline. The models will control for sociodemographic and clinical status measures at baseline and will also consider interactions between the two imaging-based markers.

    13. Geriatric assessment scores [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association between skeletal muscle index (SMI) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and geriatric assessment scores evaluating functional status. In a preliminary analysis, the longitudinal course of SMI and IMAT will be examined graphically and linear regression modeling to account for correlations due to the repeated assessments. The main analysis will utilize logistic regression modeling. Models will be fitted first with only the baseline values of SMI and IMAT and subsequently will be elaborated to include both baseline and change from baseline. The models will control for sociodemographic and clinical status measures at baseline and will also consider interactions between the two imaging-based markers

    14. Toxicity and biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association between biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) and rates of grade 3 or higher chemotherapy toxicity. Will be analyzed as continuous variables and correlated with clinical outcomes. Analysis of interaction with treatment arm will be performed but power for these effects is lower as the study is not designed to detect interactions. Logistic regression will be used to determine if levels of these biomarkers serve as predictors of toxicity or binary measures of efficacy (response).

    15. Changes in levels of CRP and IL-6 and toxicity [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association correlation between changes in levels of CRP and IL-6 and rates of grade 3 chemotherapy toxicity. Will be analyzed as continuous variables and correlated with clinical outcomes. Analysis of interaction with treatment arm will be performed but power for these effects is lower as the study is not designed to detect interactions. Logistic regression will be used to determine if levels of these biomarkers serve as predictors of toxicity or binary measures of efficacy (response).

    16. OS and biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association correlation between changes in levels of CRP and IL-6 and overall survival. Will be analyzed as continuous variables and correlated with clinical outcomes. Analysis of interaction with treatment arm will be performed but power for these effects is lower as the study is not designed to detect interactions. Standard time to event analyses (Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox models) will be used to determine association of biomarkers with PFS and OS.

    17. Geriatric assessment scores and biomarkers of aging (CRP and IL-6) [Baseline up to time of disease evaluation, assessed up to 2 years]

      Will evaluate the association correlation between levels of CRP and IL-6 and geriatric assessments scores evaluation functional status. Will be analyzed as continuous variables and correlated with clinical outcomes. Analysis of interaction with treatment arm will be performed but power for these effects is lower as the study is not designed to detect interactions. Logistic regression will be used to determine if levels of these biomarkers serve as predictors of toxicity or binary measures of efficacy (response).

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    70 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Newly diagnosed untreated metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. However, previous surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy will be allowed, provided radiation therapy is completed at least 2 weeks prior to registration and adjuvant therapy was administered more than 6 months prior to registration. Patients with the following histology are excluded: acinar cell; adenosquamous carcinoma

    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2

    • Patient is an English speaker with the ability to understand and complete the informed consent and questionnaires

    • Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Total bilirubin =< institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Creatinine =< institutional ULN unless data exists supporting safe use at lower kidney function values, no lower than 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 40 mL/min/1.73 m2 unless data exists supporting safe use at lower kidney function values, no lower than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (obtained within 4 weeks of registration)

    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of registration are eligible for this protocol. HIV positive (+) patients who are on ritonavir or/and cobicistat-based regimen must be switched to alternative anti-retroviral therapy (ART)

    • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated

    • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load

    • Male patients must agree not to father children while on study

    • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association functional classification. To be eligible for this protocol, patients should be class 2B or better

    • Patients must have measurable disease and scans must be done within 4 weeks of registration

    • Patients classified to have mild-moderate abnormalities in any of the domains evaluated in the screening geriatric assessment and are classified as "vulnerable" are eligible. Patients classified without any abnormalities ("fit") or with severe cognitive/functional impairment or high co-morbidity score ("frail") on the screening geriatric assessment are ineligible

    • Patients must agree not to take any medications or substances that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4. Those who are randomized to liposomal irinotecan treatment arm should avoid drugs that are UGT1A1 inhibitors

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise Boise Idaho United States 83706
    2 Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Caldwell Caldwell Idaho United States 83605
    3 Kootenai Medical Center Coeur d'Alene Idaho United States 83814
    4 Walter Knox Memorial Hospital Emmett Idaho United States 83617
    5 Idaho Urologic Institute-Meridian Meridian Idaho United States 83642
    6 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Nampa Nampa Idaho United States 83686
    7 Kootenai Cancer Center Post Falls Idaho United States 83854
    8 Kootenai Cancer Clinic Sandpoint Idaho United States 83864
    9 Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda Montana United States 59711
    10 Billings Clinic Cancer Center Billings Montana United States 59101
    11 Bozeman Deaconess Hospital Bozeman Montana United States 59715
    12 Benefis Healthcare- Sletten Cancer Institute Great Falls Montana United States 59405
    13 Great Falls Clinic Great Falls Montana United States 59405
    14 Kalispell Regional Medical Center Kalispell Montana United States 59901
    15 Community Medical Hospital Missoula Montana United States 59804
    16 Strecker Cancer Center-Belpre Belpre Ohio United States 45714
    17 Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe Ohio United States 45601
    18 Mount Carmel East Hospital Columbus Ohio United States 43213
    19 Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc Columbus Ohio United States 43214
    20 Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus Ohio United States 43214
    21 Grant Medical Center Columbus Ohio United States 43215
    22 The Mark H Zangmeister Center Columbus Ohio United States 43219
    23 Mount Carmel Health Center West Columbus Ohio United States 43222
    24 Doctors Hospital Columbus Ohio United States 43228
    25 Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer Center Delaware Ohio United States 43015
    26 Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware Ohio United States 43015
    27 Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin Ohio United States 43016
    28 Central Ohio Breast and Endocrine Surgery Gahanna Ohio United States 43230
    29 Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital Grove City Ohio United States 43123
    30 Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster Ohio United States 43130
    31 OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield Ohio United States 44903
    32 Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta Ohio United States 45750
    33 OhioHealth Marion General Hospital Marion Ohio United States 43302
    34 Knox Community Hospital Mount Vernon Ohio United States 43050
    35 Licking Memorial Hospital Newark Ohio United States 43055
    36 Newark Radiation Oncology Newark Ohio United States 43055
    37 Southern Ohio Medical Center Portsmouth Ohio United States 45662
    38 Saint Ann's Hospital Westerville Ohio United States 43081
    39 Genesis Healthcare System Cancer Care Center Zanesville Ohio United States 43701
    40 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City Baker City Oregon United States 97814
    41 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario Ontario Oregon United States 97914
    42 Billings Clinic-Cody Cody Wyoming United States 82414
    43 Welch Cancer Center Sheridan Wyoming United States 82801

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
    • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Efrat Dotan, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04233866
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • EA2186
    • NCI-2019-08286
    • EA2186
    • EA2186
    • U10CA180820
    First Posted:
    Jan 18, 2020
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 10, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2022
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jun 10, 2022