This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well irinotecan hydrochloride, oxaliplatin and cetuximab work in treating patients with unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Irinotecan hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving irinotecan hydrochloride together with oxaliplatin and cetuximab may kill more tumor cells.
The investigators will evaluate the side effects and how well irinotecan hydrochloride, oxaliplatin and cetuximab work in treating patients with unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Irinotecan hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving irinotecan hydrochloride together with oxaliplatin and cetuximab may kill more tumor cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
61
Irinotecan at 90 mg/m2 intravenously every two weeks (administered over 60 minutes) + Oxaliplatin at 60 mg/m2 intravenously every two weeks(administered over 60 minutes) + Cetuximab at 250 mg/m2 intravenously every two weeks (administered over 90 minutes). The treatment interval (one cycle) is every 14 days.
University of New Mexico Cancer Center @ Lovelace Medical Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Hematology Oncology Associates
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Memorial Medical Center- Cancer Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Overall Response Rate (ORR)
ORR is evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (version 1.1). Target lesions are assessed by computerized tomography (CT): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions to qualify for Progressive Disease; Progressive Disease (PD), 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions. ORR is the percentage of patients who experienced a CR + the percentage of patients who experienced a PR.
Time frame: 2 years
Toxicity
Toxicity will be evaluated per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 3.0. Frequency and severity of adverse events will be tabulated using counts of frequently occurring, serious and severe events of interest (i.e. Grade 3 and Grade 4 adverse events, and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)).
Time frame: 2 years
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