The objective of this study is to estimate the R0 resection rate in patients with Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (R-PDAC) as well as those with Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) independently in response to neoadjuvant sequential therapy of combination nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine followed by stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).
Patients in both cohorts will receive a total of 3 cycles of neoadjuvant combination chemotherapy of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine, followed by re-staging CT scan, if re-staging CT does not show evidence of metastatic disease. Patients will receive SBRT and definitive surgical resection. Subsequently, patients will receive 3 cycles of adjuvant combination chemotherapy of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine. Each cycle of combination chemotherapy will be a total of 4 weeks. Patients will be evaluated for response at completion of the 3 cycles of neoadjuvant combination chemotherapy with CT scans of chest, abdomen and pelvis. Patients will undergo surveillance CT scan at 3-month intervals until evidence of disease progression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine, for R-PDAC patients, will be given in combination as neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy. Nab-paclitaxel will be administered by IV infusion at a dose of 125 mg/m2 over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8, and 15 of every 28-day cycle. Gemcitabine will be administered by IV infusion, immediately after the administration of nab-paclitaxel, at a dose of 1000 mg/m2 over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28-day cycle.
Nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine, for BR-PDAC patients, will be given in combination as neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy. Nab-paclitaxel will be administered by IV infusion at a dose of 125 mg/m2 over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8, and 15 of every 28-day cycle. Gemcitabine will be administered by IV infusion, immediately after the administration of nab-paclitaxel, at a dose of 1000 mg/m2 over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28-day cycle.
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Aurora, Colorado, United States
New York University
New York, New York, United States
R0 Resection Rates in Each Cohort as Measured by Macroscopically Complete Tumor Removal With Negative Microscopic Surgical Margins
R0 resection rates will be measured in patients with resectable PDAC and with patients with borderline-resectable PDAC, independently in response to neoadjuvant sequential therapy of combination of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine and SBRT, as perioperative therapy. R0 resection is determined by macroscopically complete tumor removal with negative microscopic surgical margins in the bile duct, pancreatic parenchyma, and superior mesenteric artery (SMA).
Time frame: at the time of surgery
Number of Participants With Treatment Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v.4.03
Time frame: 24 months
Median Overall Survival
Overall survival will be assessed for all participants
Time frame: Up to 74 months
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