The main purpose of this study is to see how pancrelipase affects the body mass index (BMI) in people with metastatic PDAC. BMI is a measure based on a person's height and weight. Other study goals are to explore two different dosing schedules of pancrelipase and to evaluate pancrelipase in people who do not have symptoms of EPI.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
17
Treatment with standard dose or higher dose Pancrelipase will continue for 20 weeks from enrollment. Participants will consume assigned blinded weight based Pancrelipase dose concurrent with first bite of every meal and snack for the duration of enrollment.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States
Change in body mass index/BMI from baseline to 4 months
The primary objective is a change in body mass index (BMI) 4 months from baseline while on pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT).
Time frame: 4 months
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