The purpose of this study is to perform a pilot phase II trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined EUS-RFA, chemotherapy, and systemic immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of locally advanced unresectable and metastatic Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Participant will undergo 8 weeks of NAC (treating physician's choice). Possible regimens are either mFOLFIRINOX or NALIRIFOX or Gemcitabine Nab-Paclitaxel ± Cisplatin (GA+/-Cisplatin) or Capecitabine (Xeloda).
2-12 weeks after initial chemotherapy and after the first EUS-RFA treatment, patients will receive 400 mg every 6 weeks of pembrolizumab via infusion. Participants will be administered standard of care chemotherapy and pembrolizumab every 6 weeks.
After 2-12 weeks of chemotherapy, patients will undergo EUS-RFA treatment 1 session every 6 weeks. Each RFA treatment will be for up to 5 cycles at 30W for 20 seconds or until there is an increase in measured impedance. After the 5th EUS-RFA, if there is clinical benefit, then patients will continue with EUS-RFA treatments until no active tumor is seen. During each session, the therapeutic gastroenterologist will evaluate if there is any tumor to undergo RFA. If no active tumor seen, then will abort RFA
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGEfficacy as assessed by the Overall response rate using RECIST v1.1 guidelines
(ORR) is defined as proportion of patients with complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)
Time frame: From date of diagnosis to the initial date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to 12 months.
Incidence of adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: From the date of the initiation of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment, withdrawal of consent, or study termination
Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time frame: From the date of the initiation of study treatment until 30 days after the last dose of study treatment, withdrawal of consent, or study termination
Duration of response (DOR)
DOR is defined as elapsed time between date of documented response (CR or PR) and date of progression or date of death from any cause.
Time frame: Every 8 weeks from the time of enrollment to the date of death due to any causes for up to 5 years
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as elapsed time between start date of treatment and date of progression or date of death from any cause.
Time frame: Every 8 weeks from the time of enrollment to the date of death due to any causes for up to 5 years
Overall survival (OS)
Overall survival (OS) is defined as elapsed time between start date of treatment and date of death from any cause.
Time frame: Every 8 weeks from the time of enrollment to the date of death due to any causes for up to 5 years
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Local (distant) recurrence rate
Local (distant) recurrence rate is defined as incidence rate of local (distant) recurrence
Time frame: Every 8 weeks from the time of enrollment to the date of death due to any causes for up to 5 years
Local (distant) recurrence time
Local (distant) recurrence time is defined as the elapsed time between start date of treatment and date of the first local (distant) recurrence.
Time frame: Every 8 weeks from the time of enrollment to the date of death due to any causes for up to 5 years