The purpose of this study is to understand whether a blood-based test called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can detect whether participants are having a desired tumor shrinkage or an undesired lack of tumor shrinkage, and to study whether these levels of ctDNA can be used to make treatment decisions faster than the current standard approach, which is to wait 8 weeks after starting chemotherapy to obtain participant first imaging scans since starting chemotherapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Participants will be administered 2400 mg/m\^2 of 5-Fluorouracil via continuous intravenous infusion over a 46-hour period beginning on Day 1 of each two-week cycle of standard of care (SOC) modified Folfirinox combination therapy.
Participants will be administered 85 mg/m\^2 of Oxaliplatin via intravenous infusion beginning on Day 1 of each two-week cycle of standard of care (SOC) modified Folfirinox combination therapy.
Participants will be administered 400 mg/m\^2 of Leucovorin via intravenous infusion beginning on Day 1 of each two-week cycle of standard of care (SOC) modified Folfirinox combination therapy.
Participants will be administered 150 mg/m\^2 of Irinotecan via intravenous infusion beginning on Day 1 of each two-week cycle of standard of care (SOC) modified Folfirinox combination therapy.
Participants will be administered 1000 mg/m\^2 of Gemcitabine standard of care (SOC) via intravenous infusion on days 1, 8 and 15 of each four-week treatment cycle.
Participants will be administered 125 mg/m\^2 of Nab Paclitaxel standard of care (SOC) by intravenous infusion on days 1, 8 and 15 of each four-week treatment cycle.
ctDNA will be measured in participants in person via blood samples during Screening/Baseline and at the following intervals during treatment and follow-up: * Every weeks 2 beginning at weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 of standard of care therapy. * Every 4 weeks beginning at week 10 of standard of care therapy until disease progression. ctDNA will be measured to obtain participant tumor methylation scores (TMS).
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGPart 1:Change in ctDNA fold-change at Week 4
Circulating tumor Deoxyribonucleic Acid (ctDNA) fold-change at week 4 is defined as the ratio between ctDNA quantity at week 4 relative to baseline. The quantity of ctDNA will be measured in ng/mL. At week 4 among participants in Part 1 will be reported as a Tumor Methylation Score (TMS) in plasma samples. The ratio between the TMS at week 4 (TMS4) and the TMS at baseline (TMS0) will be calculated.
Time frame: Baseline, Up to 4 weeks (after intervention)
Part 1: Number of Radiographic Response Status Responders vs. Number of Non-Responders
Radiographic response status among participants in Part 1 will be reported in numbers. Participants will undergo Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) radiographic imaging scans at the end of week 8. Participants will be subdivided into two groups: responders vs. non-responders to modified Folfirinox treatment. Responders will be defined as the number of participants achieving complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or exhibiting stable disease (SD). Non-responders will be defined as the number of participants exhibiting progressive disease (PD). Response will be evaluated using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria.
Time frame: Up to 1.5 years (after intervention)
Part 2: Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as elapsed time in months from day 1 of starting second-line (2L) chemotherapy until the date of documented progressive disease (PD) or death.
Time frame: Up to 3.5 years (after intervention)
Part 1: Change in ctDNA Tumor Methylation Score (TMS)
Circulating tumor Deoxyribonucleic Acid (ctDNA) Tumor Methylation Score (TMS) is defined as the amount of methylated tumor DNA in the blood. ctDNA TMS will be assessed at baseline, weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8. The Tumor Methylation Score (TMS) score ranges from 10 to 1,000,000. TMS is proprietary score, it does not have units. Higher TMS means higher levels of methylated tumor DNA found in the blood.
Time frame: Baseline, Up to 8 weeks (after intervention)
Part 1: Number of Radiographic Responses
The number of radiographic response among participants in Part 2 will be reported as the result of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) radiographic imaging scans taken at the end of week 8. Response will be evaluated using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria.
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks (after intervention)
Part 2: Overall Survival (OS)
Overall Survival (OS) is defined as elapsed time in months from start of first-line (1L) mFOLFIRINOX treatment to date of death.
Time frame: Up to 3.5 years (after intervention)
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