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A Phase II Trial of External Irradiation (50.4 GY) and Weekly Paclitaxel (Taxol) for Non-Metastatic, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer


Phase 2
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Pancreatic Cancer

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Trial Information

A Phase II Trial of External Irradiation (50.4 GY) and Weekly Paclitaxel (Taxol) for Non-Metastatic, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer


OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate of patients with nonmetastatic, unresectable
pancreatic cancer receiving external beam irradiation and weekly paclitaxel. II. Determine
the median survival after this treatment in these patients. III. Evaluate the acute and late
treatment morbidity of paclitaxel in these patients. IV. Correlate p53 status with treatment
response to this treatment in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a open label, multicenter study. Patients are highly recommended to undergo
laparoscopic surgical staging prior to protocol to exclude peritoneal and hepatic
metastases. Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours weekly for 6 weeks beginning on day
1 followed 1.5 hours later by external beam radiotherapy daily 5 days a week for 5.5 weeks
beginning on day 1. All patients are restaged with an abdominal CT scan 6 weeks following
completion of chemoradiotherapy. If there is marked response to treatment at this time,
curative surgery may be attempted at the discretion of the attending surgeon. Patients are
followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for the second year, every 6 months for
years 3-5, and annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients will be accrued into this study over 12 months.

Inclusion Criteria


DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed nonmetastatic, unresectable pancreatic
adenocarcinoma No evidence of metastatic disease in the major viscera and no peritoneal
seeding Residual disease after resection (R-1 or -2 micro- and macroscopic residual)
eligible if measurable disease on the post operative CT or MRI scan Recurrent disease
following radical surgery is eligible All malignant disease must be encompassable within a
single irradiation field Must be a radiographically assessable disease CT with 5 mm cuts
or spiral CT

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life
expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,800/mm3 Platelet
count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL Biliary system
stented Renal: Creatinine less than 3.0 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min
Other: If patients have biliary or gastroduodenal obstruction, they must have drainage
prior to starting chemoradiation Oral intake of at least 1,500 calories per day No
significant infection or other coexistent medical condition

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior
paclitaxel At least 4 weeks since prior gemcitabine No other prior chemotherapy Endocrine
therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to the planned field Surgery:
See Disease Characteristics

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Primary Purpose: Treatment

Principal Investigator

Tyvin A. Rich, MD

Investigator Role:

Study Chair

Investigator Affiliation:

University of Virginia

Authority:

United States: Federal Government

Study ID:

CDR0000066661

NCT ID:

NCT00003591

Start Date:

November 1998

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • stage I pancreatic cancer
  • stage II pancreatic cancer
  • stage III pancreatic cancer
  • recurrent pancreatic cancer
  • adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms

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Location

Akron City Hospital Akron, Ohio  44304
Arizona Cancer Center Tucson, Arizona  85724
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York  10021
Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Bronx, New York  10461
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas  77030-4009
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109-0752
Kaplan Cancer Center New York, New York  10016
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Rochester, Minnesota  55905
University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham, Alabama  35294
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA Los Angeles, California  90095-1781
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles, California  90033-0800
University of Colorado Cancer Center Denver, Colorado  80262
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, District of Columbia  20307-5000
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Tampa, Florida  33612
Emory University Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia  30322
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center Chicago, Illinois  60637
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa  52242
Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky  40536-0084
Johns Hopkins Oncology Center Baltimore, Maryland  21287
CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional Ann Arbor, Michigan  48106
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit, Michigan  48201
Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center Albany, New York  12208
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York  11203
University of Rochester Cancer Center Rochester, New York  14642
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27599-7295
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27157-1082
Ireland Cancer Center Cleveland, Ohio  44106-5065
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio  43210
Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19104
Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19111
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina  29425-0721
CCOP - Upstate Carolina Spartanburg, South Carolina  29303
Cancer Center, University of Virginia HSC Charlottesville, Virginia  22908
St. Luke's Medical Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53215
Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami Miami, Florida  33136
MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana  70112
Hurley Medical Center Flint, Michigan  48503
East Carolina University School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina  27858-4354
CCOP - Atlanta Regional Atlanta, Georgia  30342-1701
CCOP - Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri  64131
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium Omaha, Nebraska  68131
CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation Las Vegas, Nevada  89106
CCOP - Baptist Cancer Institute Memphis, Tennessee  38117
UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute San Francisco, California  94115-0128
CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services Wilmington, Delaware  19899
CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, Florida  33140
Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland  21201
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia Columbia, Missouri  65203
Norris Cotton Cancer Center Lebanon, New Hampshire  03756
CCOP - North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, New York  11030
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27104-4241
University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center Memphis, Tennessee  38103
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center Urbana, Illinois  61801
CCOP - Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan  49007-3731
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota Saint Louis Park, Minnesota  55416
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange East Orange, New Jersey  07018-1095
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15213
Baptist Regional Cancer Center - Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee  37901
Vanderbilt Cancer Center Nashville, Tennessee  37232-6838
MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Orlando, Florida  32806
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, Illinois  60153
CCOP - Ochsner New Orleans, Louisiana  70121
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Boston, Massachusetts  02114
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program Toledo, Ohio  43623-3456
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Michigan  48202
Marshfield Clinic Marshfield, Wisconsin  54449
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama  35233
Huntsville Hospital System Huntsville, Alabama  35801
MBCCOP - University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama  36688
Urology Associates - Mobile AL Mobile, Alabama  36640
Alabama Oncology, LLC Montgomery, Alabama  36106-2801
Radiation Oncology Associates of West Alabama Tuscallosa, Alabama  35401
Providence Cancer Therapy Center Anchorage, Alaska  99508
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank Burbank, California  91505
Mount Diablo Medical Center Concord, California  94524-4110
California Cancer Center Fresno, California  93720
Saint Agnes Cancer Center Fresno, California  93720
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center Glendale, California  91204
Sutter Health Western Division Cancer Research Group Greenbrae, California  94904
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California  92354
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach Long Beach, California  90822
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Los Angeles Los Angeles, California  90027
Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Los Angeles, California  91010
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez Martinez, California  94553
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute Oakland, California  94609-3305
Cancer Care Center Pomona, California  91767
Mercy Medical Center - Redding Redding, California  96099-6009
Radiation Oncology Center - Sacramento Sacramento, California  95816
Santa Cruz Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc. Santa Cruz, California  95065
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, California  95403
Stanford University Stanford, California  94305
David Grant Medical Center Travis Air Force Base, California  94535
Radiation Oncology Center - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, California  94598
Memorial Hospital Cancer Center Colorado Springs, Colorado  80909
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, Connecticut  06610
Whittingham Cancer Center Norwalk, Connecticut  06856
Lykes Center for Radiation Therapy Clearwater, Florida  33757-0210
Halifax Medical Center Daytona Beach, Florida  32114
Radiation Therapy Associates - Fort Myers Fort Myers, Florida  33901
University of Florida Health Science Center Gainesville, Florida  32610-0296
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, Florida  32901
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, Florida  33176-2197
Florida Radiation Oncology Group Orange Park, Florida  32073
Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center Panama City, Florida  32405-4587
West Florida Cancer Institute - Pensacola Pensacola, Florida  32514
Bayfront Medical Center Saint Petersburg, Florida  33701
InterCommunity Cancer Center at Rome Rome, Georgia  30161
South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta, Georgia  31603
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, Illinois  60611
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, Illinois  60426
Lutheran General Cancer Care Center Park Ridge, Illinois  60068
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria, Illinois  61636
CCOP - Central Illinois Springfield, Illinois  62526
St. John's Medical Center Anderson, Indiana  46016
Clarion Health Partners Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana  46206-1367
Community Hospitals of Indianapolis - Regional Cancer Center Indianapolis, Indiana  46219
Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie, Indiana  47303-3499
Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend, Indiana  46601
St. Joseph's Radiation Oncology Center South Bend, Indiana  46617
Wendt Regional Cancer Center of Finley Hospital Dubuque, Iowa  52001
Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Kentucky  42102
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington Lexington, Kentucky  40511-1093
James Graham Brown Cancer Center Louisville, Kentucky  40202
Louisville Radiation Oncology Louisville, Kentucky  40215
Merle M. Mahr Cancer Center Madisonville, Kentucky  42431
Western Baptist Hospital Paducah, Kentucky  42001
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70809
Romagosa Radiation Oncology Center Lafayette, Louisiana  70501
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, Louisiana  70011
Maine Medical Center Portland, Maine  04102
Anne Arundel Oncology Center Annapolis, Maryland  21401
Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Cancer Center Baltimore, Maryland  21204
Harbor Hospital Center Baltimore, Maryland  21225
Radiation Oncology Affiliates of Maryland, P.A. Baltimore, Maryland  21237
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy Boston, Massachusetts  02215
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, Massachusetts  02601
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan  48105
Marquette General Hospital Marquette, Michigan  49855
St. Mary's Medical Center Saginaw, Michigan  48601
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Saint Louis Saint Louis, Missouri  63106
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Saint Louis, Missouri  63110
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center Saint Louis, Missouri  63110-0250
Cancer Research for the Ozarks Springfield, Missouri  65807
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium Billings, Montana  59101
Methodist Cancer Center - Omaha Omaha, Nebraska  68114
Elliot Regional Cancer Center Manchester, New Hampshire  03103
John F. Kennedy Medical Center Edison, New Jersey  08818
South Jersey Hospital - Millville Millville, New Jersey  08332
Fox Chase Cancer Center at Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington County Mount Holly, New Jersey  08060
Community Medical Center Toms River, New Jersey  08755
St. Francis Medical Center Trenton, New Jersey  08629
Saint Joseph Medical Center Albuquerque, New Mexico  87102
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany Albany, New York  12208
New York Methodist Hospital Brooklyn, New York  11215-3609
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh, New York  12901
Vassar Brothers Hospital Poughkeepsie, New York  12601
Genesee Hospital - Rochester Rochester, New York  14607
New York Medical College Valhalla, New York  10595
Meritcare Roger Maris Cancer Center Fargo, North Dakota  58122
UNI-MED Medical Center Minot, North Dakota  58701
Akron General Medical Center Akron, Ohio  44302
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio  45219
CCOP - Columbus Columbus, Ohio  43206
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton Dayton, Ohio  45428
CCOP - Dayton Kettering, Ohio  45429
St. John Medical Center Tulsa, Oklahoma  74104
Samaritan Regional Cancer Center Corvallis, Oregon  97339
CCOP - Columbia River Program Portland, Oregon  97213
Penn State Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Pennsylvania  17822-2001
Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Mercy Fitzgerald Divison Darby, Pennsylvania  19023
Delaware County Memorial Hospital Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania  19026
Penn State Geisinger Cancer Center Hershey, Pennsylvania  17033
Allegheny University Hospitals- Hahnemann Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19102-1192
Albert Einstein Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19141
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19104
Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15224
Reading Hospital and Medical Center Reading, Pennsylvania  19612-6052
Mercy Hospital Cancer Center - Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania  18501
Grand View Hospital Sellersville, Pennsylvania  18960
Wilkes Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania  18764
CCOP - MainLine Health Wynnewood, Pennsylvania  19096
York Hospital York, Pennsylvania  17315
CCOP - Greenville Greenville, South Carolina  29615
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson, Tennessee  38301
Julie and Ben Rogers Cancer Institute Beaumont, Texas  77701
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas  77555-1329
Wilford Hall - 59th Medical Wing Lackland Air Force Base, Texas  78236-5300
Bayshore Medical Center Pasadena, Texas  77504
Dixie Regional Medical Center Saint George, Utah  84770
LDS Hospital Salt Lake City, Utah  84143
CCOP - Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center Bennington, Vermont  05201
Green Mountain Oncology Group Rutland, Vermont  05701
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction White River Junction, Vermont  05009
Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, Virginia  22901
Virginia Baptist Hospital Lynchburg, Virginia  24503
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia  23708-2197
Massey Cancer Center Richmond, Virginia  23298-0037
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Washington  98111
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, Washington  99210-0248
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Yakima, Washington  98902
Schiffler Oncology Center Wheeling, West Virginia  26003
St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, Wisconsin  54307-3508
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation La Crosse, Wisconsin  54601
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison Madison, Wisconsin  53705
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center Madison, Wisconsin  53792
Southern Wisconsin Radiotherapy Center Madison, Wisconsin  53713
Community Memorial Hospital Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin  53051
Columbia Hospital Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53211
St. Joseph's Hospital Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53210
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki) Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53295
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Cancer Center Racine, Wisconsin  53405
Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital Providence, Rhode Island  02906
Elizabeth General Medical Center - West Elizabeth, New Jersey  07201
Swedish Hospital Tumor Institute Seattle, Washington  98104
CCOP - Ozarks Regional Springfield, Missouri  65807
Roger Williams Medical Center/Brown University Providence, Rhode Island  02908-4735