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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 18 February 2013
Main ID:  NCT00733746
Date of registration: 12/08/2008
Primary sponsor: American College of Surgeons
Public title: Gemcitabine and Erlotinib Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
Scientific title: A Phase II Study of Preoperative Gemcitabine and Erlotinib Plus Pancreatectomy and Postoperative Gemcitabine and Erlotinib for Patients With Operable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Date of first enrolment: April 2009
Target sample size: 123
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00733746
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada United States
Contacts
Name:   Peter W.T. Pisters, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head or
uncinate process

- No tumors of the pancreatic neck, body, or tail

- No evidence of neuroendocrine tumors, duodenal adenocarcinoma, or ampullary
adenocarcinoma

- Localized, potentially resectable* tumor by chest x-ray or CT scan and abdominal CT
scan or MRI, as defined by the following:

- No evidence of tumor extension to the celiac axis, hepatic artery, or superior
mesenteric artery

- No evidence of tumor encasement or occlusion of the superior mesenteric vein
(SMV) or the SMV/portal vein confluence

- No evidence of visceral or peritoneal metastases NOTE: *Patients with borderline
resectable or marginally resectable pancreatic cancer are not eligible.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

- ECOG or Zubrod performance status 0-1

- WBC = 2,000/mm³

- ANC = 1,500/mm³

- Platelet count = 100,000/mm³

- Total bilirubin = 2.5 mg/dL

- ALT and AST = 2.5 times upper limit of normal

- Albumin = 3.2 g/dL

- Serum creatinine = 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance = 50 mL/min

- Baseline weight loss = 15% of premorbid weight

- No active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics

- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except for nonmelanoma skin cancer or in
situ cancer

- Not pregnant or nursing

- Negative pregnancy test

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- No prior EGFR-targeted therapy

- No prior therapy for pancreatic cancer

- No other concurrent investigational or commercial agents or therapies for pancreatic
cancer



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pancreatic Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: erlotinib hydrochloride
Drug: gemcitabine hydrochloride
Genetic: gene expression analysis
Genetic: polymorphism analysis
Genetic: RNA analysis
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy
Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery
Primary Outcome(s)
Overall survival at 2 years [Time Frame: No]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse event profile [Time Frame: Yes]
Molecular and genetic profiles [Time Frame: No]
Relapse/progression-free survival [Time Frame: No]
Resection rate [Time Frame: No]
Response rate [Time Frame: No]
Secondary ID(s)
ACOSOG-Z5041
CDR0000609871
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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