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Clinical Trials in the USA / NCT03257033
Recruiting Phase 3

Intra-arterial Gemcitabine vs. IV Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Following Radiotherapy for LAPC

NCT03257033 · tracked via the Priya Life Science USA tracker
Sponsor
RenovoRx
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2018-03-12
Last updated
2026-08-24

Condition(s) studied

Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Gemcitabinenab-paclitaxelRenovoCath

Gemcitabine: Chemotherapy

nab-paclitaxel: Chemotherapy

RenovoCath: Intra-arterial catheter

Study summary

The study is a multi-center, open-label, randomized active controlled study of subjects with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma which is unresectable.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically or Cytopathology confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma with initial diagnosis within 8 weeks of consent for patients who enroll at cycle 1, and from the start of cycle 1 of gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy for patients who enroll at cycle 2 2. Locally advanced, unresectable disease at screening and prior to randomization, as defined by NCCN criteria determined by an on-site, experienced, multidisciplinary team (as confirmed by CT or MRI within 30 days of the start of cycle 1) 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1 4. Age ≥ 18 years 5. Adequate laboratory values prior to receiving the first dose of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine: (criterion must be met prior to cycle 2.) For a subject with elevated bilirubin, AST or ALT, who has had a biliary stent placed, if the subject's lab values have returned to within the required range for eligibility noted below in sub-criteria e and f \[(AST) ALT ≤ 3.0 X the upper normal limit, and total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X the upper normal limit\] after placement of stent and prior to cycle 2, he/she is eligible for the study. Additional details regarding eligibility for subjects who have had biliary stents recently placed are outlined in sub-criteria f and h below. 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/μL 2. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL 3. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL 4. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for subjects with creatinine \>1.5 mg/dL 5. \*Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3.0 X the upper normal limit of institution's normal range 6. \*Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X the upper normal limit of institution's normal range -OR- If biliary stent is placed or planned to be placed within 6 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1), total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 X the upper normal limit of institution's normal range (see section 9.1.4 for dose modification due to elevated bilirubin) 7. Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) must be ≤ 1.5 X upper normal limit of institution's normal range. Subjects who are currently taking anti-coagulant therapy are eligible if not meeting this criterion 8. International normalized ration (INR) ≤ 1.5 X upper normal limit of institution's normal range. Subjects who are currently taking anti-coagulant therapy are eligible if not meeting this criterion \*For elevated AST, ALT, and total bilirubin at screening, subject must have a normalized result prior to initiation of Cycle 2 if abnormal labs are considered related to bile duct obstruction and a biliary stent has been placed 6. Life expectancy \> 12 weeks 7. Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential (either serum or urine) within one day prior to administration of the first dose of chemotherapy. Women of childbearing potential should use highly effective methods of contraception during treatment and for up to 6 months following treatment cessation 8. Provide written informed consent 9. Subjects willing to participate in the study for at least 8 months if randomized to IA gemcitabine OR IV gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any prior treatment for pancreatic cancer OR more than one cycle of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel treatment. For subjects who have started on their first cycle of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel treatment prior to consent, Inclusion Criterion #1 only applies to the first gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel dose and must be within 6 weeks of confirmed diagnosis 2. Any evidence of metastatic disease or another active malignancy within the past one year except for cervical cancer in situ, in situ carcinoma of the bladder or non-melanoma carcinoma of the skin. 3. Subjects unable or unwilling to have their first randomized treatment within 3 weeks of the post induction imaging and within 5 weeks of their last induction treatment 4. Subjects without baseline tumor imaging 5. As determined by the Sponsor: Arterial anatomy unsuitable for IA delivery of gemcitabine to the intended tumor site, determined by CT or MRI, as determined and approved by the Sponsor Imaging Advisor, which includes the following: 1. Stenosis or occlusion in the intended artery for treatment 2. Inability to exclude major side branches in the area of the intended RenovoCath® catheter occlusion 3. No suitable artery with a diameter greater than 3 mm in proximity of at least one side of the tumor 4. Superior mesenteric vein (SMV) occlusion or stenosis that cannot be resolved with medication or intervention prior to randomization, if the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is the only viable treatment artery Note: Arterial Anatomy will be reviewed by the Sponsor, RenovoRx Imaging Advisor, and RenovoRx Medical Monitor for approval 6. Contraindications for SBRT planning which includes the following: 1. Gastrointestinal mucosal infiltration evident at the time of diagnostic endoscopy 2. Prior abdominal radiotherapy judged to have clinically significant degree of overlap with planned SBRT dose distribution Note: Primary tumors with a diameter greater than 7 cm must be assessed on a case-by-case basis with the RenovoRx Imaging Advisor prior to excluding the subject from the trial. 7. Subjects with known HIV infection or active viral hepatitis 8. Severe infections requiring hospitalization within 4 weeks prior to the first study treatment, including but not limited to complications of infection, bacteremia or severe pneumonia 9. Signs or symptoms of infection within 2 weeks prior to the first study treatment, as assessed by the Investigator 10. Received antibiotics for treatment of an infection within 48 hours prior to initiation of study treatment. Subjects receiving prophylactic antibiotics are eligible 11. History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to gemcitabine or nab-paclitaxel 12. Any anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, hormonal therapy for prostate cancer, or radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment; or herbal therapy intended as anti-cancer therapy within 1 week prior to initiation of study treatment 13. Subjects with uncontrolled seizures 14. Cardiovascular disease including unstable angina or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, stroke; or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF) within the last 3 months prior to the first study treatment. Subjects with prior history of Myocardial Infarction (MI), congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery bypass grafting, or prior valve surgery need to have assessment of ejection fraction (EF) to ensure EF is not ≤ 40% (as determined by MRI, ECHO, or Nuclear Scan), within the last 3 months prior to the initiation of study treatment 15. Other severe concurrent disease or comorbidities which make it difficult to participate in this study, as assessed by Investigator 16. Any of the following procedures prior to initiation of study treatment: 1. Catheterization, endoscopy, stent or drain placement within 48 hours. (Diagnostic laparoscopy without surgical intervention and/or port placement do not require any wait time prior to study treatment) 2. Minor surgery requiring light sedation (such as surgical laparoscopy) within 2 weeks 3. Major surgery within 4 weeks 17. Women who are breastfeeding 18. Male or female subjects of reproductive potential who do not agree to either remain abstinent or employ highly effective and acceptable forms of contraception throughout their participation in the study and for 6 months after the last study treatment 19. Subjects receiving any other investigational agents within 2 weeks prior to the initiation of treatment 20. Any social situations or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with study requirements 21. Subjects unable or unwilling to have standard catheterization procedure

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (42)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System Loma Linda California Terminated
Sutter Cancer Center Sacramento Sacramento California Recruiting
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Denver Colorado Withdrawn
Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Institute of Colorado, CCCRIC Englewood Colorado Withdrawn
Sibley Memorial Hospital - a member of Johns Hopkins medicine Washington D.C. District of Columbia Recruiting
Georgetown University Washington D.C. District of Columbia Withdrawn
21st Century Oncology Fort Myers Florida Terminated
Miami Cancer Center Miami Florida Recruiting
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Sarasota Florida Recruiting
Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa Florida Terminated
ASCLEPES Research Centers Weeki Wachee Florida Terminated
Piedmont-Columbus Regional - John B. Amos Cancer Center Columbus Georgia Withdrawn
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Iowa City Iowa Recruiting
Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans Louisiana Withdrawn
LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport Louisiana Withdrawn
Medstar Franklin Square Baltimore Maryland Terminated
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska Recruiting
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire Terminated
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Hospital Camden New Jersey Terminated
Atlantic Health System - Morristown Medical Center Morristown New Jersey Withdrawn
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center Albany New York Withdrawn
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research - Northwell Health Manhasset New York Recruiting
Columbia University Medical Center New York New York Terminated
Montefiore Hospital The Bronx New York Terminated
Levine Cancer Institute - Atrium Health Charlotte North Carolina Recruiting
East Carolina University Greenville North Carolina Recruiting
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center Winston-Salem North Carolina Active Not Recruiting
Oklahoma University - Stephenson Cancer Center Oklahoma City Oklahoma Recruiting
Oregon Health & Science University Portland Oregon Recruiting
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Recruiting
Medical University of South Carolina - Hollings Cancer Center Charleston South Carolina Active Not Recruiting
Prisma Health (formerly Greenville Health System) Greenville South Carolina Recruiting
Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville Tennessee Withdrawn
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas Recruiting
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Washington Withdrawn
West Virginia University Medicine Morgantown West Virginia Recruiting
AZ Sint-Lucas Bruges Belgium Terminated
UZ Antwerp Edegem Belgium Terminated
AZ Maria Middelares Ghent Belgium Terminated
UZ Gent Ghent Belgium Withdrawn

+ 2 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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