A Pilot, Prospective, Non-randomized Evaluation of the Safety of Anakinra Plus Standard Chemotherapy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study's overall objectives are to evaluate the safety of anakinra in combination with standard chemotherapy regimens in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarinoma, as well as to collect preliminary immune modulation and clinical activity information, overall survival, and serious adverse events related to the study drug.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute
• Treatments: Fluorouracil; Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; Irinotecan; Oxaliplatin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older

• Male or non-pregnant and non-lactating female

• Confirmed metastatic/inoperable metastatic pancreas cancer and/or Histologically/cytologically confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma of pancreas

• Patients' blood counts and blood chemistry levels at baseline must be not clinically significant (NCS) as determined by the enrolling investigator.

• Patient has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group( ECOG ) Performance Status 0 to 2 (refer to Appendix 5):

• Signed study consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• <18 years of age

• Pregnant or lactating female

• Patient has islet cell neoplasms

• Active secondary malignancies (2nd cancer not treated/present)

• Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy

• Known infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or cirrhosis

• Major surgery or vascular device placement (excluding ports for IV medication/chemotherapy) within 2 weeks prior to Day 1 of treatment in study

• History of allergy or hypersensitivity to the study drugs

• Patient is enrolled in any concurrent-outside (outside Baylor University Medical Center or Texas Oncology) clinical protocol or investigational trial

• Significant cardiac disease as defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification III or IV, uncontrolled CHF, or prior MI last 6-months

• Any prior gastrointestinal (GI) disease or history of prior pelvic or abdominal radiation which in the opinion of the investigator may place the patient at increased risk

• Peripheral sensory neuropathy ≥ to grade 2 at baseline

• Significant co-morbidities deemed by investigator as unsuitable for participation/enrollment

• Study consent form not signed