Study With M2ES and Gemcitabine for Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2011-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Phase I trail will be conducted to evaluate the safety of M2ES in combination with gemcitabine in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Protgen Ltd
• Treatments: Gemcitabine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. patients had histologically or cytologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma that was not amenable to potentially curative surgery.

2. No prior chemotherapy was allowed.

3. Prior radiation therapy was allowed provided that the only sites of measurable disease were not located within the radiation port.

4. 18 to 60 years of age

5. Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of 60-100 points

6. Unidimensionally measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria

7. Adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function was required as deWned by the following: WBC ≥4×109/L, absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5×109/L, platelet count ≥100×109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 9g/dL, total bilirubin ≤2 upper limit of normal [ULN],AST ≤ 1.5 ULN, or ≤ 3 ULN if there was evidence of liver metastases; alkaline phosphatase ≤ 1.5 ULN, or ≤ 3 ULN if there was evidence of liver Metastases; creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min.

8. life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.

9. All patients provided written informed consent according to federal and institutional guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. patients had clinically apparent CNS disease ( primary brain tumors, tumor related apoplexy, CNS metastases, carcinomatous meningitis.)

2. another active malignancy, or any history of other malignancy within the past 5 years except for nonmelanoma skin cancer and carcinoma in situ of the cervix.

3. more than 4 weeks intervals between the last administration of the targeted therapy regimen and study entry.

4. radiation therapy have not been completed 4 weeks before enrollment.

5. major surgery within the prior 4 weeks;

6. participating any clinical trial within the prior 4 weeks;

7. Pregnant or lactating women.

8. tumor involvement of major blood vessels

9. uncontrolled intercurrent illness as following: prior or ongoing uncontrolled hypertension;angina pectoris; congestive cardiac failure; myocardial ischemia, infarction, uncompensated coronary artery disease within the past 6 months; Uncontrolled arrhythmia; Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus; Uncontrolled infection.

10. chronic renal disease.

11. urine protein ≥ 500 mg in 24 hours;

12. prior history of gastrointestinal bleeding, hemoptysis, bleeding diathesis.

13. pulmonary embolus, or deep venous thrombosis

14. ECG: QTC ≥ 480 ms

15. Patients on therapeutic doses of heparin or antiplatelet agents.

16. Patients who received thrombolytic agents or who required full-dose anticoagulation