Overview
Sponsor-declared trial summary
Resectable borderline pancreatic adenocarcinoma
To evaluate the efficacy of treating patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR PDAC) identified with a Gemcitabine positive sensitivity transcriptomic signature (GEM +) with GEMCITABINE + NAB-PACLITAXEL regimen compared to standard of care mFOLFIRINOX as NeoAdjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) on …
Key facts
- Sponsor
- Fondation Franc.Cancerologie Digestive
- Participant type
- Patients
- Age range
- 18-64 years, 65+ years
- Gender
- Male and Female
- Therapeutic area
- Diseases [C] - Digestive System Diseases [C06]
- Decision date (initial)
- 2025-10-17
- Transition trial
- No
- Low-intervention
- No
- Rare-disease indication
- No
- Vulnerable population
- No
Trial design
CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding
Main objective
Scope: Efficacy
To evaluate the efficacy of treating patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR PDAC) identified with a Gemcitabine positive sensitivity transcriptomic signature (GEM +) with GEMCITABINE + NAB-PACLITAXEL regimen compared to standard of care mFOLFIRINOX as NeoAdjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) on event-free survival (EFS) at 1 year
Secondary objectives 13
- Objectif Response Rate (ORR)
- Pathology Tumor Regression Grade (TRG) according to the simplified Ryan TRG on the primary tumor after surgery
- Post-operative complications according to Clavien-Dindo
- Resection rate
- Resection parameters: ypTNM and margin (R0-R1)
- Toxicities of neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Overall Survival (OS)
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for patients without surgery
- Disease Free Survival (DFS) for patients with surgery
- Time To Recurrence (TTR) for patients with surgery
- Quality of life (QLQ)
- Percentage of neoadjuvant chemotherapy completion
- Proportion of adjuvant chemotherapy (begin/completion)
Conditions and MedDRA coding
Resectable borderline pancreatic adenocarcinoma
| Version | Level | Code | Term | System organ class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1 | LLT | 10051971 | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma | 10029104 |
Eligibility criteria
Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor
Inclusion criteria 12
- Borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) defined by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria v2.2025 on contrast-enhanced CT-scan, with stage confirmed by a local pancreatic expert review board including at least medical oncologist/onco-gastroenterologist, pancreatic surgeon and pancreatic expert radiologist. No central review is required
- Adequate organ function, as defined by the following: o AST and ALT < 3.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), o Total serum bilirubin < 3 x ULN, (for patients with total serum bilirubin between 1.5 and 3 x ULN, the dose of irinotecan will be adjusted in accordance with the SmPC). o Serum albumin >30 g/L, o Hemoglobin >9.0 g/dl, o Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >1.5 G/L, o Platelets >100 G/L, o Creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min (according to CKD-EPI)
- Measurable pancreatic lesion according to RECIST 1.1 (CT scan or MRI < 28 days),
- WHO PS 1 or 0
- Histologically proven pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma
- Available FFPE from pancreatic tumor sample with > 10% of tumor cells (assessed by a local expert pancreatic pathologist)
- No prior chemotherapy or radiation for pancreatic cancer (except one cycle of mFOLFIRINOX during waiting time for GEM + signature) or resection of pancreatic cancer
- Age ≥18 years old and ≤ 80 years old if geriatric standardized evaluation validates the study chemotherapy regimen administration for patients between 75-80
- Written informed consent obtained from patient before any protocol related intervention
- Acceptation and ability to conform to the protocol requirement during all the duration of the investigation including treatment, scheduled visits, clinical and biological examinations and follow up
- Women of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception during treatment and for at least 15 months after discontinuation of the experimental treatments. Men who have sexual relationship with women of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception during treatment and for at least 12 months after discontinuation of the experimental treatments
- Patient affiliated to French social security
Exclusion criteria 22
- Strictly resectable or locally advanced PDAC according to NCCN criteria
- Distant metastases (including inter aortic lymph nodes)
- Any condition that contraindicates the use of IRINOTECAN, OXALIPLATIN, 5 FU, GEMCITABINE or NAB-PACLITAXEL
- Partial or complete DPD deficiency (uracilemia ≥ 16 ng/mL)
- Any progressive pathology not stabilized over the past 6 months: liver impairment, renal impairment, respiratory or cardiac failure
- Other concomitant cancer or a history of cancer during the previous 3 years, except for localized cancer in situ, basal or squamous cell skin cancer adequately treated
- Other interventional clinical trial except for non-interventional trial (ie not modifying 1-year EFS)
- QT/QTc interval > 450 msec for men and > 470 msec for women
- Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
- Known Gilbert's syndrome or known homozygosity for UGAT1A1*28 polymorphism
- Treatment with millepertuis
- Uncompensated asthma
- Potentially severe infection < 7 days
- Inflammatory bowel disease and/or intestinal obstruction
- Known severe allergy to contrast dye (for CT or MRI) without possible substitution
- Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to one of the excipients of one of the study treatments
- Treatment with brivudine within 4 weeks prior to the administration of protocol treatment
- Concomitant treatment with a strong inhibitor (i.e. ketoconazole) or inducer (i.e. rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, apalutamide) of cytochrome P450 3A4 or 2C8 (CYP3A4 or CYP2C8)
- Patient who has received a live attenuated vaccine (against yellow fever, chickenpox, shingles, measles, mumps, rubella, tuberculosis, rotavirus) in the 6 weeks prior to randomization
- Patient with sensitive peripheral neuropathy with functional discomfort
- Impossibility of undergoing medical monitoring during the trial for geographical, social, or psychological reasons
- Patient who is under judicial protection and patient who is legally institutionalized or under guardianship or not able to give consent
Endpoints
Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)
Primary endpoints 1
- 1-year EFS in the GEM + randomized population
Secondary endpoints 11
- ORR is defined as % of patients with a complete or a partial response
- TRG evaluated by Ryan Simplified TRG on the primary tumor after surgery.
- Resection rates will be evaluated after 4 months of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in both arms
- OS is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of death (whatever the cause)
- PFS is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of first recurrence or death (all causes). PFS will be evaluated on patients without resection
- DFS is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of first recurrence or death. DFS will be evaluated on patients with resection
- TTR is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of first recurrence or death linked to the cancer
- Percentage of NAC completion (4 months planned) is defined as the percentage of patients who received the 4 cycles of NAC
- Percentage of adjuvant chemotherapy is defined as the percentage of patients who received at least one dose of adjuvant chemotherapy
- Toxicities during the NAC will be collected before each NA cycle and will be graded according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0
- Quality of life will be assessed with QLQC30 and QLQPAN26. It is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of death or date of first deterioration by more than five points on the global health scale in comparison with the score at baseline
Investigational products
Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary
Test 2
GEMCITABINE HIKMA 38 mg/ml, solution à diluer pour perfusion
PRD8197225 · Product
- Active substance
- Gemcitabine
- Pharmaceutical form
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS
- Max daily dose
- 1000 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max total dose
- 1000 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max treatment duration
- 4 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- L01BC05 — GEMCITABINE
- Marketing authorisation
- 34009 550 742 2 9
- MA holder
- HIKMA FARMACÊUTICA (PORTUGAL), S.A.
- MA country
- France
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
Apexelsin 5 mg/ml powder for dispersion for infusion.
PRD11503308 · Product
- Active substance
- Paclitaxel
- Pharmaceutical form
- DISPERSION FOR INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS
- Max daily dose
- 125 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max total dose
- 125 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max treatment duration
- 4 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- L01CD01 — PACLITAXEL
- Marketing authorisation
- EU/1/24/1835/001
- MA holder
- WHITEOAK PHARMACEUTICAL B.V.
- MA country
- EU
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
Comparator 4
IRINOTECAN MEDAC 20 mg/ml, solution à diluer pour perfusion
PRD511054 · Product
- Active substance
- Irinotecan Hydrochloride Trihydrate
- Pharmaceutical form
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
- Max daily dose
- 180 mg/m2 milligram(s)/square meter
- Max total dose
- 180 mg/m2 milligram(s)/square meter
- Max treatment duration
- 4 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- L01CE02 — -
- Marketing authorisation
- 34009 575 638 1 3
- MA holder
- MEDAC GESELLSCHAFT FÜR KLINISCHE SPEZIALPRÄPARATE MBH (WEDEL)
- MA country
- France
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
OXALIPLATINE KABI 5 mg/ml, solution à diluer pour perfusion.
PRD3364925 · Product
- Active substance
- Oxaliplatin
- Pharmaceutical form
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS
- Max daily dose
- 85 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max total dose
- 85 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max treatment duration
- 4 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- L01XA03 — OXALIPLATIN
- Marketing authorisation
- 34009 576 513 8 1
- MA holder
- FRESENIUS KABI FRANCE S.A.S.
- MA country
- France
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
FLUOROURACILE TEVA 5000 mg/100 ml, solution à diluer pour perfusion
PRD674922 · Product
- Active substance
- Fluorouracil
- Substance synonyms
- 5-FLOUROURACIL, 5-FLUORO-1H-PYRIMIDINE-2,4-DIONE, 5-FLUOROURACIL, 5-FU
- Pharmaceutical form
- SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Max daily dose
- 2400 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max total dose
- 2400 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max treatment duration
- 4 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- L01BC02 — FLUOROURACIL
- Marketing authorisation
- 3400956043460
- MA holder
- TEVA SANTÉ
- MA country
- France
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
FOLINATE DE CALCIUM HIKMA 10 mg/mL, solution injectable/pour perfusion
PRD6613031 · Product
- Active substance
- Folinic Acid
- Substance synonyms
- LEUCOVORIN
- Pharmaceutical form
- SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
- Max daily dose
- 400 mg/m2 milligram(s)/square meter
- Max total dose
- 400 mg/m2 milligram(s)/square meter
- Max treatment duration
- 4 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- V03AF03 — CALCIUM FOLINATE
- Marketing authorisation
- 34009 301 585 6 2
- MA holder
- HIKMA FARMACÊUTICA (PORTUGAL), S.A.
- MA country
- France
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
Sponsors and contacts
Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties
Fondation Franc.Cancerologie Digestive
- Sponsor organisation
- Fondation Franc.Cancerologie Digestive
- Address
- 7 Boulevard Jeanne D Arc
- City
- Dijon
- Postcode
- 21000
- Country
- France
Scientific contact point
- Organisation
- Fondation Franc.Cancerologie Digestive
- Contact name
- Coordinator
Public contact point
- Organisation
- Fondation Franc.Cancerologie Digestive
- Contact name
- Coordinator
Locations
1 EU/EEA country · 26 investigational sites
By country
| Country | MS status | Planned subjects | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Authorised, recruitment pending | 110 | 26 |
| Rest of world | — | 0 | — |
Investigational sites
Results and documents
Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial
Documents 16 files
Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.
| Type | Title | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol 20245197531100 | 1.4 |
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol 20245197531100 TC | 1.4 |
| Recruitment arrangements (for publication) | K1_Recruitment arrangements | 1.1 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_SIS and ICF | 1.2 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_SIS and ICF TC | 1.2 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L2_Other subject information material_Questionnaire PAN26 | 1 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L2_Other subject information material_Questionnaire QLQ-C30 | 1 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L2_Other subject information material_Questionnaire-G8 | 1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | E2_ SmPC FOLINATE DE CALCIUM HIKMA | 1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | E2_ SmPC IRRINOTECAN MEDAC | 1.1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | E2_SmPC FLUOROURACILE TEVA 29012025 | 1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | E2_SmPC GEMCITABINE HIKMA | 1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | E2_SmPC NABPACLITAXEL | 1 |
| Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) | E2_SmPC OXALIPLATINE | 1 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol synopsis 2024-519753-11-00 | 1.4 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol synopsis 2024-519753-11-00 TC | 1.4 |
Application history
1 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications
| # | Type | Code | Submitted | Reference MS | Conclusion | Decision date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INITIAL | IN | 2025-07-03 | France | Acceptable 2025-10-17
|
2025-10-17 |