PEGPH20 Plus Gemcitabine With Radiotherapy in Patients With Localized, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Summary

This is a single arm phase II trial assessing the potential activity of combination PEGPH20 plus Gemcitabine with radiotherapy in ten patients with localized, unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Timeline

Start

2017-01-03

Primary completion

2018-08-31

Completion

2018-08-31

Publications

• Background Baumgartner G, Gomar-Hoss C, Sakr L, Ulsperger E, Wogritsch C. The impact of extracellular matrix on the chemoresistance of solid tumors--experimental and clinical results of hyaluronidase as additive to cytostatic chemotherapy. Cancer Lett. 1998 Sep 11;131(1):85-99.
• Background Hingorani S, Harris WP, Beck JT, Berdov BA, Wagner SA, Pshevlotskyet EM, et al. Final Results of a Phase 1b Study of Gemcitabine Plus PEGPH20 in Patients With Stage IV Previously Untreated Pancreatic Cancer. ASCO 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Poster Abstract 359.
• Background Loehrer PJ Sr, Feng Y, Cardenes H, Wagner L, Brell JM, Cella D, Flynn P, Ramanathan RK, Crane CH, Alberts SR, Benson AB 3rd. Gemcitabine alone versus gemcitabine plus radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group trial. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Nov 1;29(31):4105-12. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.8904. Epub 2011 Oct 3.
• Background Vaupel P, Thews O, Hoeckel M. Treatment resistance of solid tumors: role of hypoxia and anemia. Med Oncol. 2001;18(4):243-59. doi: 10.1385/MO:18:4:243.
• Background Provenzano PP, Hingorani SR. Hyaluronan, fluid pressure, and stromal resistance in pancreas cancer. Br J Cancer. 2013 Jan 15;108(1):1-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.569. Epub 2013 Jan 8.
• Background Li X, Jiang P, Symons R, et al. Pegylated human recombinant hyaluronidase PH20 reduces solid tumor hypoxia [abstract]. Cancer Res 2012; 72(8 Suppl): Abstract 3796.
• Background Li X. PEGylated human recombinant hyaluronidase (PEGPH20) removes peritumoral hyaluronan and increases the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in an experimental brain metastasis model [abstract]. Cancer Res 2009; 69 (9 Suppl): Abstract 262.

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