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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 2019-001736-57 | EudraCT Number |
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| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | OTHER |
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Patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer have extremely poor prognosis with five year survival below 8% in Norway. Life-prolonging chemotherapy has very limited effect, but is the only therapeutic option for these patients. This tumor is characterized by poor uptake and chemoresistance. Toxic effects on healthy tissue restrict doses applied and maintenance of treatment intensity. This severely limits clinical outcome. Increasing the local uptake of chemotherapy has potential benefits for patients in connection to side effects, survival and possible cure. Treatment with Focused Ultrasound (FUS) combined with microbubbles (MBs) is proved promising to improve treatment response in animal and clinical trials. Ultrasound can induce biological effects deep inside the body without surgical intervention. This opens for local delivery of drugs at desired sites. FUS in combination with regular contrast MBs has been reported to influence the delivery of drugs to tumors.
In this trial FUS and MB will be applied to locally advanced pancreatic cancers shortly after the administration of conventional chemotherapy. Primary aim of the trial is to investigate whether the effect of the cytostatic drug, measured in tumor volume, can be increased.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| SonoVue | Experimental | SonoVue + chemotherapy |
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| control | Active Comparator | chemotherapy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| SonoVue | Combination Product | 1,0 ml SonoVue 8ul/ml dispersion is given 9 times at 3,5 minute intervals 9 times, a total dosage of 9 ml. The experimental treatment lasts for 31,5 minutes every treatment day. Administered by authorized site personnel only |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Volume change of primary tumor | measured by segmented tumor volumes on Computed Tomography of primary PDAC tumor from before treatment (baseline) to after 1 cycle of treatment | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of down-staged tumors from stage III to stage II | 8 weeks | |
| Number of down-staged tumors from stage III to stage II | 1 year | |
| Rate of reported toxicity |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eva Hofsli, md phd | St. Olavs Hospital | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Radiology, St Olavs Hospital | Trondheim | Norway |
Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after deidentification(text, tables, figures, and appendices). Interested researchers who provide a reasonable, sound proposal are encouraged to direct this to the first author.
Protocol can be shared beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following article publication.
Researchers who provide a reasonable, sound proposals are encouraged to direct this to the first author at margrete.haram@stolav.no
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| ID | Term |
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| D021441 | Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal |
| ID | Term |
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| D044584 | Carcinoma, Ductal |
| D000230 | Adenocarcinoma |
| D002277 | Carcinoma |
| D009375 | Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
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| ID | Term |
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| C420843 | contrast agent BR1 |
| D004358 | Drug Therapy |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Chemotherapy | Drug | FOLFIRINOX Regime according to Norwegian national guidelines |
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Toxicity reported by patients during structured interview after treatment. Type of side effects and severity according to Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) |
| 8 weeks |
| D009370 |
| Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D018299 | Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary |
| D010190 | Pancreatic Neoplasms |
| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D004701 | Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D010182 | Pancreatic Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |