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CompletedNCT00998322Updated Apr 10, 2015

A Study of REOLYSIN® in Combination With Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of REOLYSIN and Gemcitabine in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by Oncolytics Biotech. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-04-10.

Sponsored by Oncolytics Biotech · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this Phase 2 study is to investigate whether intravenous administration of REOLYSIN therapeutic reovirus in combination with gemcitabine is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

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Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal cancers, ranking as the fourth leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. The American Cancer Society estimates that 37,170 men and women (18,830 men and 18,340 women) will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 33,370 men and women will die of pancreatic cancer in 2008.

Activating KRAS mutations are the most frequent genetic abnormalities in pancreatic cancer (occurring in 75% to 95% of patients).

REOLYSIN has been demonstrated to kill a wide variety of cells with mutations along the RAS pathway, including pancreatic cancer cells.

The Phase 2 study is designed to characterize the efficacy and safety of REOLYSIN given intravenously in combination with gemcitabine every 3 weeks in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Response is a primary endpoint of this trial. Tumors will be evaluated by CT scan within 14 days of starting treatment, then at 6 weeks, and then every 6 weeks thereafter.

The safety of the gemcitabine and REOLYSIN combination will be assessed by the evaluation of the type, frequency and severity of adverse events, changes in clinical laboratory tests, immunogenicity and physical examination.

Patients may continue to receive therapy under this protocol, provided he/she has not experienced either progressive disease or unacceptable drug-related toxicity that does not respond to either supportive care or dose reduction.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

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Keywords

  • metastatic
  • pancreatic
  • adenocarcinoma
  • REOLYSIN
  • chemotherapy
  • gemcitabine
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In context

Adenocarcinoma

2,002 studies on the registry are indexed under Adenocarcinoma; 375 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 34 is below the median of 45 across 1,551 interventional studies indexed under Adenocarcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Oncolytics Biotech is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • have advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who have not previously received any chemotherapy or biotherapy. Patients who have received radiotherapy with or without radiotherapy enhancers (such as low dose 5-FU) will be eligible.
  • have evidence of measurable disease. However, lesions in a previous radiation field are considered non-evaluable for response. Therefore, patients must have a measurable lesion that is not in a previously irradiated field to be eligible.
  • have NO continuing acute toxic effects (except alopecia) of any prior radiotherapy or surgical procedures, i.e., all such effects must have resolved to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, Version 3.0) Grade ≤1. Surgery (except biopsies) must have occurred at least 28 days prior to study enrolment.
  • have received NO radiotherapy within 28 days prior to receiving study drug.
  • have an ECOG Performance Score ≤ 2.
  • have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
  • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9 [SI units 10\^9/L]; Platelets ≥ 100 x10\^9 [SI units 10\^9/L] (without platelet transfusion); Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN; Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN; AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN if patients have liver metastasis).
  • negative pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no concurrent therapy with any other investigational anticancer agent while on study.
  • have a history of or current evidence of brain metastasis(es).
  • be on immunosuppressive therapy; have known HIV infection or active hepatitis B or C.
  • be a pregnant or breast-feeding woman.
  • have clinically significant cardiac disease.
  • have dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit informed consent.
  • have any other severe, acute, or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for this study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
34 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • BiologicalREOLYSIN

    1E10 TCID50, 1-hour intravenous infusion on Days 1 and 2 and then Days 8 and 9 of a 21-day cycle.

  • DrugGemcitabine

    800 mg/m2 30-min infusion on Days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle.

    Also known as: Gemzar

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Determine the clinical benefit rate (Complete Response (CR) + Partial Response (PR) + Stable Disease (SD))in the study population

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of the treatment regimen in the study population as measured by adverse events associated with the study treatment, and defined by established criteria.

    Time frame: Within 30 days of last dose of REOLYSIN

  2. Determine the progression-free survival of this combination in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

    Time frame: 9-12 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Montefiore Medical Center
    New York, New York 10467, United States
  • Cancer Therapy & Research Center at UTHSCSA
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 10, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00998322
Lead sponsor
Oncolytics Biotech
Collaborators
University of Texas
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 20, 2009
Start date
Oct 2009
Primary completion
Dec 2013
Completion
Feb 2015
Last update
Apr 10, 2015

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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