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"info": {
"nct_id": "NCT05841420",
"official_title": "A Randomized Phase II Study of Gemcitabine Versus Reduced-dose Combination Chemotherapy in Fragile Patients with Non-resectable Pancreatic Cancer",
"inclusion_criteria": "* Age ≥ 18 years\n* Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, histopathologically or cytologically verified\n* Non-resectable (locally advanced or metastatic) PC\n* Patients unfit or not candidate for full-dose combination chemotherapy\n* Patients eligible for full dose gemcitabine or reduced dose combination chemotherapy\n* Performance status (PS) ≤2\n* Measurable or non-measurable disease\n* Adequate hematologic function defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 10^9/l and platelets count ≥100x10^9/l within 2 weeks prior to enrollment\n* Adequate organ function (bilirubin ≤1.5 x UNL (Upper Normal Limit) and eGFR (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) >50ml/min within 2 weeks prior to enrollment\n* Toxicity of prior chemotherapy, including neurotoxicity, resolved to CTCAE <grade 2\n* Oral and written informed consent must be obtained according to the local Ethics committee requirements\n* Fertile patients must use adequate contraceptives\nHealthy volunteers allowed\nMust have minimum age of 18 Years",
"exclusion_criteria": "* Patients eligible for downstaging/preoperative chemotherapy followed by resection or local ablation or irradiation\n* Prior chemotherapy for PC (However, patients treated with adjuvant therapy with recurrence occurring more than 6 months after end of this treatment are eligible)\n* Concurrent, non-curatively treated malignant neoplasm other than pancreatic adenocarcinoma\n* Concurrent treatment with any other anti-cancer therapy\n* Pregnant or breast-feeding patients\n* Patients clearly intending to withdraw from the study if not randomized in the willing arm or patients who cannot be regularly followed up for psychological, social, familiar, or geographic reasons.\n* Other condition or therapy, which in the investigator's opinion may pose a risk to the patient or interfere with the study objectives.\n* Known allergy or intolerance to any of the drugs used in DPCG-01 (Gemcitabine, S1 or Nab-Paclitaxel)",
"miscellaneous_criteria": ""
},
"inclusion_lines": [
{
"line": "* Age ≥ 18 years",
"criterions": [
{
"exact_snippets": "Age ≥ 18 years",
"criterion": "age",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "value",
"expected_value": {
"operator": ">=",
"value": 18,
"unit": "years"
}
}
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}
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},
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"line": "* Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, histopathologically or cytologically verified",
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"exact_snippets": "Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas",
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"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "presence",
"expected_value": true
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},
{
"exact_snippets": "histopathologically or cytologically verified",
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"requirement_type": "method",
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"histopathologically",
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"line": "* Patients unfit or not candidate for full-dose combination chemotherapy",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Patients unfit or not candidate for full-dose combination chemotherapy",
"criterion": "fitness for full-dose combination chemotherapy",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "eligibility",
"expected_value": false
}
]
}
]
},
{
"line": "* Patients eligible for full dose gemcitabine or reduced dose combination chemotherapy",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Patients eligible for full dose gemcitabine",
"criterion": "gemcitabine eligibility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "dose",
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}
]
},
{
"exact_snippets": "Patients eligible for ... reduced dose combination chemotherapy",
"criterion": "combination chemotherapy eligibility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "dose",
"expected_value": "reduced"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"line": "* Performance status (PS) ≤2",
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"exact_snippets": "Performance status (PS) ≤2",
"criterion": "performance status",
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"requirement_type": "severity",
"expected_value": {
"operator": "<=",
"value": 2,
"unit": "N/A"
}
}
]
}
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"line": "* Measurable or non-measurable disease",
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"exact_snippets": "Measurable or non-measurable disease",
"criterion": "disease measurability",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "measurability",
"expected_value": [
"measurable",
"non-measurable"
]
}
]
}
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"line": "* Adequate hematologic function defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 10^9/l and platelets count ≥100x10^9/l within 2 weeks prior to enrollment",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Adequate hematologic function defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 10^9/l",
"criterion": "absolute neutrophil count (ANC)",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "quantity",
"expected_value": {
"operator": ">=",
"value": 1.5,
"unit": "x 10^9/l"
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}
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"exact_snippets": "Adequate hematologic function defined as ... platelets count ≥100x10^9/l",
"criterion": "platelets count",
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"requirement_type": "quantity",
"expected_value": {
"operator": ">=",
"value": 100,
"unit": "x 10^9/l"
}
}
]
}
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{
"line": "* Adequate organ function (bilirubin ≤1.5 x UNL (Upper Normal Limit) and eGFR (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) >50ml/min within 2 weeks prior to enrollment",
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"exact_snippets": "bilirubin ≤1.5 x UNL (Upper Normal Limit)",
"criterion": "bilirubin level",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "quantity",
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"operator": "<=",
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"unit": "x UNL"
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}
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{
"exact_snippets": "eGFR (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) >50ml/min",
"criterion": "eGFR",
"requirements": [
{
"requirement_type": "quantity",
"expected_value": {
"operator": ">",
"value": 50,
"unit": "ml/min"
}
}
]
}
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"line": "* Toxicity of prior chemotherapy, including neurotoxicity, resolved to CTCAE <grade 2",
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"exact_snippets": "Toxicity of prior chemotherapy, including neurotoxicity, resolved to CTCAE <grade 2",
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"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "severity",
"expected_value": {
"operator": "<",
"value": 2,
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}
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"exact_snippets": "neurotoxicity, resolved to CTCAE <grade 2",
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"requirement_type": "severity",
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"operator": "<",
"value": 2,
"unit": "grade"
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"line": "* Oral and written informed consent must be obtained according to the local Ethics committee requirements",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Oral and written informed consent must be obtained",
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"requirement_type": "presence",
"expected_value": true
}
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"exact_snippets": "according to the local Ethics committee requirements",
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"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "compliance",
"expected_value": true
}
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}
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"line": "* Fertile patients must use adequate contraceptives",
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"exact_snippets": "Fertile patients",
"criterion": "fertility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "status",
"expected_value": "fertile"
}
]
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{
"exact_snippets": "must use adequate contraceptives",
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"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "necessity",
"expected_value": true
}
]
}
]
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"line": "Healthy volunteers allowed",
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"exact_snippets": "Healthy volunteers allowed",
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"requirement_type": "status",
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}
]
}
]
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{
"line": "Must have minimum age of 18 Years",
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"exact_snippets": "minimum age of 18 Years",
"criterion": "age",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "minimum",
"expected_value": {
"operator": ">=",
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"unit": "Years"
}
}
]
}
]
}
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"line": "* Patients eligible for downstaging/preoperative chemotherapy followed by resection or local ablation or irradiation",
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"exact_snippets": "eligible for downstaging/preoperative chemotherapy",
"criterion": "downstaging/preoperative chemotherapy eligibility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "eligibility",
"expected_value": true
}
]
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{
"exact_snippets": "eligible for ... resection",
"criterion": "resection eligibility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "eligibility",
"expected_value": true
}
]
},
{
"exact_snippets": "eligible for ... local ablation",
"criterion": "local ablation eligibility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "eligibility",
"expected_value": true
}
]
},
{
"exact_snippets": "eligible for ... irradiation",
"criterion": "irradiation eligibility",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "eligibility",
"expected_value": true
}
]
}
]
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{
"line": "* Prior chemotherapy for PC (However, patients treated with adjuvant therapy with recurrence occurring more than 6 months after end of this treatment are eligible)",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Prior chemotherapy for PC",
"criterion": "prior chemotherapy for PC",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "presence",
"expected_value": false
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{
"exact_snippets": "patients treated with adjuvant therapy with recurrence occurring more than 6 months after end of this treatment are eligible",
"criterion": "recurrence after adjuvant therapy",
"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "time since recurrence",
"expected_value": {
"operator": ">",
"value": 6,
"unit": "months"
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}
]
}
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{
"line": "* Concurrent, non-curatively treated malignant neoplasm other than pancreatic adenocarcinoma",
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"exact_snippets": "Concurrent, non-curatively treated malignant neoplasm other than pancreatic adenocarcinoma",
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},
{
"requirement_type": "concurrency",
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{
"requirement_type": "exclusion",
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}
]
}
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"line": "* Concurrent treatment with any other anti-cancer therapy",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Concurrent treatment with any other anti-cancer therapy",
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"requirements": [
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"requirement_type": "presence",
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}
]
}
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"line": "* Pregnant or breast-feeding patients",
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"exact_snippets": "Pregnant",
"criterion": "pregnancy",
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}
]
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"exact_snippets": "breast-feeding",
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}
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"line": "* Patients clearly intending to withdraw from the study if not randomized in the willing arm or patients who cannot be regularly followed up for psychological, social, familiar, or geographic reasons.",
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"exact_snippets": "Patients clearly intending to withdraw from the study if not randomized in the willing arm",
"criterion": "intention to withdraw",
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"exact_snippets": "patients who cannot be regularly followed up for psychological, social, familiar, or geographic reasons",
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"requirements": [
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"expected_value": false
}
]
}
]
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"line": "* Other condition or therapy, which in the investigator's opinion may pose a risk to the patient or interfere with the study objectives.",
"criterions": [
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"exact_snippets": "Other condition or therapy, which in the investigator's opinion may pose a risk to the patient",
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"exact_snippets": "Other condition or therapy, which in the investigator's opinion may ... interfere with the study objectives",
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}
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"line": "* Known allergy or intolerance to any of the drugs used in DPCG-01 (Gemcitabine, S1 or Nab-Paclitaxel)",
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"exact_snippets": "Known allergy or intolerance to any of the drugs used in DPCG-01 (Gemcitabine, S1 or Nab-Paclitaxel)",
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}
]
}
],
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}