Pancreatic Carcinoma: Chemoradiation Compared With Chemotherapy Alone After Induction Chemotherapy (CONKO-007)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01827553 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 9, 2013
Last Update Posted : May 7, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pancreatic Cancer | Drug: Induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX Radiation: Radiotherapy, 28 x 1.8 Gy Drug: Chemotherapy, gemcitabine Drug: Chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX according to induction chemotherapy | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 830 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Significance of Chemoradiation Following Induction Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced,Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer -a Randomised Phase 3 Trial: Chemoradiation Following Induction Chemotherapy Compared With Chemotherapy Alone |
Study Start Date : | March 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Induction CT, chemoradiotherapy
Induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX; Radiotherapy, 28 x 1.8 Gy; Chemotherapy, gemcitabine;
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Drug: Induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX
According to medical recommendation, induction chemotherapy is performed with gemcitabine (3 cycles a 3 administrations, 1000 mg/m^2/d)or FOLFIRINOX (6 cycles; 1 cycle: oxaliplatin 85 mg/m^2 2 h infusion, folinic acid 400 mg/ m^2 2h infusion completed after 30 min with irinotecan infusion 180 mg/m^2 for 90 minutes, bolus application 5-FU 400 mg/m^2 followed by 46h infusion of 5-FU 2400 mg/m^2)
Other Name: all brands of gemcitabine and FOLFIRINOX components are allowed Radiation: Radiotherapy, 28 x 1.8 Gy Radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy starts on day 1 of chemotherapy. Radiation volume is restricted to macroscopic visual tumor region. Radiation is performed in 28 fractions with 1.8 Gy resulting in a total dose of 50.4 Gy. Drug: Chemotherapy, gemcitabine 5 cycles of 300 mg/m^2/d gemcitabine infusions and than 3 administrations of 1000 mg/m^2/d
Other Name: all brands of gemcitabine are allowed |
Active Comparator: Induction CT, chemotherapy
Induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX; Chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX according to induction chemotherapy
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Drug: Induction chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX
According to medical recommendation, induction chemotherapy is performed with gemcitabine (3 cycles a 3 administrations, 1000 mg/m^2/d)or FOLFIRINOX (6 cycles; 1 cycle: oxaliplatin 85 mg/m^2 2 h infusion, folinic acid 400 mg/ m^2 2h infusion completed after 30 min with irinotecan infusion 180 mg/m^2 for 90 minutes, bolus application 5-FU 400 mg/m^2 followed by 46h infusion of 5-FU 2400 mg/m^2)
Other Name: all brands of gemcitabine and FOLFIRINOX components are allowed Drug: Chemotherapy with gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX according to induction chemotherapy Chemotherapeutic administration started with during induction chemotherapy is continued; Gemcitabine: 3 cycles a 3 administrations of 1000 mg/m^2/d gemcitabine infusions FOLFIRINOX: 6 cycles
Other Name: all brands of gemcitabine and FOLFIRINOX components are allowed |
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- Tumor-free survival [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- rate of local recurrence or local progression [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- Rate of distant metastasis [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- Acute and late toxicity of the chemoradiotherapy [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- Rate of remission [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- Rate of curative resections (R0) after chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]
- Changes in Quality of life [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of therapy and for 5 years after the last study treatment ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years
- histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
- no evidence of distant metastasis based on computed tomography of the thorax and abdomen
- non resectable pancreatic cancer
- no evidence of peritoneal carcinosis
- ECOG-performance status ≤ 2
- signed study-specific consent form prior to therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- fertile patients who refuse effective contraception during study treatment
- synchron second malignant neoplasm except basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix after curative therapy
- the Inclusion of patients with prior or concurrent malignancy (≤ 5 years prior to enrolment in study) must be discussed
- chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine
- known allergic reactions on study medication
- on-treatment participation on other trials
- insufficient liver function: Bilirubin > 2,0 mg/dl; SGOT, SGPT, alkaline phosphatase, gGT more than 3 times upper limit of normal (after Stent implantation in case of obstructive jaundice); cirrhosis of the liver Child B and C
- insufficient bone marrow function: WBC < 3,0 x 10^9/l, Platelets > 100 x 10^9/l
- serum creatinine > 1,5 mg/dl, creatinin clearance < 60ml/min (or comparable test)
- preexisting uncontrolled cardiac disease, signs of cardiac failure, or rhythm disturbances requiring therapy, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, unstable angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart disease
- neurological and/or psychiatric diseases: stroke, dementia, epilepsy, psychosis
- active intractable or uncontrollable infection, HIV-infection
- prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01827553

Principal Investigator: | Rainer Fietkau, MD | Strahlenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen |
Responsible Party: | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01827553 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2009-014476-21 |
First Posted: | April 9, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 7, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
pancreatic cancer chemoradiotherapy chemotherapy FOLFIRINOX gemcitabine |
Pancreatic Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Gemcitabine Folfirinox |
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |