A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, 2-parallel Group, Phase III Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Masitinib 9 mg/kg/Day in Combination With Gemcitabine Compared to Placebo in Combination With Gemcitabine in Treatment of Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Human pancreatic cancer overexpresses a number of important tyrosine kinase (TK) growth
factors receptors and ligands, including expression of both PDGF and PDGF receptors. Drugs
that can selectively inhibit TKs are likely to be of benefit in pancreatic cancer. Masitinib
is a TK inhibitor, selectively and effectively inhibiting c-Kit (mast cell growth factor
receptor), PDGF receptor, FGF receptor and to a lower extent the FAK kinases. Pre-clinical
and clinical studies have shown that masitinib can reverse resistance of pancreatic tumor
cell lines to gemcitabine. Based on pre-clinical and phase 2 clinical studies, masitinib can
be considered as a good candidate to use in combination with gemcitabine in the treatment of
pancreatic cancer.
Main
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Overall survival
until death
No
Gaël Deplanque, MD
Principal Investigator
Hôpital Saint Joseph, Paris, France
United States: Food and Drug Administration
AB07012
NCT00789633
November 2008
December 2013
Name | Location |
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Southeastern Medical Oncology Center | Goldsboro, North Carolina 27534 |
Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, Oregon 97201 |
Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, Michigan 48202 |
Decatur Memorial Hospital | Decatur, Illinois 62526 |
The Emory Clinic | Atlanta, Georgia 30322 |
Berkshire Hematology Oncology | Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 |
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute | Kansas City, Missouri 64111 |
Medical & Surgical Specialists | Galesburg, Illinois 61401 |
MD Anderson | Orlando, Florida 32806 |
The Valley Hospital | Paramus, New Jersey 07652 |
Metro MN CCOP | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 |
Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology (ECHO) | Norwich, Connecticut 06360 |