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Randomized Crossover Trial to Assess the Effects and Quality of Life in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Treated With Gemcitabine in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel: QOLINPAC
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine for Pancreatic Cancer. Completed, enrolled 146 participants across 18 sites.
Detailed Summary
This was a quality of life (QOL) study done in the context of a randomized trial in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Eligible patients were randomized to receive either the combination of nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine or standard gemcitabine monotherapy. The combination regimen of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine showed improved efficacy with acceptable toxicity in this disease setting in first-line and was approved for this indication. The study design allowed patients in standard treatment to receive the combination treatment after first tumour progression. The proposed study explored the impact of treatment on the QOL scores and compared the times to definitive deterioration of the QOL scores using the validated EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Efficacy and safety were secondary endpoints and were reported descriptively. Molecular studies will be performed on blood and tissue samples as avaialble and will be reported separately.