Pilot Study of Pembrolizumab and Antibiotics for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

This study is testing a new approach for people with pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery. It combines chemotherapy (FOLFIRINOX) with antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and metronidazole) and an immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab. Researchers want to see if this combination can activate the body's immune system to fight the cancer. You may be able to join if you have pancreatic adenocarcinoma and are at least 19 years old. Success in this study will be measured by changes in your immune response at day 43 and day 102 after starting pembrolizumab. The study plans to enroll 25 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is a single-arm pilot study, meaning all 25 participants will receive the same treatment. It is not specified if the study is open-label or blinded.
What's involved
You would receive FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy for 5 cycles, followed by 21 days of oral ciprofloxacin and metronidazole. After that, you would receive pembrolizumab intravenously.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your immune response will be measured at day 43 and day 102 after starting pembrolizumab.

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NCT05462496

Modulation of the Gut Microbiome With Pembrolizumab Following Chemotherapy in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 19+InterventionalTreatment
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
~25 participants
Updated 2024-10-15 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:BiopsyFOLFIRINOXCiprofloxacinMetronidazolePembrolizumabSurgical Resection

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Achievement of overall immune response
Measured over at day 43
+1 more outcome measured
Pancreatic Cancer

NCT05462496

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Deirdre Cohen, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Histologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Histologies other than adenocarcinoma, or any mixed histologies, will NOT be eligible. \*Note: histology must be confirmed prior to study treatment, however, participants may be consented to study based on imaging results consistent with pancreatic adenocarcinoma and then undergo diagnostic and research biopsy simultaneously.
Clinical stage T1-3, N0-2, M0 (per AJCC 8th ed)
Resectable pancreatic cancer as defined by NCCN Guidelines 2.2021 and based on pancreatic protocol dual-phase CT imaging. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography, performed by acquiring thin, preferably sub-millimeter, axial sections using a dual-phase pancreatic protocol, with images obtained in the pancreatic and portal venous phase of contrast enhancement, is required.
No arterial tumor contact (celiac axis \[CA\], superior mesenteric artery \[SMA\], or common hepatic artery \[CHA\])
No tumor contact with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) or portal vein (PV) or ≤180° contact without vein contour irregularity
Age \> 18 years
Patients must agree to pre-treatment biopsy(which may have been collected on a universal consent), on-treatment biopsy, and definitive surgical resection
ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
No prior treatment for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
Normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1500/µL
Platelets ≥100 000/µL
Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL or ≥5.6 mmol/L (Criteria must be met without erythropoietin dependency and without packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion within last 2 weeks. )
Creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN OR Measured or calculated creatinine clearance (Creatinine clearance (CrCl) should be calculated per institutional standard., GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl) ≥30 mL/min for participant with creatinine levels \>1.5 × institutional ULN; ; GFR=glomerular filtration rate; ULN=upper limit of normal .
Total bilirubin ≤1.5 ×ULN OR direct bilirubin ≤ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels \>1.5 × ULN AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 × ULN; ALT (SGPT) =alanine aminotransferase (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase); AST (SGOT) =aspartate aminotransferase (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase);
International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent document. Participant must have willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests and other study procedures.
A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant , not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:
Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR
A WOCBP who agrees to follow the study contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for at least 120 days plus 30 days (a menstruation cycle) after the last dose of study treatment.
Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow study instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study treatment(s) and for a total of 180 days post treatment completion. In addition, male participants must be willing to refrain from sperm donation during this time.

Exclusion

Borderline resectable, locally advanced or distant metastatic disease
Any medical condition which makes definitive surgical resection of the pancreatic cancer contraindicated due to high risk of morbidity/mortality
Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
Medical history and concurrent disease as below:
Participants with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg
Interstitial lung disease that is symptomatic or may interfere with the detection or management of suspected treatment-related pulmonary toxicity.
Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease including, but not limited to, any of the following:
Evidence of uncontrolled, active infection, requiring parenteral or oral anti-bacterial, anti-viral or anti-fungal therapy ≤ 28 days prior to screening on study.
Participants with a condition requiring chronic systemic oral treatment with either antibiotics or anti-fungals
Any uncontrolled inflammatory GI disease including Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.
Participants with active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease.
Has received a live vaccine or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. \*Note: for those participants who will be undergoing planned splenectomy, vaccinations against S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, H. influenzae type b and influenza virus may be administered per standard practice.
Use of probiotics ≤ 28 days prior to screening on study.
Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), known active Hepatitis A, or known Hepatitis B
History of acute diverticulitis within the last 6 months or current chronic diarrhea
Expected to require any other form of antineoplastic or surgical therapy while on study.
Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy \> Grade 1, as defined by CTCAE v5.0.
Pregnant or lactating women.
A WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours or no pregnancy test prior to registration.
WOCBP who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to minimize the risk of pregnancy for the entire study period and 120 days plus 30 days (a menstruation cycle) after the last dose of study treatment. WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are also exempt from contraceptive requirements, but still must undergo pregnancy testing.
Sexually active fertile men not using effective birth control if their partners are WOCBP.
History of primary immunodeficiency.
Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
History of organ allograft or allogeneic bone marrow transplant.
Any prior radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or biologic ('targeted') therapy for treatment of the patient's pancreatic tumor. Biliary stent is allowed.
Treatment for other invasive carcinomas within the last two years who are at greater than 5% risk of recurrence at time of eligibility screening. Carcinoma in-situ and basal cell carcinoma/ squamous cell carcinoma of the skin are allowed.
Participation in any investigational drug study within 4 weeks preceding the start of study treatment.
Major surgery, excluding laparoscopy, within 4 weeks of the start of study treatment, without complete recovery.
History of allergy to study treatments or any of its components.
  • Achievement of overall immune responseat day 43

    Achievement of overall immune response, defined as activation of one or more of the following T cell markers: HLA-DR, CD38, CD25, KI67, and CD69; activation is defined as an increase of 20% or more over baseline in percentage of T cells expressing the marker. Comparison to be made between tissue biopsy taken following chemotherapy (and prior to antibiotics and pembrolizumab) and definitive surgical specimen.

  • Achievement of overall immune responseday 102

    Achievement of overall immune response, defined as activation of one or more of the following T cell markers: HLA-DR, CD38, CD25, KI67, and CD69; activation is defined as an increase of 20% or more over baseline in percentage of T cells expressing the marker. Comparison to be made between tissue biopsy taken following chemotherapy (and prior to antibiotics and pembrolizumab) and definitive surgical specimen.