Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy or best supportive care in patients with localized pancreatic cancer not receiving chemotherapy and surgery (PANCOSAR): a nationwide multicenter randomized controlled trial according to a TwiCs design

Doppenberg, D.; Besselink, M. G.; van Eijck, C. H.J.; Intven, M. P.W.; Koerkamp, B. Groot; Kazemier, G.; van Laarhoven, H. W.M.; Meijerink, M.; Molenaar, I. Q.; Nuyttens, J. J.M.E.; van Os, R.; van Santvoort, H. C.; van Tienhoven, G.; Verkooijen, H. M.; Versteijne, E.; Wilmink, J. W.; Lagerwaard, F. J.; Bruynzeel, A. M.E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10419-4

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy or best supportive care in patients with localized pancreatic cancer not receiving chemotherapy and surgery (PANCOSAR): a nationwide multicenter randomized controlled trial according to a TwiCs design

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Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy or best supportive care in patients with localized pancreatic cancer not receiving chemotherapy and surgery (PANCOSAR): a nationwide multicenter randomized controlled trial according to a TwiCs design

Doppenberg, D.; Besselink, M. G.; van Eijck, C. H.J.; Intven, M. P.W.; Koerkamp, B. Groot; Kazemier, G.; van Laarhoven, H. W.M.; Meijerink, M.; Molenaar, I. Q.; Nuyttens, J. J.M.E.; van Os, R.; van Santvoort, H. C.; van Tienhoven, G.; Verkooijen, H. M.; Versteijne, E.; Wilmink, J. W.; Lagerwaard, F. J.; Bruynzeel, A. M.E.

(2022) BMC Cancer, volume 22, issue 1, pp. 1 - 8

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Abstract

Background: Significant comorbidities, advanced age, and a poor performance status prevent surgery and systemic treatment for many patients with localized (non-metastatic) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). These patients are currently treated with ‘best supportive care’. Therefore, it is desirable to find a treatment option which could improve both disease control and ... read more quality of life in these patients. A brief course of high-dose high-precision radiotherapy i.e. stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) may be feasible. Methods: A nationwide multicenter trial performed within a previously established large prospective cohort (the Dutch Pancreatic cancer project; PACAP) according to the ‘Trial within cohorts’ (TwiCs) design. Patients enrolled in the PACAP cohort routinely provide informed consent to answer quality of life questionnaires and to be randomized according to the TwiCs design when eligible for a study. Patients with localized PDAC who are unfit for chemotherapy and surgery or those who refrain from these treatments are eligible. Patients will be randomized between SABR (5 fractions of 8 Gy) with ‘best supportive care’ and ‘best supportive care’ only. The primary endpoint is overall survival from randomization. Secondary endpoints include preservation of quality of life (EORTC-QLQ-C30 and -PAN26), NRS pain score response and WHO performance scores at baseline, and, 3, 6 and 12 months. Acute and late toxicity will be scored using CTCAE criteria version 5.0: assessed at baseline, day of last fraction, at 3 and 6 weeks, and 3, 6 and 12 months following SABR. Discussion: The PANCOSAR trial studies the added value of SBRT as compared to ‘best supportive care’ in patients with localized PDAC who are medically unfit to receive chemotherapy and surgery, or refrain from these treatments. This study will assess whether SABR, in comparison to best supportive care, can relieve or delay tumor-related symptoms, enhance quality of life, and extend survival in these patients. Trial registration: Clinical trials, NCT05265663, Registered March 3 2022, Retrospectively registered.

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Keywords: MRgRT, Pancreatic cancer, Quality-of-life, Radiotherapy, SABR, SBRT, Pancreatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy, Prospective Studies, Humans, Radiosurgery, Adenocarcinoma/etiology, Quality of Life, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide, Genetics, Oncology, Cancer Research, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study, Journal Article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10419-4

ISSN: 1471-2407

Publisher: BioMed Central

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