Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Phase II Study of 5-FU, Oxaliplatin Plus Dasatinib in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Study Description

Brief Summary: The purpose of this research study is to determine if the study drug, dasatinib, given in combination with 5-Fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) will work against metastatic pancreatic cancer. Dasatinib is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drug for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, however it is not currently approved for use in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description: Systemic control of pancreatic cancer remains a clinical unmet need. The recent superiority of 5-FU based combination therapies over the historical standard gemcitabine represents an opportunity to develop novel combinations of synergistic and effective cytotoxic and biologic targeted therapies. Src excess activity has been demonstrated in pancreatic cancer and is implicated in the invasive and metastatic phenotype clearly represented by this disease. Inhibition of Src activity is associated with numerous biologic modifications capable of positively modifying this phenotype and appears to have synergy with restoring inherent chemosensitivity. The addition of dasatinib to FOLFOX (FOLFOX-D) represents a novel therapeutic regimen in pancreatic cancer with safety and pharmacokinetic data already having been established in colorectal cancer. This protocol will test the safety and activity of this combination in pancreatic cancer where current clinical outcomes remain far from optimal.

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Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

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