A Study to Determine if the Drug, Pyrvinium Pamoate, is Safe and Tolerable in Patients With Pancr… (NCT05055323) | Clinical Trial Compass
Active — Not RecruitingPhase 1
A Study to Determine if the Drug, Pyrvinium Pamoate, is Safe and Tolerable in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
United States20 participantsStarted 2021-07-29
Plain-language summary
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of pyrvinium pamoate for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma that cannot be removed by surgery (resectable). Pyrvinium pamoate may slow down tumor growth and help patients live longer.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) suspected preoperatively who are deemed to be surgical candidates by the Thomas Jefferson University surgery department. Patients will be assessed by the pancreatic surgeons in the pancreatic surgery clinic, and if they are found to have resectable disease, they can be considered for this study
* Patients must not be on neoadjuvant therapy, or have received their last neoadjuvant treatment greater than or equal to within three weeks of starting PP therapy
* Provide signed and dated informed consent form
* Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
* Patients must have an estimated life expectancy of \> 3 months, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
* All patients regardless of age or gender must agree to observe proper contraceptive methods as to avoid becoming pregnant or causing pregnancy for the duration of the study (30 days after last dose of drug)
* Males will practice safe sex methods (i.e. condoms)
* Women of child bearing potential will practice safe sex methods (i.e. condoms, birth control), if a female on the study is of child-bearing age, they will have to take a urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) (pregnancy) test prior to enrolling on the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with ongoing anticancer therapies, or those who will have received an anticancer therapeutic \<3 weeks pr…