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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12605000361606
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
9/09/2005
Date registered
9/09/2005
Date last updated
27/06/2012
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Adjuvant Chemotherapies in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Scientific title
Adjuvant Chemotherapies in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Secondary ID [1] 153 0
ESPAC-3
Secondary ID [2] 154 0
National Clinical Trials Registry: NCTR405
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
ESPAC-3
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Histologically proven ductal or ampullary cancer of the pancreas having undergone 'curative' resection 456 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 532 532 0 0
Pancreatic

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Gemcitabine vs 5-FU/leucovorin
Intervention code [1] 426 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Observation
Control group
Historical

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 613 0
2 year survival
Timepoint [1] 613 0
At 2 years.
Secondary outcome [1] 1279 0
Toxicity
Timepoint [1] 1279 0
Baseline, weekly during treatment then 3 monthly for 5 years
Secondary outcome [2] 1280 0
Quality of Life
Timepoint [2] 1280 0
Baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months and annually thereafter for 5 years
Secondary outcome [3] 1281 0
5-year survival
Timepoint [3] 1281 0
5 years post study entry

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Patients who have undergone complete macroscopic resection for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (R0 or R1 resection) or patients with other cancers may be included who have had complete macroscopic resection (R0 or R1 resection) for (i) unusual malignancies of the pancreas, such as acinar cell carcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma etc.; (ii) cancers of the periampullary region; (iii) cancers of the intra-pancreatic part of the bile duct; (iv) periampullary cancers of uncertain origin. Patients with tumours as in 1(b) will be analysed separately and will be in addition to the recruitment of pancreatic cancer patients.* Histological confirmation of the primary diagnosis.* Histological examination of all resection margins.* No evidence of malignant ascites, liver metastasis, spread to other distant abdominal organs, peritoneal metastasis, spread to extra-abdominal organs.* WHO performance status < 2* Fully recovered from the operation and fit to take part in the trial. Life-expectancy of more than 3 months.* Able to attend for administration of the adjuvant therapy.* Able to attend for long-term follow-up.* No previous or concurrent malignancy diagnoses (except curatively-treated basal cell carcinoma of skin, carcinoma in situ of cervix).* No serious medical or psychological condition precluding adjuvant treatment.* Fully informed written consent given.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
Not stated
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Use of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or other concomitant chemotherapy.
* Patients with pancreatic lymphoma.
* Macroscopically remaining tumour (R2 resection)
* Patients with TNM Stage IVb disease.
* Patients younger than 18 years.
* Pregnancy.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Open Randomisation
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Computer software with blocking as stratification
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Factorial
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Safety/efficacy
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/10/2002
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
1090
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC,ACT,QLD,SA,WA,TAS
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 191 0
New Zealand
State/province [1] 191 0
North Island
Country [2] 192 0
New Zealand
State/province [2] 192 0
South Island

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 591 0
Government body
Name [1] 591 0
NHMRC Project Grant
Country [1] 591 0
Australia
Funding source category [2] 285310 0
Charities/Societies/Foundations
Name [2] 285310 0
Cancer Council Australia
Country [2] 285310 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Other Collaborative groups
Name
Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG)
Address
Level 6, Medical Foundation Building The University of Sydney 92-94 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW 2050
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 480 0
None
Name [1] 480 0
N/A
Address [1] 480 0
Country [1] 480 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 1650 0
Alfred Hospital
Ethics committee address [1] 1650 0
Ethics committee country [1] 1650 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 1650 0
Approval date [1] 1650 0
Ethics approval number [1] 1650 0
Ethics committee name [2] 1651 0
Adelaide Cancer Centre
Ethics committee address [2] 1651 0
Ethics committee country [2] 1651 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [2] 1651 0
Approval date [2] 1651 0
Ethics approval number [2] 1651 0
Ethics committee name [3] 1652 0
Austin Repatriation Medical Centre
Ethics committee address [3] 1652 0
Ethics committee country [3] 1652 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [3] 1652 0
Approval date [3] 1652 0
Ethics approval number [3] 1652 0
Ethics committee name [4] 1653 0
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Ethics committee address [4] 1653 0
Ethics committee country [4] 1653 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [4] 1653 0
Approval date [4] 1653 0
Ethics approval number [4] 1653 0
Ethics committee name [5] 1654 0
Border Medical Oncology
Ethics committee address [5] 1654 0
Ethics committee country [5] 1654 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [5] 1654 0
Approval date [5] 1654 0
Ethics approval number [5] 1654 0
Ethics committee name [6] 1655 0
Campbelltown Hospital
Ethics committee address [6] 1655 0
Ethics committee country [6] 1655 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [6] 1655 0
Approval date [6] 1655 0
Ethics approval number [6] 1655 0
Ethics committee name [7] 1656 0
Canberra Hospital
Ethics committee address [7] 1656 0
Ethics committee country [7] 1656 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [7] 1656 0
Approval date [7] 1656 0
Ethics approval number [7] 1656 0
Ethics committee name [8] 1657 0
Christchurch Hospital
Ethics committee address [8] 1657 0
Ethics committee country [8] 1657 0
New Zealand
Date submitted for ethics approval [8] 1657 0
Approval date [8] 1657 0
Ethics approval number [8] 1657 0
Ethics committee name [9] 1658 0
Flinders Medical Centre
Ethics committee address [9] 1658 0
Ethics committee country [9] 1658 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [9] 1658 0
Approval date [9] 1658 0
Ethics approval number [9] 1658 0
Ethics committee name [10] 1659 0
Frankston Hospital
Ethics committee address [10] 1659 0
Ethics committee country [10] 1659 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [10] 1659 0
Approval date [10] 1659 0
Ethics approval number [10] 1659 0
Ethics committee name [11] 1660 0
Launceston General Hospital
Ethics committee address [11] 1660 0
Ethics committee country [11] 1660 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [11] 1660 0
Approval date [11] 1660 0
Ethics approval number [11] 1660 0
Ethics committee name [12] 1661 0
Lismore Hospital
Ethics committee address [12] 1661 0
Ethics committee country [12] 1661 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [12] 1661 0
Approval date [12] 1661 0
Ethics approval number [12] 1661 0
Ethics committee name [13] 1662 0
Liverpool Hospital
Ethics committee address [13] 1662 0
Ethics committee country [13] 1662 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [13] 1662 0
Approval date [13] 1662 0
Ethics approval number [13] 1662 0
Ethics committee name [14] 1663 0
Monash Medical Centre
Ethics committee address [14] 1663 0
Ethics committee country [14] 1663 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [14] 1663 0
Approval date [14] 1663 0
Ethics approval number [14] 1663 0
Ethics committee name [15] 1664 0
Nepean Hospital
Ethics committee address [15] 1664 0
Ethics committee country [15] 1664 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [15] 1664 0
Approval date [15] 1664 0
Ethics approval number [15] 1664 0
Ethics committee name [16] 1665 0
Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Ethics committee address [16] 1665 0
Ethics committee country [16] 1665 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [16] 1665 0
Approval date [16] 1665 0
Ethics approval number [16] 1665 0
Ethics committee name [17] 1666 0
Prince of Wales Hospital
Ethics committee address [17] 1666 0
Ethics committee country [17] 1666 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [17] 1666 0
Approval date [17] 1666 0
Ethics approval number [17] 1666 0
Ethics committee name [18] 1667 0
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Ethics committee address [18] 1667 0
Ethics committee country [18] 1667 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [18] 1667 0
Approval date [18] 1667 0
Ethics approval number [18] 1667 0
Ethics committee name [19] 1668 0
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Ethics committee address [19] 1668 0
Ethics committee country [19] 1668 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [19] 1668 0
Approval date [19] 1668 0
Ethics approval number [19] 1668 0
Ethics committee name [20] 1669 0
Royal Hobart Hospital
Ethics committee address [20] 1669 0
Ethics committee country [20] 1669 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [20] 1669 0
Approval date [20] 1669 0
Ethics approval number [20] 1669 0
Ethics committee name [21] 1670 0
Royal North Shore Hospital
Ethics committee address [21] 1670 0
Ethics committee country [21] 1670 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [21] 1670 0
Approval date [21] 1670 0
Ethics approval number [21] 1670 0
Ethics committee name [22] 1671 0
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Ethics committee address [22] 1671 0
Ethics committee country [22] 1671 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [22] 1671 0
Approval date [22] 1671 0
Ethics approval number [22] 1671 0
Ethics committee name [23] 1672 0
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Ethics committee address [23] 1672 0
Ethics committee country [23] 1672 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [23] 1672 0
Approval date [23] 1672 0
Ethics approval number [23] 1672 0
Ethics committee name [24] 1673 0
Sydney Haematology and Oncology Clinics
Ethics committee address [24] 1673 0
Ethics committee country [24] 1673 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [24] 1673 0
Approval date [24] 1673 0
Ethics approval number [24] 1673 0
Ethics committee name [25] 1674 0
St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
Ethics committee address [25] 1674 0
Ethics committee country [25] 1674 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [25] 1674 0
Approval date [25] 1674 0
Ethics approval number [25] 1674 0
Ethics committee name [26] 1675 0
St. Andrews Hospital
Ethics committee address [26] 1675 0
Ethics committee country [26] 1675 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [26] 1675 0
Approval date [26] 1675 0
Ethics approval number [26] 1675 0
Ethics committee name [27] 1676 0
Tweed Hospital
Ethics committee address [27] 1676 0
Ethics committee country [27] 1676 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [27] 1676 0
Approval date [27] 1676 0
Ethics approval number [27] 1676 0
Ethics committee name [28] 1677 0
Wellington Hospital
Ethics committee address [28] 1677 0
Ethics committee country [28] 1677 0
New Zealand
Date submitted for ethics approval [28] 1677 0
Approval date [28] 1677 0
Ethics approval number [28] 1677 0
Ethics committee name [29] 1678 0
Wesley Medical Centre
Ethics committee address [29] 1678 0
Ethics committee country [29] 1678 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [29] 1678 0
Approval date [29] 1678 0
Ethics approval number [29] 1678 0
Ethics committee name [30] 1679 0
Western Hospital
Ethics committee address [30] 1679 0
Ethics committee country [30] 1679 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [30] 1679 0
Approval date [30] 1679 0
Ethics approval number [30] 1679 0
Ethics committee name [31] 1680 0
Westmead Hospital
Ethics committee address [31] 1680 0
Ethics committee country [31] 1680 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [31] 1680 0
Approval date [31] 1680 0
Ethics approval number [31] 1680 0
Ethics committee name [32] 287327 0
University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
Ethics committee address [32] 287327 0
Ethics committee country [32] 287327 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [32] 287327 0
Approval date [32] 287327 0
19/02/2002
Ethics approval number [32] 287327 0
02-2002/2661

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 35167 0
Address 35167 0
Country 35167 0
Phone 35167 0
Fax 35167 0
Email 35167 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 9615 0
ESPAC-3 Trial Coordinator
Address 9615 0
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Centre
Locked Bag 77
Camperdown NSW 1450
Country 9615 0
Australia
Phone 9615 0
+61 2 9562 5000
Fax 9615 0
+61 2 9562 5094
Email 9615 0
espac3@ctc.usyd.edu.au
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 543 0
ESPAC-3 Trial Coordinator
Address 543 0
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Centre Locked Bag 77 Camperdown NSW 1450
Country 543 0
Australia
Phone 543 0
+61 2 9562 5000
Fax 543 0
+61 2 9562 5094
Email 543 0
ESPAC3@ctc.usyd.edu.au

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