A Study to Assess the Safety of Intratumoral Diffusing Alpha Radiation Emitters With Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Locally Advanced and Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
This is a multi-center clinical study enrolling up to 30 participants (15 patients in each cohort). The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety of Alpha DaRT in combination with chemotherapy, based on the cumulative incidence rate, severity and outcome of device related AEs. Classification of AEs will be done according to CTCAE V5. The secondary objectives of the study are to: * Assess efficacy of the Alpha DaRT sources in combination with chemotherapy, determined by overall and progression-free survival. * Assess pain control * Assess rate of surgical resection in Cohort 1.
• Histologically and/or cytologically proven newly diagnosed locally advanced inoperable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (Cohort 1) OR histologically and/or cytologically proven newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (Cohort 2).
• Patients will start treatment with mFOLFIRINOX (up to 4 cycles) before DaRT insertion
• Target lesion is technically amenable for Alpha DaRT sources implantation.
• Measurable lesion per RECIST (version 1.1) criteria
• Lesion size ≤ 5 cm in the longest diameter
• Interstitial radiation indication validated by a multidisciplinary team.
• ECOG Performance Status Scale 0 -2
• Life expectancy is more than 6 months
• WBC ≥ 3500/μl, granulocyte ≥ 1500/μl
• Platelet count ≥60,000/μl
• Creatinine ≤1.9 mg/dL
• AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
• INR \< 1.4 for patients not on Warfarin
• Age ≥18 years old
• Subjects are willing and able to sign an informed consent form
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) will have evidence of negative pregnancy test before the Ra-224 implantation and are required to use an acceptable contraceptive method to prevent pregnancy for 3 months after initiation of Alpha DaRT therapy.
• Patients must agree to use adequate contraception (vasectomy or barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 3 months after DaRT insertion.