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Caprelsa

Phase 2

Pancreatic Cancer | Small molecule | Oncology |AstraZeneca PLC|Last Updated: Mar 13, 2025

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment142
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT01601808Clinical Trial Comparing Gemcitabine and Vandetanib Therapy With Gemcitabine Alone in Pancreatic CarcinomaPHASE2 COMPLETED 142Oct 10, 2011Sep 5, 2018Mar 13, 202514 United Kingdom
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Overall survival
Analysis will be carried out when all patients have a minimum of 1-year follow-up after randomisation

To assess whether survival times for patients receiving gemcitabine plus vandetanib are longer than for those patients receiving gemcitabine alone as first line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer

Secondary Endpoints
Progression-free survival time
Analysis will be carried out when all patients have a minimum of 1-year follow-up after randomisation
Objective response rate
Analysis will be carried out when all patients have a minimum of 1-year follow-up after randomisation
Disease control rate
Analysis will be carried out when all patients have a minimum of 1-year follow-up after randomisation
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Gemcitabine and PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORStandard therapeutic arm. Placebo orally once a day continuously together with gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 weekly as a 30 minute infusion for 7 consecutive weeks. This will then be followed by a one week break and then gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 weekly as a 30 minute infusion for 3 weeks followed by a one week break in subsequent cycles.
Gemcitabine and vandetanibEXPERIMENTALExperimental arm. Vandetanib orally once a day continuously together with gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 weekly as a 30 minute infusion for 7 consecutive weeks. This will then be followed by a one week break and then gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 weekly as a 30 minute infusion for 3 weeks followed by a one week break in subsequent cycles.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
PlaceboDRUGOrally once a day, continuously throughout the study
Caprelsa (vandetanib)DRUGOrally once a daily, continuously throughout the study.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites14

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Histologically or cytologically proven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma or undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas. * Locally advanced or metastatic disease precluding curative surgical resection or definitive locally directed therapies such as chemo radia...

Countries:United Kingdom
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