Phase I Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine With Proton Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (LAPC)

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer are ineligible.
• •2. No prior definitive resection of pancreatic cancer.
• •3. No prior radiation therapy to the abdomen that would overlap fields required in this study. Prior radiotherapy for other disease is allowed.
• •4. No prior chemotherapy except for FOLFIRINOX, Gem-Abrax, or Gem-Cap. A patient may be registered for the trial while undergoing chemotherapy.
• •5. Any grade 4 toxicity prior to start of chemoradiotherapy that may be due to induction chemotherapy.
• •6. Greater than 2 dose reductions during induction chemotherapy.
• •7. Chronic concomitant treatment with strong inhibitors of CYP3A4. Patients on strong CYP3A4 inhibitors must discontinue the drug for 14 days prior to the start of study treatment. Chronic concomitant treatment with strong CYP3A4 inducers is not allowed. Patients must discontinue the drug 14 days prior to the start of study treatment.
• •8. Baseline Grade ≥ 2 neuropathy. Known Gilbert's disease or known homozygosity for UGAT1A1\*28 polymorphism.
• •9. Pregnant and/or breastfeeding. Patient must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry if they are in childbearing years/premenopausal.
• •10. Known HIV-positivity on combination antiretroviral therapy because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel.
• •11. Non-compliance with induction chemotherapy.