Radiation boost may help control advanced pancreatic cancer

NCT ID NCT07600268

First seen May 23, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 6 times

Summary

This phase II trial tests whether adding a precise, high-dose form of radiation (SBRT) to standard maintenance chemotherapy can help people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer. The study enrolls 24 adults whose cancer has not grown after at least four months of initial chemo. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either maintenance chemo alone or maintenance chemo plus SBRT. The main goal is to see if the combination improves one-year survival.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute

    RECRUITING

    Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) plus maintenance chemotherapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new way to extend survival for people with advanced pancreatic cancer by adding targeted radiation to standard maintenance therapy.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The added radiation also carries risks like fatigue or digestive issues.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

malignant pancreatic neoplasm pancreatic neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.