New chemo combo shows promise for tough pancreatic tumors
NCT ID NCT07043270
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new way of giving chemotherapy to people with pancreatic cancer that is on the edge of being removable. The goal is to shrink the tumor enough for successful surgery. About 35 adults will receive two different chemo drug combinations in alternating cycles. The main focus is on how long people stay free of cancer progression or death after one year.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Diagnosis of BR-PDAC. The resectability should be officially determined with surgical oncologists at the Dartmouth Cancer Center (DCC) GI multidisciplinary Tumor Board based on NCCN Guidelines Version 2.2024 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. * Patients must be able and willing to provide informed consent. * Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis performed within 45 days before registration. * ECOG Performance Status: 0-1. * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test done ≤ 14 days prior to study enrollment, and must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception throughout the course of protocol therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Any prior receipt of chemotherapy or radiation therapy for PDAC. * Known DPYD poor metabolizer genotype. * Known BRCA1/2 or PALB2 mutations. If they are found to have BRCA1/2 or PALB2 mutation after inclusion to the trial, the participant will be taken off of protocol therapy (since platinum-containing therapy is preferred for these patients). * Any confirmed second malignancy that is likely to require systemic therapy during the study period, in the opinion of the enrolling investigator. * Any of the following baseline laboratory abnormalities: * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 2,500/mm3 * Platelet count \< 100,000/mm3 * Hemoglobin \< 7 g/dL * Creatinine \> 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN * AST/ALT \> 5 x ULN * Any peripheral sensory neuropathy that meaningfully impairs performance of instrumental activities of daily living, as evaluated by the enrolling investigator. * Patients who are unable to provide informed consent. * Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * Patients who are incarcerated.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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