New combo therapy aims to tame tough pancreatic tumors
NCT ID NCT07407231
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether adding a precise, high-dose form of radiation (SBRT) after standard chemotherapy can help control locally advanced pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Eighteen adults with this type of cancer will receive chemotherapy first, and if their disease hasn't worsened, they'll get SBRT to the main tumor, followed by more chemo. The goal is to see how well the tumor responds and how long it takes for the cancer to progress.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chemotherapy (e.g., FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel) followed by ablative stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a way to better control locally advanced pancreatic tumors, potentially delaying disease progression and improving outcomes without needing surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study (18 participants) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The combination of chemotherapy and radiation also carries risks of side effects like fatigue, nausea, and damage to nearby organs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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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: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Locally advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer * Treated with first-line systemic chemotherapy followed by stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at participating centers * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic pancreatic cancer * Prior systemic therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (one or more previous lines of systemic treatment) * Disease progression after initial chemotherapy prior to SBRT * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with study participation or evaluation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
RECRUITINGLjubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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