Zapping pancreatic tumors with heat: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT05723107
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tests whether adding a heat-based treatment (radiofrequency ablation) to chemotherapy is safe for people with advanced pancreatic cancer that hasn't spread to other organs. About 15 participants will receive the procedure through an endoscope guided by ultrasound. The main goal is to see how many people can complete the treatment without serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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
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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: * Diagnosed and histologically confirmed PDAC by biopsy * Axial CT scan or MRI consistent with PDAC with at least 1 cm in greatest diameter * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Patients with locally advanced PDAC, who have not responded or progressed on first line chemotherapy, are deemed not resectable based on multidisciplinary review, and show no evidence of distant metastasis * Lesions between 1 - 4cm in size Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that show evidence of distant metastasis * Endoscopically non-accessible mass * Pregnant patients * Inability to provide informed consent * Lesions \<1cm, or \>4cm in greatest diameter
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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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Tisch Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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