Electric pulses plus immunotherapy take on tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT03080974
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way to treat advanced pancreatic cancer by combining two approaches: a drug called nivolumab that helps the immune system fight cancer, and a procedure called irreversible electroporation that uses electric pulses to destroy tumor cells. The goal is to see if this combination is safe and can help people live longer. The study is for 10 adults with stage III pancreatic cancer whose tumor can be measured.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2017
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
- 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: * ≥ 18 years if age * Diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer * Tumor is measurable * Glomerular Filtration Rate \> 60 m/L/min/1.73 m(2) * Willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements * Able to comprehend and have signed the informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Participating in another clinical trial for the treatment of cancer at time of screening * Are pregnant or currently breast feeding * Have a cardiac pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator implanted that cannot be deactivated during the procedure * Have non-removable implants with metal parts within 1 cm of the target lesion * Had a myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to enrollment
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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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University of Louisville
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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