New trial aims to improve survival for a tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT07155629
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial will test whether giving chemotherapy before surgery helps people with resectable left-sided pancreatic cancer live longer compared to surgery alone. About 381 participants will be randomly assigned to either neoadjuvant chemotherapy (FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel) followed by surgery, or upfront surgery. The study aims to fill a gap in evidence for this specific tumor location.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mFOLFIRINOX or nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that giving chemotherapy before surgery helps people with left-sided pancreatic cancer live longer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results are not yet available. Chemotherapy has side effects, and it may not improve survival compared to surgery alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 381 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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 to 85 years
- 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: * Resectable left pancreatic cancer according to NCCN criteria * Written and informed consent * Age \> 18y * ECOG 0-2 * Fit for surgery * Fit for neoadjuvant chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * ECOG \> 2 * Histology other than ductal adenocarcinoma * Unable to give written consent * \< 18y
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, 00290, Finland
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Oulu University Hospital
Oulu, 90220, Finland
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