New combo may extend life in tough pancreatic cancer
NCT ID NCT03943667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 211 people with advanced pancreatic cancer whose first treatment (FOLFIRINOX) stopped working or caused too many side effects. Researchers compared a two-drug combination (gemcitabine and paclitaxel) against gemcitabine alone to see if the combo helped people live longer. The goal was to find a better second-line option for this hard-to-treat cancer.
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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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211 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- 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: * Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma with histological or cytological proof * Age ≥18 years * At least 1 evaluable lesion according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 outside any previously irradiated area * Failure of first line FOLFIRINOX (Progressive disease during therapy of within 3 months +/- 15 days) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤2 * Life expectancy ≥12 weeks * Negative serology (HIV, hepatitis B and C) * Adequate organs function * Proven Post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test * Woman of childbearing potential and male patients must agree to use adequate contraception fo the duration of the trial and up to 6 months after completing treatment * Patients affiliated to the social security system * Patient must have signed a written informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Any other primary tumor or secondary malignancy except basal cell carcinoma of skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri * Known cerebral metastasis * Uncontrolled severe infections * Patients with Kaposi's sarcoma * Peripheral neuropathy exceeding grade 2 on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 * Previous treatment with taxane and/or gemcitabine (for pancreas cancer only) * Patients with known allergy or severe hypersensitivity to any trial drug or drug excipient * Patients with any other disease or illness which requires hospitalisation or is incompatible with the trial treatment * Patients unable to comply with trial obligations for geographic, social or physical reasons, or who are unable to understand the purpose and procedures of the trial * Participation in another clinical trial within 14 days prior to randomization * Patients deprived of liberty or under legal protection measures or patients whose willingness to participate in the trial may be unduly influenced
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Simone Veil
Beauvais, France
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CH de Bayeux
Bayeux, France
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CH du Cotentin
Cherbourg, France
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CHU Jean Minjoz
Besançon, France
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CHU La Timone
Marseille, France
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CHU Rouen
Rouen, France
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CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France
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Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes, France
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, France
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Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, France
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Hospices civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Broussais
St-Malo, France
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Hôpital Duchenne
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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Hôpital Européen de Marseille
Marseille, France
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Hôpital Nord Franche Comté
Montbéliard, France
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière
Paris, France
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Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Marseille, France
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Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, 75011, France
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Hôpital Trousseau
Tours, France
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Institut Curie
Saint-Cloud, France
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Institut Godinot
Reims, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
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Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris, 75014, France
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Saint-Herblain, France
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