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New cocktail of chemo and precision radiation aims to tame pancreatic cancer

NCT ID NCT04570943

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests a two-step approach for people with locally advanced pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. First, patients receive two powerful chemotherapy regimens in sequence (GEMBRAX then FOLFIRINOX). Then, those whose cancer does not worsen get MRI-guided stereotactic radiotherapy, which delivers high-dose radiation very precisely. The goal is to stop the cancer from growing and to see if this combined treatment is safe and feasible.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, leucovorin, irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and MRI-guided stereotactic radiotherapy
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a new treatment sequence to control locally advanced pancreatic cancer and potentially make it surgically removable.
What could go wrong
This is a mid-stage trial with only 103 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have significant side effects, and the cancer may still progress.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 103 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2021

Expected to finish

Jun 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient aged from 18 to 75 years at the date of signature of the consent form 2. Histologically or cytologically proven pancreatic adenocarcinoma 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1 4. Non-resectable tumour according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 1.2015 recommendations after external review of imaging data by multidisciplinary experts. 5. Non-metastatic cancer confirmed by thorax-abdomen-pelvis computerized tomography (CT) scan and liver MRI 6. SMART feasibility confirmed by centralized review 7. Uracilemia \< 16 ng/ml 8. Hematological assessment within 14 days before inclusion, defined by: * Neutrophils ≥ 2 000/mm3 (2 × 109/L); * Platelets ≥ 100 000/mm3 (100 × 109/L); * Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl 9. Liver function (within 14 days before inclusion) defined by: * ASpartate Transaminase (AST) and ALanine Transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN); * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN. Patients with a metallic biliary prosthesis due to biliary obstruction caused by the cancer may be included, if: a CT scan with injection of contrast medium and thin pancreas sections was performed before placing the biliary prosthesis, the bilirubin level after prosthesis fitting decreased to ≤20 mg/L (≤34 μmol/L), and in the absence of cholangitis. 10. Creatininaemia within the reference limits, or calculated clearance ≥50 ml/min for patients with a serum creatinine value above or below the reference values (clearance calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease EPIdemiology collaboration (CKDEPI formula). 11. Serum calcium AND magnesium AND potassium ≥ Lower Limit Normal (LLN and ≤ 1.2 x Upper Limit Normal (ULN) 12. Cancer Antigen (CA 19.9) \<500 IU/mL (without cholestasis). Patients with CA 19.9 between 500 IU/mL and 1000 IU/mL can be included if the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan and peritoneal MRI (optional) do not detect any distant fixation, indicative of metastasis. Patients with CA 19.9 ≥ 1000 IU/mL cannot be included. 13. Sexually active patients must use a contraceptive method considered adequate and suitable by the investigator during the entire period of administration of the study treatment and up to 6 months after the treatment end, for female and male patients. 14. Signature of the consent form before any study-specific procedure. 15. Covered by the French health insurance. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any previous treatment for pancreatic cancer (e.g. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, targeted therapy, experimental therapy) 2. Gilbert's syndrome or homozygous Uridine DiPhosphate Glucuronosyl Transferase 1 A1 (UGT1A1 \* 28) 3. Other concomitant cancer or history of cancer, except for treated in situ cancer of the cervix , basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumour (Ta, Tis, and T1), or good-prognosis tumour cured without chemotherapy and without signs of disease in the 3 years before inclusion 4. Prior radiotherapy likely to overlap with the planned study radiotherapy area (e.g. previous abdominal irradiation). 5. Patients with high cardiovascular risk, including, but not limited to, coronary stent or myocardial infarction in the past 6 months. 6. Peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2 7. ECG with QTcorrected (QTc) interval longer than 450 ms for men and longer than 470 ms for women 8. Contraindication to MRI and MRI-guided radiotherapy 9. History of chronic inflammatory disease of the colon or rectum 10. Any other concomitant and not controlled serious illness or disturbance that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study and safety during the study (e.g. severe liver, kidney, lung, metabolic, or psychiatric disorder) 11. Intolerance or allergy to one of the study drugs (gemcitabine, Nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, 5-FU) or to one of their excipients (e.g. fructose) listed in the Contraindications or Warnings sections and Special precautions of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) or prescription information 12. Legal incapacity (patient under guardianship or wardship) 13. Pregnant or breastfeeding woman. Fertile women must have a negative pregnancy test (serum β-hCG) performed 72 hours before inclusion 14. Patient using vitamin K antagonists (Coumadin…) (possible modification of the treatment before inclusion) 15. Active and uncontrolled bacterial or fungal infection that requires systemic treatment. 16. Know active HIV infection 17. History of peripheral arterial disease (e.g. lameness, Buerger's disease). 18. Patient who received a attenuated live vaccine in the 10 days before inclusion 19. Patient with history of pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial pneumonia. 20. Inability to attend the follow-up visits due to geographic, social or mental reasons. 21. Participation in another clinical study with a research product during the last 30 days before inclusion.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Carémeau

    RECRUITING

    Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France

  • CHU Saint-Eloi

    RECRUITING

    Montpellier, Herault, 34295, France

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rennes, 35042, France

  • Centre Georges-François Leclerc

    RECRUITING

    Dijon, 21079, France

  • Hopital Paul Brousse

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Villejuif, France

  • Hôpital Beaujon

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Clichy, France

  • Hôpital Pitié Salpétriêre

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Institut Paoli Calmettes

    RECRUITING

    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13009, France

  • Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier

    RECRUITING

    Montpellier, Hérault, 34298, France

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