New combo therapy aims to slash deadly leaks after pancreatic cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07262957
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether giving three treatments together—two medicines and a surgical patch—can lower the risk of major complications after Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer and other tumors. The study includes 400 high-risk patients with a small pancreatic duct. If successful, this approach could become a new standard to help patients recover faster and avoid life-threatening leaks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
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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: * Elective pancreatoduodenectomy for any indication (both minimally invasive and open) * Pancreatic duct diameter ≤ 3mm on preoperative CT or MRI\* * 18 years of age or older * Signature of informed consent * In the opinion of the investigator, the patient is eligible for the administration of hydrocortisone and octreotide, based on contraindications, warnings, and precautions as listed in the respective SmPCs Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnancy or current breastfeeding * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to hydrocortisone or octreotide * Systemic fungal infection * Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or moderate-to-strong inducers that cannot be discontinued (see CYTOCHROME P450 DRUG INTERACTION TABLE (iu.edu)) * Inhibitors must be discontinued ≥7 days before randomization * Inducers must be discontinued ≥28 days before randomization
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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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Amsterdam UMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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