Surgery showdown: can debulking beat drugs for pancreatic cancer?
NCT ID NCT07273409
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at people with stage 4 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pan-NET) that have spread. It compares two approaches: having surgery to remove as much tumor as possible (plus optional drug treatment) versus drug treatment alone. The goal is to see which helps people live longer and have a better quality of life. About 200 adults with grade 1-2 pan-NET will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2033
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: * Pan- NET, ENETS/AJCC stage 4 determined by CT or PET/CT * Primary tumour or metastases confirmed as Pancreatic NET GI-WHO grade 1-2 pan-NET by histology or cytology * Age ≥ 18 years * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Subject not fit for surgery due to comorbidity or advanced age (reason to be specified) * Risk of surgery deemed too high by MDT or Surgeon (reason to be specified) * Previous surgery for pan-NET. * Hormonal symptoms caused by a functional pan-NET, not controllable by medical therapy, indicating debulking surgery. * Previously included in the current study. * Pregnancy * The study subject does not fit into either STRATA: a) STRATUM 1: Less than 70% of the total tumour volume can be debulked, b) STRATUM 2: no FDG-PET avid disease is observed OR all (100%) FDG-PET avid tumour is not resectable. * Other reason in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (reason to be specified).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 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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Karolinska University Hospital
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Sweden
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Skåne University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLund, Sweden
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Uppsala University Hospital
RECRUITINGUppsala, Sweden
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