New combo before surgery may boost pancreatic cancer outcomes
NCT ID NCT03492671
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving chemotherapy and radiation before surgery can help surgeons remove all of the pancreatic cancer. About 30 adults with resectable pancreatic cancer will receive the drugs gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel plus targeted radiation, then surgery, then more chemo. The goal is to see if this approach increases the chance of a complete removal and improves survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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Inclusion Criteria (all criteria must apply): * Cytologic or histologic proof of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. * Localized, potentially resectable tumors. * Greater or equal to 18 years of age. * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. * Adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic function as defined by: * ANC greater or equal to 1,500 cells/mm3 * Platelets greater or equal to 100,000 cells/mm3 * Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Serum creatinine ≤ 2 x ULN • ALT ≤ 5 x ULN * AST ≤ 5 x ULN * No history of prior therapy for pancreatic cancer. * No history of active infection requiring IV antibiotics at the start of study treatment * Non-pregnant and non-breast-feeding. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has borderline resectable or metastatic disease. * History of malignancy in the last 5 years other than in situ cancer or basal or squamous cell skin cancer or malignancies cured by surgery alone or surgery plus radiotherapy and have been continuously disease-free for at least 5 years. * Patient has active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy.
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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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Loma Linda University Health
RECRUITINGLoma Linda, California, 92354, United States
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