Radiation before pancreatic surgery may prevent dangerous leaks
NCT ID NCT07370987
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether giving a short course of radiation before pancreatic surgery can prevent a common and serious complication called pancreatic fistula. About 50 patients with a high risk of this complication will receive two doses of radiation before their surgery. Researchers will then track how many patients avoid a fistula within 90 days after the operation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stereotactic radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could reduce a serious complication after pancreatic surgery, making recovery safer for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 50 participants and no comparison group, so results may not be conclusive. Radiotherapy also carries risks like radiation toxicity.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
- Ages
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45 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: * Aged ≥ 45 years old * Candidate for pancreaticoduodenectomy by laparotomy * Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25kg/m2 * Diameter of main pancreatic duct (MPD) \< 3 mm on preoperative CT scan or MRI at the isthmus of the pancreas (future pancreatic section area) * Affiliation to a social security system (AME excepted) * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Surgery indication : Chronic pancreatitis * Surgery indication : Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma * History of syndromic or hereditary pancreatic tumor * Contraindication to pancreaticoduodenectomy * Planned multivisceral resection involving organs or parts of organs not normally involved in pancreatico-duodenectomy * Planned external drainage of the main pancreatic duct at the end of the surgery * Neoadjuvant treatment planned or performed by chemotherapy or radiotherapy * History of chronic hepatitis (F3) or cirrhosis (F4) * Contraindication to radiotherapy * Previous history of abdominal radiotherapy * Extended pancreatic resection on the left beyond the radiotherapy area (left of the pancreatic isthmus) * History of complicated peptic ulcer * Patient treated for less than 4 weeks for an ulcer * History of pancreatic surgery * Ongoing pregnancy (confirmed by a test beta-HCG) or breast feeding or absence of birth control * Patients with a active pathology or history that may interfere with the study in progress or the interpretation of its results according to the investigator * Patients with a history or suspicion of non-compliance with medical regimens or will be unable to complete the entire study * Treatment with systemic corticosteroids (excluding inhaled corticosteroids) * Participation in another interventional clinical study (RIPH1, clinical investigation or clinical trial) or exclusion period set after the study * Protected persons under legal guardianship or conservatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of HPB Surgery, Hospital Pitié Salpétrière
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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