Pancreatic cancer showdown: surgery first or chemo first?
NCT ID NCT06978322
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study looked at whether giving chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant chemo) helps people with resectable pancreatic cancer live longer compared to having surgery right away. Thirty patients took part. The main goal was to see which approach leads to better overall survival and cleaner surgical margins.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chemotherapy (neoadjuvant)
- What this could lead to
- If chemo-first works better, it could become a new standard approach for resectable pancreatic cancer, improving survival and surgical success.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with only 30 patients. Results may not apply broadly, and the benefit of neoadjuvant chemo is still unproven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
This prospective and retrospective study will be conducted on 30 patients with resectable pancreatic cancer.
- 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: * Computed tomography (CT) with pancreatic protocol + vascular mapping * Histopathologically proven malignant by CT-guided or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biopsy Resectable pancreatic cancer means no contact of the tumor with the Superior mesenteric artery, Celiac axis \& Common hepatic artery, and contact of the tumor but ≤90° contact with the superior mesenteric vein \& portal vein. Exclusion Criteria: * Borderline resectable \& locally advanced pancreatic cancer * Tumor at the tail of the pancreas. * Metastatic pancreatic cancer * Unfit patients for surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Minia University
Minya, Minya Governorate, 61611, Egypt
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