Electric field device takes on pancreatic cancer in new trial
NCT ID NCT07284277
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a wearable device that creates electric fields (TTFields) combined with chemotherapy for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer. The device is worn at home for at least 18 hours a day and aims to disrupt cancer cell division. The trial will check if the combination is safe and if patients can stick with the treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) device plus chemotherapy (modFOLFIRINOX)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for metastatic pancreatic cancer by combining a wearable device with standard chemo.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device must be worn at least 18 hours daily, which may be burdensome.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- 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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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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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: All the patients should comply with the following criteria for inclusion: 1. Histological/cytological diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 2. The patient should be 18 years of age and older. 3. The patient has given consent to participate in the study. 4. The patient should be able to comply with all the requirements of the clinical trial. 5. Life expectancy of at least 3 months. 6. Metastatic disease with, at least, one hepatic lesion that must be accessible for biopsy. 7. Measurable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor v1.1 (RECIST 1.1) apart from the liver lesion to be biopsied. 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1. 9. Amenable and assigned by the investigator to receive therapy with modFOLFIRINOX. 10. Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy on the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting is allowed as long as at least six months have elapsed since last chemotherapy treatment. 11. Able to operate the Novo TTF-200T System independently or with the help of a caregiver. 12. Adequate hematologic and organ function, defined by the following laboratory test results, obtained during the screening period and before C1D1. 1. WBC higher than or equal to 2.5 x 10\^9/L. 2. ANC higher than or equal to 1.5 x 10\^9/L without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support. 3. Platelet count higher than or equal to 100 x 10\^9/L without transfusion. 4. Hemoglobin higher than or equal to 9 g/dL. Patients may be transfused to meet this criterion. 5. Albumin higher than or equal to 2.5 g/dL. 6. Serum bilirubin lower than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); patients with known Gilbert´s disease may have a bilirubin value lower than or equal to 3 x ULN. 7. INR and aPTT lower than or equal to 1.5 x ULN. 8. AST, ALT, lower than or equal to 5 x ULN. 9. Serum creatinine lower than or equal to 1.5 x ULN or Creatinine Clearance higher than or equal to 30ml/min (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula). 13. For women of childbearing potential: Negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to C1D1. Agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use of contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of lower than or equal to 1 percentage per year during the treatment period (combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal o transdermal); progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable o implantable); intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS); bilateral tubal occlusion or vasectomized partner) and for at least 180 days after the last study treatment. A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is post-menarcheal, has not reached a postmenopausal state (higher than or equal to 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus). Exclusion Criteria: Patients who present any of the following criteria for exclusion cannot be included in the clinical trial: 1. Malignancies other than pancreatic cancer within 3 years prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) with the exceptions of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (e.g., expected 5-year overall survival higher than 90 percentage), treated with expected curative outcome (such as but not limited to: adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, basal squamous or melanomatous cell skin cancer, localized prostate cancer treated surgically with curative intent, ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated surgically with curative intent). 2. Previous treatment with chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 3. Untreated CNS metastases. Treatment of brain metastases, either by surgical or radiation techniques, must have been completed at least 4 weeks prior to study entry. 4. Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency or thymidylate synthase gene polymorphism predisposing the patient for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) toxicity. 5. Previous radiation therapy within 14 days prior to C1D1 and/or persistence of radiation-related adverse effects. 6. Implantable electronic medical devices in the torso, such as pacemakers. 7. Known severe hypersensitivities to medical adhesives or hydrogel, or history of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to any of the study treatments used. 8. Spinal cord compression not definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation. 9. Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures. 10. Pregnant and lactating women 11. Patients who have received brivudine, sorivudine or analogues 4 weeks prior to Fluoracile administration. 12. Serious co-morbidities, including but not limited to: 1. History of significant cardiovascular disease unless the disease is well controlled. Significant cardiac disease includes second/third degree hart block; significant ischemic heart disease; poorly controlled hypertension; congestive heart failure of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or worse. 2. History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) within 3 months prior to randomization or that is not stable. 3. Active infection or serious underlying medical condition that would impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol therapy. 4. History of any psychiatric condition that might impair patient´s ability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study or to provide consent.
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
5 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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Clínica Universidad de Navarra
RECRUITINGPamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Fundación Jiménez-Díaz
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Araba
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, 01009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Cruces
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarakaldo, Vizcaya, 48903, Spain
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Hospital de Galdakao
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGaldakao, Vizcaya, 48960, Spain
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