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Chemotherapy

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for Pancreatic Cancer

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Kimberly Johung, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Yale University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 2 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if adding a new targeted therapy drug to the standard of care chemotherapy regimen before surgery will improve outcomes in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Eligible Conditions
  • Pancreatic Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of Participants With and Without R0 Resection
Secondary outcome measures
Acute Coryza
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoadjuvant Therapy
+3 more

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: patients with borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Borderline resectable disease will be defined by NCCN criteria, and determined centrally by review of a diagnostic pancreas protocol CT scan and/or MRI scan with contrast by a dedicated surgical oncologist and radiologist.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
2015
Completed Phase 1
~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor
1,846 Previous Clinical Trials
2,736,470 Total Patients Enrolled
Kimberly Johung, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorYale University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
28 Total Patients Enrolled

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~1 spots leftby Apr 2025