Neoadjuvant Accelerated Short Course Radiation Therapy With Photons and Capecitabine for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

NCT00889187 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2018-05-11

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Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if it is possible to deliver high dose radiation in one week while also giving the drug capecitabine for the treatment of pancreatic cancer prior to surgery, to determine if this treatment can be given safely for the treatment of pancreatic cancer prior to surgery and, to determine if this treatment can improve the local control pancreatic cancer prior to surgery compared to historical controls of standard treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

Neoadjuvant Short-Course Photon Radiation

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Harvey Mamon, MD, PhD · Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-30
Completion
2011-12-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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