Surgery Followed by Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Pancreas
Completed · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cancer
In brief
RATIONALE: Surgery to remove the pancreas, some of the small intestine, and lymph nodes may be more effective treatment for cancer of the pancreas than surgery to remove the pancreas and some of the small intestine alone. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy may be an effective treatment for cancer of the pancreas. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgery to remove the pancreas and a portion of the small intestine with or without removing lymph nodes, followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy, in treating patients with cancer of the pancreas.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00003049
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 1997-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-12-22
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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