Perillyl Alcohol Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Pancreatic Cancer

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of perillyl alcohol followed by surgery in treating patients who have stage II or stage III pancreatic cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00003769

Run by

Indiana University

Starts

1999-02-01

Expected to finish

2001-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Indiana University Cancer Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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