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PROACTIVE: Surgical Resection Outcomes in Locally Advanced and Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Sponsor: University of Southern California
Summary
This clinical trial tests how well surgical resection after chemotherapy given before surgery to make the tumor smaller (neoadjuvant) works to treat pancreatic cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) and that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). In general, surgery is considered the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer, especially when the cancer is localized and has not spread to other organs. However, most patients with pancreatic cancer are not candidates for surgical removal because the cancer has grown into or close to nearby arteries, veins, or organs and there is a concern of damaging these nearby structures. Researchers want to find out if surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be done safely to completely remove the tumor in patients with locally advanced and unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Official title: PROACTIVE Pilot Study: Pancreatic Resection Outcomes in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Involving Visceral Arteries Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
2
Start Date
2023-12-01
Completion Date
2028-12-01
Last Updated
2025-11-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood and tissue sample collection
Computed Tomography
Undergo CT
Distal Pancreatectomy
Undergo distal pancreatectomy
Laparoscopy
Undergo laparoscopy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy
Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Surgical Procedure
Undergo surgical resection
Total Pancreatectomy
Undergo total pancreatectomy
Locations (1)
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, United States