Proton Therapy for Unresectable Cancer (CA) of Pancreas



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 100
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:March 2008
End Date:December 2020

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

A Study Using Photon/Proton Beam Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Unresectable Carcinoma of the Pancreas

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, proton radiation and
chemotherapy has on you and your pancreatic cancer.

Chemotherapy:Capecitabine on radiation days

Proton radiation over 7 weeks

Consolidation Chemotherapy:Gemcitabine

Inclusion Criteria:

Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

Patients must be medically inoperable or have unresectable disease

Exclusion Criteria:

- Evidence of distant metastasis; evidence of metastatic disease in the major viscera
(organs), peritoneal seeding and/or ascites.

- Previous irradiation to the abdomen that would compromise the ability to deliver the
prescribed treatment.

- Prior surgical resection.
We found this trial at
1
site
University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute
2015 Jefferson St
Jacksonville, Florida 32206
(904) 588-1800
University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute When the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute opened...
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