Combination Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from
dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage
tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy with radiation therapy before surgery may shrink
the tumor so that it can be removed.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together
with radiation therapy works in treating patients who may undergo surgery for locally
advanced pancreatic cancer.