Perillyl Alcohol Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Pancreatic Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2001-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
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.