Testing the Use of the Usual Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Removable Pancreatic Cancer
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2030-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This phase III trial compares perioperative chemotherapy (given before and after surgery)
versus adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
that can be removed by surgery (removable/resectable). Chemotherapy drugs, such as
fluorouracil, irinotecan, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the
growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by
stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before and after surgery (perioperatively)
may work better in treating patients with pancreatic cancer compared to giving chemotherapy
after surgery (adjuvantly).