Clinical trial · Interventional
PROACTIVE: Surgical Resection Outcomes in Locally Advanced and Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
PROACTIVE Pilot Study: Pancreatic Resection Outcomes in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Involving Visceral Arteries Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Stage III Pancreatic Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (9)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biospecimen Collection | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Computed Tomography | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Distal Pancreatectomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Laparoscopy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pancreaticoduodenectomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Surgical Procedure | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Total Pancreatectomy |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Treatment (surgical resection)
- description
- Patients undergo laparoscopy followed by surgical resection with pancreaticoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, or total pancreatectomy at the discretion of the surgeon within 2-8 weeks following completion of standard of care neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen. Patients undergo CT and blood sample collection throughout the study and/or MRI during screening. Patients also undergo tissue collection at time of surgical resection on study.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
- Procedure: Computed Tomography
- Procedure: Distal Pancreatectomy
- Procedure: Laparoscopy
- Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Procedure: Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- Procedure: Surgical Procedure
- Procedure: Total Pancreatectomy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- R0 resection rate
- timeFrame
- At time of surgery
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologic or cytologic proof of pancreatic adenocarcinoma * Locally advanced, stage III (T4NxM0) and unresectable by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines prior to perioperative chemotherapy * Patients must have measurable disease at diagnosis per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 * At least 4 cycles of perioperative chemotherapy (gemcitabine \[Gem\]/nab-paclitaxel or fluorouracil, irinotecan, leucovorin and oxaliplatin \[FOLFIRINOX\]) received with no evidence of progression on restaging scans per RECIST 1.1 * Age ≥ 18 years * Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1 * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL * Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcl * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) if no biliary stenting has been done or 2.0 x ULN if patient is status post (s/p) biliary stenting or two down trending values * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase \[SPGT\]) ≤ 2.5 X ULN * Creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or Cr clearance ≥ 30 mL/min (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) * Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 90 days following completion of therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately * A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria: Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with known distant metastases * Patients who have not recovered from adverse events of chemotherapy due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier * Patients who have progressed on 2 prior systemic chemotherapy lines or received prior radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer * Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Patients must not be pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants
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