Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaPhase 3NCT01013649
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride Followed by the Same Chemotherapy Regimen With or Without Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery
A Phase 3 study testing 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Biospecimen Collection and Capecitabine in people with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 689 sites in 4 countries.
Trial summary
This randomized phase II-R/III trial studies gemcitabine hydrochloride with or without erlotinib hydrochloride followed by the same chemotherapy regimen with or without radiation therapy and capecitabine or fluorouracil in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that was removed by surgery. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasm
- What is being tested?
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Biospecimen Collection and Capecitabine
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 546 participants
- Where
- 689 sitesin 4 countries
- Study dates
- 5 Apr 2010to 4 Sep 2025
- Phase
- Phase 3
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Histologic proof of primary head of pancreas invasive adenocarcinoma managed with a potentially curative resection (i.e., removal of all gross tumor) involving a classic pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) or a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy; patients with invasive adenocarcinoma that also contains a component of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) are eligible
- The operating surgeon must document in the operative note that a complete gross excision of the primary tumor was achieved; the pathology report must include documentation of the margin status and the size of the tumor; the pathology report must also include the status of the three major margins-bile duct, pancreatic parenchyma, and retroperitoneal (uncinate)
- For patients who have not started their chemotherapy prior to registration, the interval between definitive tumor-related surgery and 1st step registration must be between 21-70 days; for patients entering on the study who have already received up to 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy as per the treating institution, the interval between definitive tumor-related surgery and day one of adjuvant chemotherapy must be between 21-77 days
- Patients will be staged according to the 6th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system with pathologic stage T1-3, N0-1, M-0 being eligible. Pathologic reporting using the College of American Pathologists (CAPS) format is strongly encouraged
- Age >= 18
- Zubrod performance status 0 or 1
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- Complete history and physical examination including weight and Zubrod status within 31 days of study entry (or within 31 days prior to day 1 of chemotherapy post-surgery for those patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration)
- Before starting therapy the patient should be able to maintain adequate oral nutrition of >= 1500 calories estimated caloric intake per day and be free of significant nausea and vomiting
- Complete blood count (CBC)/differential obtained within 21 days of registration on study (or within 21 days prior to day 1 of chemotherapy post-surgery for those patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration)
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mm^3
- Platelets >= 100,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin [Hgb] >= 8.0 g/dl is acceptable)
- Post resection serum cancer antigen (CA)19-9 =< 180 units/mL AND prior to any systemic treatment
- Serum total bilirubin =< twice the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) within 21 days of registration on study (or within 21 days prior to day 1 of chemotherapy post-surgery for those patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration)
- Creatinine levels =< twice the institutional upper limit of normal within 21 days of registration on study (or within 21 days prior to day 1 of chemotherapy post-surgery for those patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration)
- Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) must be =< 2.5 x the institutional upper limit of normal within 21 days of registration on study (or within 21 days prior to day 1 of chemotherapy post-surgery for those patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration)
- Negative serum pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential within 14 days of study registration
- Abdominal/pelvic CT scan with contrast is preferred; abdominal CT alone is acceptable only if insurance restrictions are experienced; chest CT/x-ray (CT of chest preferred) within 31 days of registration on study (or within 31 days prior to day 1 of chemo post-surgery for those patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration); patients allergic to IV contrast can have MRI of the abdomen/pelvis instead
- Signed study-specific informed consent
- Consultation, agreement, and documentation in the patient's chart by a radiation oncologist that patient is suitable to receive radiotherapy per this protocol
- Women of childbearing potential and male participants must practice adequate contraception
- Patients with active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are eligible if their cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count is > 499/cu mm and their viral load is < 50 copies/ml; use of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) is allowed
Who cannot join
- Patients with non-adenocarcinomas, adenosquamous carcinomas, islet cell (neuroendocrine) tumors, cystadenomas, cystadenocarcinomas, carcinoid tumors, duodenal carcinomas, distal bile duct, and ampullary carcinomas; patients with tumors that are largely intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) with a minimal or minor component of invasive carcinoma are not eligible; patients with acinar carcinomas are not eligible; patients with IPMN's that contain some secondary (minor) foci of adenocarcinoma are also not eligible
- Patients managed with a total pancreatectomy, a distal pancreatectomy, or central pancreatectomy
- Patients entering on the study after pancreaticoduodenectomy, who have not already started chemotherapy must not have had prior systemic chemotherapy for pancreas cancer; note that prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowable; for patients entering on the study who have already received up to 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy as per the treating institution, patients must not have received adjuvant chemotherapy with agents other than gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, fluoropyrimidine, or irinotecan for the current pancreatic cancer; prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowable
- Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields
- Previous history of invasive malignancy (except non-melanoma skin cancer) unless the patient has been disease free for at least 2 years prior to study entry (or first day of chemotherapy for patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration); patients with a previous history of carcinoma in situ are eligible
- Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows per time points indicated below (or per time points indicated below prior to the first day of chemotherapy for patients having started chemotherapy prior to first step registration):
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- Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months
- Transmural myocardial infarction within the 3 months of study registration
- Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of registration
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception; this exclusion is necessary because the treatment involved in this study may be significantly teratogenic
- If surgical margin status cannot be determined after consultation with the operating surgeon and the institutional pathologist, the patient will be ineligible
Trial locations and contacts
689 sites in 4 countries.
311 sites in 4 countries
United States300 sites
The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Pali Momi
‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001
Bixby Medical Center
Adrian, Michigan, 49221
Hickman Cancer Center
Adrian, Michigan, 49221
Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Akron, Ohio, 44304
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Akron, Ohio, 44307
New York Oncology Hematology PC - Albany
Albany, New York, 12206
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103
Radiation Oncology Center
Alliance, Ohio, 44601
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center
Alton, Illinois, 62002
The Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center
Amarillo, Texas, 79106
American Fork Hospital / Huntsman Intermountain Cancer Center
American Fork, Utah, 84003
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames, Iowa, 50010
McFarland Clinic - Ames
Ames, Iowa, 50010
Alaska Breast Care and Surgery LLC
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508
Alaska Women's Cancer Care
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508
Katmai Oncology Group
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508
AnMed Health Cancer Center
Anderson, South Carolina, 29621
Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
Langlade Hospital and Cancer Center
Antigo, Wisconsin, 54409
Texas Oncology-Arlington South
Arlington, Texas, 76014
Northwest Community Hospital
Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Auburn
Auburn, California, 95603
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center
Auburn, Washington, 98001
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Aurora
Aurora, Colorado, 80012
The Medical Center of Aurora
Aurora, Colorado, 80012
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
Rush-Copley Medical Center
Aurora, Illinois, 60504
Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown
Austin, Texas, 78705
Texas Oncology - Central Austin Cancer Center
Austin, Texas, 78731
Texas Oncology - South Austin Cancer Center
Austin, Texas, 78745
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21229
Summa Health System - Barberton Campus
Barberton, Ohio, 44203
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920
Texas Oncology Bedford
Bedford, Texas, 76022
Franciscan Saint Francis Health-Beech Grove
Beech Grove, Indiana, 46107
Overlake Medical Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98004
Strecker Cancer Center-Belpre
Belpre, Ohio, 45714
Saint Charles Health System
Bend, Oregon, 97701
Billings Clinic Cancer Center
Billings, Montana, 59101
Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
Billings, Montana, 59101
Saint Vincent Healthcare
Billings, Montana, 59101
Montana Cancer Consortium NCORP
Billings, Montana, 59102
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center
Bloomington, Illinois, 61701
Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois, 61704
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg
Boiling Springs, South Carolina, 29316
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83712
Central Care Cancer Center - Bolivar
Bolivar, Missouri, 65613
Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre
Bonne Terre, Missouri, 63628
McFarland Clinic - Boone
Boone, Iowa, 50036
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118
Boulder Community Foothills Hospital
Boulder, Colorado, 80303
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Boulder
Boulder, Colorado, 80304
Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers-Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Ohio, 43402
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
Bozeman, Montana, 59715
Cox Cancer Center Branson
Branson, Missouri, 65616
Hartford HealthCare - Saint Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06606
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, 11219
Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver
Brownstown, Michigan, 48183
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 19010
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center
Burbank, California, 91505
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
Burlingame, California, 94010
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805
Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337
Saint James Community Hospital and Cancer Treatment Center
Butte, Montana, 59701
Cooper Hospital University Medical Center
Camden, New Jersey, 08103
Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Cameron Park
Cameron Park, California, 95682
Sands Cancer Center
Canandaigua, New York, 14424
Illinois CancerCare-Canton
Canton, Illinois, 61520
Mercy Cancer Center - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, California, 95608
Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
Carthage, Illinois, 62321
Rocky Mountain Oncology
Casper, Wyoming, 82609
East Bay Radiation Oncology Center
Castro Valley, California, 94546
Sandra L Maxwell Cancer Center
Cedar City, Utah, 84720
Providence Regional Cancer System-Centralia
Centralia, Washington, 98531
Cancer Center of Kansas - Chanute
Chanute, Kansas, 66720
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425
West Virginia University Charleston Division
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204
Atrium Health Pineville/LCI-Pineville
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28210
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Presence Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60631
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60657
Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Marshfield Clinic-Chippewa Center
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, 54729
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219
Good Samaritan Hospital - Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220
Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242
Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
City of Saint Peters, Missouri, 63376
Clackamas Radiation Oncology Center
Clackamas, Oregon, 97015
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44111
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township
Clinton Township, Michigan, 48038
Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes
Clive, Iowa, 50325
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic
Clive, Iowa, 50325
Community Cancer Institute
Clovis, California, 93611
Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Penrose
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909
MU Health - University Hospital/Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
Columbia, Missouri, 65212
John B Amos Cancer Center
Columbus, Georgia, 31904
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc
Columbus, Ohio, 43214
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43214
Columbus NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
The Mark H Zangmeister Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43219
Mount Carmel Health Center West
Columbus, Ohio, 43222
Doctors Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43228
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
Commack, New York, 11725
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
Commerce, Michigan, 48382
Atrium Health Cabarrus/LCI-Concord
Concord, North Carolina, 28025
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables
Coral Gables, Florida, 33146
Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141
Carle at The Riverfront
Danville, Illinois, 61832
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Darby, Pennsylvania, 19023-1291
Grandview Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45405
Good Samaritan Hospital - Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, 45406
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45409
Miami Valley Hospital North
Dayton, Ohio, 45415
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Illinois, 62526
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442
Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer Center
Delaware, Ohio, 43015
Delaware Radiation Oncology
Delaware, Ohio, 43015
Grady Memorial Hospital
Delaware, Ohio, 43015
Texas Oncology - Denison Cancer Center
Denison, Texas, 75020
AdventHealth Porter
Denver, Colorado, 80210
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
Denver, Colorado, 80218
Presbyterian - Saint Lukes Medical Center - Health One
Denver, Colorado, 80218
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Midtown
Denver, Colorado, 80218
Saint Joseph Hospital - Cancer Centers of Colorado
Denver, Colorado, 80218
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Rose
Denver, Colorado, 80220
Rose Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, 80220
Western States Cancer Research NCORP
Denver, Colorado, 80222
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
Iowa-Wide Oncology Research Coalition NCORP
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa, 50314
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Laurel Clinic
Des Moines, Iowa, 50314
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, 50316
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236
Cancer Center of Kansas - Dodge City
Dodge City, Kansas, 67801
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, 19026
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, 91010
Epic Care-Dublin
Dublin, California, 94568
Northeast Radiation Oncology Center
Dunmore, Pennsylvania, 18512
Mercy Medical Center
Durango, Colorado, 81301
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Easley
Easley, South Carolina, 29640
Easton Hospital
Easton, Pennsylvania, 18042
HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Marshfield Clinic Cancer Center at Sacred Heart
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, Minnesota, 55435
Carle Physician Group-Effingham
Effingham, Illinois, 62401
Cancer Center of Kansas - El Dorado
El Dorado, Kansas, 67042
Elkhart Clinic
Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-2098
Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Elkhart
Elkhart, Indiana, 46514
Elkhart General Hospital
Elkhart, Indiana, 46515
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126
Mercy Cancer Center-Elyria
Elyria, Ohio, 44035
Bay Area Breast Surgeons Inc
Emeryville, California, 94608
Epic Care Partners in Cancer Care
Emeryville, California, 94608
Mountain Blue Cancer Care Center - Swedish
Englewood, Colorado, 80113
Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, Colorado, 80113
OSF Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Group
Escanaba, Michigan, 49829
Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
Eureka, Illinois, 61530
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership
Everett, Washington, 98201
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, Massachusetts, 02721
Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334
Saint Francis Hospital
Federal Way, Washington, 98003
Blanchard Valley Hospital
Findlay, Ohio, 45840
Texas Oncology-Flower Mound
Flower Mound, Texas, 75028
Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308
Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701
Radiation Oncology Associates PC
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804
Parkview Hospital Randallia
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46805
Texas Oncology - Fort Worth Cancer Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
Atrium Medical Center-Middletown Regional Hospital
Franklin, Ohio, 45005-1066
Fredericksburg Oncology Inc
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401
Kaiser Permanente-Fremont
Fremont, California, 94538
Fresno Cancer Center
Fresno, California, 93720
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, California, 93720
Unity Hospital
Fridley, Minnesota, 55432
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Fruitland
Fruitland, Idaho, 83619
University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32610
Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Gainesville
Gainesville, Georgia, 30501
Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois, 61401
Western Illinois Cancer Treatment Center
Galesburg, Illinois, 61401
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, 77555-0565
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor
Geneva, Illinois, 60134
Adams Cancer Center
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325
Tacoma/Valley Radiation Oncology Centers-Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington, 98332
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center
Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, New York, 12801
Mountain Blue Cancer Care Center
Golden, Colorado, 80401
Goshen Center for Cancer Care
Goshen, Indiana, 46526
Nebraska Cancer Specialists/Oncology Hematology West PC
Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803
Saint Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Grand Junction, Colorado, 81501
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute
Great Falls, Montana, 59405
Berdeaux, Donald MD (UIA Investigator)
Great Falls, Montana, 59405
Great Falls Clinic
Great Falls, Montana, 59405
Banner North Colorado Medical Center
Greeley, Colorado, 80631
Bellin Memorial Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Saint Mary's
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54303
Marin General Hospital
Greenbrae, California, 94904
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834
Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Andrews
Greenville, South Carolina, 29601
Saint Francis Hospital
Greenville, South Carolina, 29601
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Butternut
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Greenwood Village
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Greer
Greer, South Carolina, 29650
Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham
Greer, South Carolina, 29651
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Gresham, Oregon, 97030
Sentara Cancer Institute at Sentara CarePlex Hospital
Hampton, Virginia, 23666
WellSpan Medical Oncology and Hematology
Hanover, Pennsylvania, 17331
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, 10604
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, 06102
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, Illinois, 60426
Saint Peter's Community Hospital
Helena, Montana, 59601
Cancer and Blood Specialists-Henderson
Henderson, Nevada, 89052
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada - Henderson
Henderson, Nevada, 89052
Las Vegas Cancer Center-Henderson
Henderson, Nevada, 89052
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada-Southeast Henderson
Henderson, Nevada, 89074
Oncology Las Vegas - Henderson
Henderson, Nevada, 89074
AdventHealth Hendersonville
Hendersonville, North Carolina, 28792
Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Hawaii Cancer Care Inc-Liliha
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817
The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817
Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77024
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
Independence, Kansas, 67301
Centerpoint Medical Center LLC
Independence, Missouri, 64057
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Independence
Independence, Ohio, 44131
Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
IU Health Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980
McFarland Clinic - Jefferson
Jefferson, Iowa, 50129
MU Health Care Goldschmidt Cancer Center
Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109
Freeman Health System
Joplin, Missouri, 64804
Mercy Hospital Joplin
Joplin, Missouri, 64804
Jupiter Medical Center
Jupiter, Florida, 33458
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007
West Michigan Cancer Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007
Beacon Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49048
Logan Health Medical Center
Kalispell, Montana, 59901
Presence Saint Mary's Hospital
Kankakee, Illinois, 60901
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, 64111
Heartland Hematology and Oncology Associates Incorporated
Kansas City, Missouri, 64118
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri, 64132
CHI Health Good Samaritan
Kearney, Nebraska, 68847
Kettering Medical Center
Kettering, Ohio, 45429
Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
Kewanee, Illinois, 61443
Cancer Center of Kansas-Kingman
Kingman, Kansas, 67068
ECU Health Oncology Kinston
Kinston, North Carolina, 28501
Community Howard Regional Health
Kokomo, Indiana, 46904
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, 92093
IU Health La Porte Hospital
La Porte, Indiana, 46350
Providence Regional Cancer System-Lacey
Lacey, Washington, 98503
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Lakewood
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228
Saint Anthony Hospital
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228
Saint Clare Hospital
Lakewood, Washington, 98499
Fairfield Medical Center
Lancaster, Ohio, 43130
Lancaster Radiation Oncology
Lancaster, Ohio, 43130
Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates PA-Lancaster
Lancaster, South Carolina, 29720
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102
Cancer and Blood Specialists-Shadow
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106
Radiation Oncology Centers of Nevada Central
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106
GenesisCare USA - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109
Belgium4 sites
Hospital Univ. Erasme
Brussels, 1070
University Hospital Saint Luc
Brussels, 1200
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Groeninge Campus Kennedylaan
Kortrijk, 8500
AZ Turnhout-Campus Saint Elizabeth
Turnhout, 2300
Canada4 sites
London Regional Cancer Program
London, Ontario, N6A 4L6
CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4
Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6
Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9
Israel3 sites
Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, 49100
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, 64239
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Tel Litwinsky, 52621
About this study
Official title: A Phase II-R and a Phase III Trial Evaluating Both Erlotinib (Ph II-R) and Chemoradiation (Ph III) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients With Resected Head of Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
This randomized phase II-R/III trial studies gemcitabine hydrochloride with or without erlotinib hydrochloride followed by the same chemotherapy regimen with or without radiation therapy and capecitabine or fluorouracil in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that was removed by surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride, capecitabine, and fluorouracil, 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. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy together with or without erlotinib hydrochloride and/or radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy is more effective when given with or without erlotinib hydrochloride and/or radiation therapy in treating pancreatic cancer.
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
- To determine whether the addition of erlotinib (erlotinib hydrochloride) to gemcitabine (gemcitabine hydrochloride) adjuvant chemotherapy shows a signal for improved survival as compared to gemcitabine alone following R0 or R1 resection of head of pancreas adenocarcinoma (including adenocarcinoma of the head, neck, and uncinate process). (Phase II-R) II. To determine whether the use of concurrent fluoropyrimidine and radiotherapy following adjuvant gemcitabine based chemotherapy or non-gemcitabine based chemotherapy such as modified fluorouracil-leucovorin-irinotecan-oxaliplatin regimen (FOLFIRINOX) further enhances survival for such patients who are without evidence of progressive disease after 5 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. (Phase III)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To evaluate disease-free survival of adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy and concurrent fluoropyrimidine for patients with resected head of pancreas adenocarcinoma who are disease free after 5 months of adjuvant chemotherapy.
II. To evaluate disease-free survival of standard adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy with and without erlotinib for patients with resected head of pancreas adenocarcinoma.
III. To evaluate adverse events with and without erlotinib for patients with resected head of pancreas adenocarcinoma.
IV. To evaluate adverse events of adjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy and concurrent fluoropyrimidine for patients with resected head of pancreas adenocarcinoma who are disease free after adjuvant chemotherapy.
- To evaluate preoperative cross-sectional imaging of the primary head of pancreas adenocarcinoma in order to determine the frequency with which objective criteria of resectability are present.
VI. To determine if patients reporting low baseline fatigue, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue, predicts survival and to explore correlations between baseline fatigue, as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), and survival.
OUTLINE: Patients without disease progression after treatment in arm I or II are randomized to 1 of 2 additional treatment arms (arm III or IV).
ARM I: Patients receive either gemcitabine hydrochloride or allowable combination chemotherapy per standard of care for 5 months.
ARM II (closed to accrual 4/2/14): Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes once a week for 3 weeks then off 1 week and erlotinib hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM III: Patients receive the same treatment as in arm I for 1 month.
ARM IV: Patients receive the same treatment as in arm I for 1 month. Beginning within 7-21 days after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiotherapy (3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy or intensity-modulated radiotherapy) 5 days per week for 5.5 weeks (28 fractions). During radiotherapy, patients receive either capecitabine PO twice daily (BID) 5 days per week or fluorouracil IV continuously for 5.5 weeks or until radiotherapy is completed.
Patients undergo computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or x-ray imaging throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and follow-up and undergo tissue sample collection at baseline.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3-6 months for up to 4 years, then yearly.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasm, Stage I Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Being tested
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Biospecimen Collection, Capecitabine, Chemotherapy, Computed Tomography
- Medical subject headings
- Pancreatic Intraductal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation TherapyRadiation
Also called 3-dimensional radiation therapy, 3D Conformal, 3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, 3D CRT
Undergo 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
Undergo blood and tissue sample collection
CapecitabineDrug
Also called Ro 09-1978/000, Xeloda
Given PO
ChemotherapyDrug
Also called Chemo, Chemotherapy (NOS), Chemotherapy, Cancer, General
Given combination chemotherapy
Computed TomographyProcedure or surgery
Also called CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography
Undergo CT
Erlotinib HydrochlorideDrug
Also called CP 358, CP-358, Cp-358,774, CP358
Given PO
FluorouracilDrug
Also called 5 Fluorouracil, 5 Fluorouracilum, 5 FU, 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione
Given IV
Also called dFdCyd, Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochloride, Gemcitabine HCI, Gemzar
Given IV
Intensity-Modulated Radiation TherapyRadiation
Also called IMRT, Intensity modulated radiation therapy (procedure), Intensity Modulated RT, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
Undergo intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure or surgery
Also called Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
Undergo MRI
Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther
Also called Quality of Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
X-Ray ImagingProcedure or surgery
Also called Conventional X-Ray, Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Imaging, X-Ray, Plain film radiographs
Undergo x-ray imaging
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (gemcitabine hydrochloride or combination chemotherapy) | Active comparator | Patients receive either gemcitabine hydrochloride or allowable combination chemotherapy per standard of care for 5 months. Patients undergo CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and follow-up and undergo tissue sample collection at baseline. Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Chemotherapy; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Procedure: X-Ray Imaging |
| Arm II (gemcitabine hydrochloride, erlotinib hydrochloride) | Experimental | Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes once a week for 3 weeks then off 1 week and erlotinib hydrochloride PO once daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 5 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and follow-up and undergo tissue sample collection at baseline. (closed to accrual 4/2/14) Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Erlotinib Hydrochloride; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Procedure: X-Ray Imaging |
| Arm III (chemotherapy) | Experimental | Patients receive the same treatment as in arm I for 1 month. Patients undergo CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and follow-up and undergo tissue sample collection at baseline. Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Chemotherapy; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Procedure: X-Ray Imaging |
| Arm IV (chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy) | Experimental | Patients receive the same treatment as in arm I for 1 month. Beginning within 7-21 days after completion of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiotherapy (3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy or intensity-modulated radiotherapy) 5 days per week for 5.5 weeks (28 fractions). During radiotherapy, patients receive either capecitabine PO BID 5 days per week or fluorouracil IV continuously for 5.5 weeks or until radiotherapy is completed. Patients undergo CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and follow-up and undergo tissue sample collection at baseline. Receives: Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Capecitabine; Drug: Chemotherapy; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Fluorouracil; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Procedure: X-Ray Imaging |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Overall Survival (Percentage of Participants Alive) [Phase II]
Overall survival is estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival time is measured from step 1 randomization to date of death from any cause or last known follow-up (censored). Analysis was to occur after 200 deaths were reported.
Measured: From step 1 randomization (gemcitabine vs. gemcitabine/erlotinib) to death or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at the time of the phase II analysis was 6.2 years.
Overall Survival (Percentage of Participants Alive) [Phase III]
Overall survival (OS) is estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival time is measured from step 2 randomization to date of death from any cause or last known follow-up (censored). Analysis was to occur at the earlier of 316 reported deaths or when all patients have five years potential follow-up from step 2 randomization.
Measured: From step 2 randomization (chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation) to the date of death or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at time of the phase III analysis was 12.8 years, measured from step 2 randomization.
Secondary outcomes (5)
Disease-free Survival (Percentage of Participants Alive Without Disease) [Phase II]
Disease-free survival is estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Disease-free survival time is measured from step 1 randomization to the first date of local or regional disease, distant metastases, second primary tumor, death due to any cause, or last known follow-up (censored). Analysis was to occur after 200 deaths were reported.
Measured: From step1 randomization (gemcitabine vs. gemcitabine/erlotinib) to disease event, death, or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at the time of the phase II analysis was 6.2 years. Five-year rates are reported here.
Disease-free Survival (Percentage of Participants Alive Without Disease) [Phase III]
Disease-free survival is estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Disease-free survival time is measured from step 2 randomization to the first date of local or regional disease, distant metastases, second primary tumor, death due to any cause, or last known follow-up (censored). Analysis was to occur at the earlier of 316 reported deaths or when all participants have five years potential follow-up from second step randomization.
Measured: From step 2 randomization (chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation) to disease event, death, or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at time of the phase III analysis was 12.8 years, measured from step 2 randomization.
Number of Participants by Highest Grade Adverse Event Reported (Phase II)
Assessed according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 which grades adverse event severity from 1=mild to 5=death. Summary data is provided in this outcome measure; see Adverse Events Module for specific adverse event data.
Measured: From step 1 randomization (gemcitabine vs. gemcitabine/erlotinib) to death or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at the time of the phase II analysis was 6.2 years.
Number of Participants by Highest Grade Adverse Event Reported (Phase III)
Assessed according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 which grades adverse event severity from 1=mild to 5=death.
Measured: From step 2 randomization (chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation) to death or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at time of the phase III analysis was 12.8 years, measured from step 2 randomization.
Overall Survival (Percentage of Participants Alive) by Baseline Fatigue Group
Overall survival is estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Survival time is measured from enrollment (step 1) to date of death from any cause or last known follow-up (censored). Baseline fatigue is measured by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACT-F) questionnaire which has a range of 0 to 52 with a higher score indicating less fatigue. Combining treatment arms, patients with low fatigue at baseline (FACIT-F score > 30) will be compared to patients with high fatigue at baseline (FACIT-F scores ≤ 30).
Measured: From enrollment (step 1) to death or last follow-up. Maximum follow-up at time of the phase III analysis was 13.2 years, measured from enrollment. Two- and five-year rates are reported here.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Nov 2009 (estimated)
- Study start5 Apr 2010
- Primary completion10 Dec 2023
- Study completion4 Sep 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 546 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Collaborators
- NRG Oncology
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Ross A Abrams, Principal investigator, NRG Oncology
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01013649
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI-2011-01987
- Other IDs
- NCI-2011-01987, 11-00773, CDR0000659092, RTOG 0848, RTOG-0848, RTOG-0848, U10CA021661, U10CA180830
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 13 Nov 2009
- Last updated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Abrams RA, Winter KA, Goodman KA, Regine WF, Safran HP, Guha CS, Kachnic LA, Gillin MT, Philip PA, Lowy AM, O'Reilly E, Van Laethem JL, Seaward SA, Wu AJ, Wu JJ, Aljumaily RM, DiPetrillo TA, Geva R, Anne PR, Liles DK, Ling DC, Conlin A, Moughan J, Crane CH. Adjuvant Chemotherapy +/- Chemoradiotherapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreatic Head: Results of the Radiotherapy Random Assignment of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0848. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Aug 20;44(24):2316-2328. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-02520. Epub 2026 Jun 9.
PubMed 42456089Jethwa KR, Kim E, Berlin J, Anker CJ, Tchelebi L, Abood G, Hallemeier CL, Jabbour S, Kennedy T, Kumar R, Lee P, Sharma N, Small W Jr, Williams V, Russo S. Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Neoadjuvant Therapy for Nonmetastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Systematic Review and Guidelines. Am J Clin Oncol. 2024 Apr 1;47(4):185-199. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000001076. Epub 2023 Dec 22.
PubMed 38131628Tchelebi LT, Winter KA, Abrams RA, Safran HP, Regine WF, McNulty S, Wu A, Du KL, Seaward SA, Bian SX, Aljumaily R, Shivnani A, Knoble JL, Crocenzi TS, DiPetrillo TA, Roof KS, Crane CH, Goodman KA. Analysis of Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance in NRG Oncology RTOG 0848. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Jan 1;118(1):107-114. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.08.014. Epub 2023 Aug 19.
PubMed 37598723Conroy T, Lambert A, Ducreux M. Adjuvant and neoadjuvant approaches in pancreatic cancer. Curr Opin Oncol. 2023 Jul 1;35(4):326-333. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000962. Epub 2023 May 12.
PubMed 37222189Batukbhai B, Herman JM, Zahurak M, Laheru DA, Le DT, Wolfgang CL, Zheng L, De Jesus-Acosta A. Survival Outcomes of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Combined With Radiation Versus Chemotherapy Alone After Pancreatectomy for Distal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Institution Experience. Pancreas. 2021 Jan 1;50(1):64-70. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001724.
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