Active clinical trials for "Pancreatic Neoplasms"

Pancreatic cancer has the most dismal prognosis with a 5-year survival of 8%. The only curative treatment is surgery which is accompanied by great morbidity and mortality. Recent research indicates that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is superior in detecting liver metastases compared with today's gold standard computed tomography (CT), which usually is a contraindication to surgery. Investigators want to randomize patients with pancreatic cancer, who are eligible for surgery to a pre-operative MRI. The investigators want to examine if MRI is as good for the staging as CT and if MRI is better for the identification of liver metastases. Patients will have a follow-up period of 1 year to see if MRI changes the overall survival.

This is a national-level research study of oncologists, interventional gastroenterologists, and primary care providers. The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical evaluation and management (drug, procedures, counseling and other) of a subset of common patient care indications.

The purpose of this study is to investigate if the investigators can use a specific marker in the pancreatic tumor itself to determine which patients will benefit from receiving combination chemotherapy of gemcitabine and cisplatin after undergoing resection of a pancreatic cancer. The investigators will also investigate if there is any benefit to receiving both chemotherapy drugs as opposed to only gemcitabine after undergoing complete resection of the tumor.

The is a double-blind, randomized phase 3 study of 90Y-clivatuzumab tetraxetan with low-dose gemcitabine, versus placebo and low-dose gemcitabine in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who have progressed on at least 2 prior therapies for metastatic cancer (1 of which was a gemcitabine-containing regimen).

The Whipple procedure is the standard method for therapy for cancerous tumors, inflammation, and stenosis (narrowing) near the head of the pancreas. This is a prospective study to assess whether or not use of the Thunderbeat™ device may decrease blood loss and postoperative morbidity (the presence of illness or disease). The findings will then be compared to patients whose Whipple procedure will be performed using conventional dissection and hemostasis techniques.

The study consists of a 25 ml blood sample collection: Before the start of treatment Approximately 2 months after the start of induction chemotherapy At the end of induction chemotherapy Prior to local treatment (radiotherapy, surgery) At the time of tumor progression Collection of tumor material: During the initial diagnostic biopsy On the operating room in case of surgery At tumor biopsy in case of recurrence or progression (optional) As well as the completion of a questionnaire at inclusion.

This is a multicenter center, 2-arms prospective randomized phase II trial which evaluates whether tocilizumab with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel is more effective than gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel.

This is a Phase Ib/II, open-label, multi-center, competitive enrollment and dose escalation study of ALT-803 in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer in conjunction with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel.

A multi-center Phase 1b/2 study testing the combination of AMG 820 and pembrolizumab in subjects with select advanced solid tumors.

This study is an open and single-center Phase I clinical research on patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, for evaluating their adverse reactions or tolerance to K-001, so as to determine the safe and reasonable dosage and dosing regimen.