Pancreatic cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Borderline resectable or unresectable pancreatic cancer (with or without prior chemotherapy, with or without regional lymph node metastasis) (2) Histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma (3) Maximum tumor diameter is 5 cm or less (4) No obvious invasion to gastrointestinal organs such as stomach and duodenum. (5) Aged 20 to 80 years old (6) ECOG PS of 0 or 1 (7) No previous history of surgical resection for pancreatic cancer (8) No previous history of chemotherapy or radiation therapy for abdominal malignancy (9) Adequate organ functions (10) Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) A metallic stent has been inserted in the bile duct and duodenum. (2) Peritoneal dissemination has been confirmed by peritoneal cytology within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. (3) Cases with severe complication such as heart disease, renal disease, and hepatic disease (4) Fever over 38 degrees Celsius (5) Other active malignancy at the start of our study (6) Patients requiring systemic steroids medication or other immunosuppressants (7) Patients who can' t receive neither iodic drug nor gadolinium because of drug allergy (8) Cases with severe psychological disorder (9) Other cases that were judged to be inappropriate for conducting this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of acute toxicities within 14 days after the complete of stereotactic radiotherapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of subacute and late toxicities, Overall survival rate, Progression-free survival rate. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tohoku University Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology