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A comparison of combined EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation using EUSRA RF electrode and chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone in locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a phase II/III randomized controlled trial

A comparison of combined EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation using EUSRA RF electrode and chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone in locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a phase II/III randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20201223001
Enrollment
26
Registered
2020-12-23
Start date
2021-05-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Locally advanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Radiofrequency ablation Endoscopic ultrasound Locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Interventions

The device would be EG-3870K: Pentax Corporation and Ultrasound Scanner NOBLUS: Hitachi with Monopolar RFA generator (STARmed, Koyang, Korea) and 19G RFA needle (EUSRAtm). The power setting would be 5
EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation plus chemotherapy,Chemotherapy

Sponsors

Scholarship
Lead Sponsor
Scholarship
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Histology or cytology confirmed locally advanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients (AJCC 8th stage III) 2. ECOG status below or equal to 2 3. Age 18 - 85 years old and willing to participate in a clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with technical restriction in performing EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation 2. Pregnant women 3. Prior received standard treatment for pancreatic cancer 4. Patients with uncorrectable coagulopathy (INR > 1.5 times upper normal limit, aPTT > 2 times upper normal limit or platelet < 50,000)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival at 6 months after end of intervention Time to death from start of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Progression free survival at 6 months after end of intervention Time to first progression event or death from start of treatment,Objective tumor response at 6 months after end of intervention Measured the tumor response following RECIST and mRECIST version 1.1,Multi-dimensional pain assessment From baseline up to 6 months Self-assessment brief pain inventory score and change in morphine dosage equivalent,Quality of life From baseline up to 6 months EORTC-QLQ C-30 score - PAN26,Participants with treatment adverse events From baseline up to 6 months Adverse events after treatment followed Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v5.0

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPradermchai Kongkam

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

kongkam@hotmail.com022564000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026