Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Clin Oncol. Feb 10, 2016; 7(1): 1-8
Published online Feb 10, 2016. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i1.1
Table 2 Selected ongoing neoadjuvant trials for resectable pancreatic cancer
TrialTrial phaseTreatment regimenPrimary endpointPlanned accrual (patients)
NCT01900327 (NEOPA)IIIChemoradiation with gemcitabine and radiotherapy of 50.4 Gy vs upfront surgery3 yr survival rate410
NCT02172976II/IIIPerioperative FOLFIRINOX vs adjuvant gemcitabineMedian overall survival126
NCT02047513 (NEONAX)IIPerioperative nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine vs adjuvant nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabineDisease free survival166
NCT02305186I/IINeoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemoradiation with capecitabine and radiotherapy of 50.4 Gy vs neoadjuvant chemoradiationDose limiting toxicities; # of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes per high power field in resected tissue56