A study looking at chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy before surgery for pancreatic cancer (ESPAC-5F)

Overview

Cancer types:

Pancreatic cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study compared immediate surgery with treatment before surgery for cancer of the pancreas.

Cancer Research UK supported this study.

People could join the study between 2014 and 2018. The team published the results in 2022.

Recruitment start: 1 August 2014

Recruitment end: 5 December 2018

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Paula Ghaneh

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust

University of Liverpool

Last reviewed: 09 Jun 2026

CRUK internal database number: 10559

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