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A study of giving radiotherapy in a fewer number of treatments for pancreatic cancer (EMERALD)

Overview

Cancer types:

Pancreatic cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is to find out whether it is possible to treat pancreatic cancer with high dose radiotherapy or in fewer number of treatments.

It is open to people with who can’t have surgery to remove it or don’t want surgery. It is also open to people whose cancer has come back in the same area.

Recruitment start: 25 August 2022

Recruitment end: 9 November 2023

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 Somnath Mukherjee

Co-Investigator Dr Suliana Teoh

Supported by

University of Oxford

GenesisCare

John Black Charitable Foundation

Last reviewed: 1 February 2024

CRUK internal database number: 18541

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