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A trial looking at chemotherapy before surgery for pancreatic cancer (SONG)

Overview

Cancer types:

Pancreatic cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial compared gemcitabine chemotherapy alone with gemcitabine and cisplatin, before surgery for pancreatic cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 November 1999

Recruitment end: 30 November 2004

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

Mr Simon Bramhall

Dr Bass Hassan

Mr John Buckels

Supported by

Eli Lilly and Company Limited

Eveson Charitable Trust

Last reviewed: 23 November 2015

CRUK internal database number: 105

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