A trial of chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (SCALOP)

Overview

Cancer types:

Pancreatic cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at GemCap chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy with either gemcitabine or capecitabine for cancer of the pancreas that is locally advanced, but had not spread anywhere else in the body. This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 21 July 2009

Recruitment end: 25 October 2011

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

Dr Somnath Mukherjee

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cardiff University

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/07/040.

Last reviewed: 13 May 2018

CRUK internal database number: 147

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