Phase I Study of Chemotherapy and Proton Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

This study is testing the highest safe dose of two chemotherapy drugs, nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine, when given with proton therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). LAPC is cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body but cannot be removed by surgery. You would receive proton therapy once a day, Monday through Friday, for three weeks. You would also receive chemotherapy on each Monday during those three weeks. The study aims to find the maximum tolerated dose of these treatments. To join, you must be between 18 and 75 years old and have pancreatic adenocarcinoma that has not spread. The study plans to enroll 24 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is a Phase I study designed to find the maximum tolerated dose of the treatments. It plans to enroll 24 participants.
What's involved
You would receive proton therapy once a day (Monday - Friday) for 3 weeks. You would also receive chemotherapy on each Monday of those three weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 12 months after registration or until death, whichever occurs first.

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NCT03652428

Phase I Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine With Proton Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (LAPC)

Active, Not Recruiting
PHASE1Ages 18–75InterventionalTreatment
University of Maryland, Baltimore
~24 participants
Updated 2026-08-31 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:GemcitabineHypofractionated Ablative Proton Therapy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Maximum Tolerated Dose of Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel in LAPC patients receiving proton therapy
Measured over Patients will be followed for 12 months after registration or until death, whichever occurs first.
Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
2 sites across 2 states
District of Columbia1
Maryland1
  • Jason Molitoris, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Maryland/Maryland Proton Treatment Center

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  • Maximum Tolerated Dose of Gemcitabine and nab-Paclitaxel in LAPC patients receiving proton therapyPatients will be followed for 12 months after registration or until death, whichever occurs first.

    Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of concurrent nab-paclitaxel + gemcitabine combined with hypofractionated ablative proton therapy for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.