FOLFIRINOX and Pembrolizumab for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

This study is looking at whether combining chemotherapy (FOLFIRINOX) with an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab) before surgery can improve outcomes for people with pancreatic cancer that can be removed with surgery. Researchers want to see if this combination improves the overall response rate (how well the cancer shrinks or disappears) over three years. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older and have localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma that doctors believe can be surgically removed. The study aims to enroll 30 participants. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is a Phase II interventional study involving 30 participants. All participants will receive the same treatment combination.
What's involved
You would receive 6 cycles of FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy and 2 cycles of pembrolizumab before surgery. After surgery, you would receive additional chemotherapy and 7 more cycles of pembrolizumab, for a total treatment duration of about 16 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study will measure outcomes for three years after treatment to see if the overall response rate improves.

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NCT05132504

Neoadjuvant Folfirinox Combined With Pembrolizumab Followed by Surgery for Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
Baylor College of Medicine
~30 participants
Updated 2026-08-04 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PembrolizumabFolfirinox

At a glance

Recruiting sites
3 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Determine if the neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy followed by pembrolizumab followed by surgery will improve the overall response rate (ORR) for patients with localized, resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
Measured over 3 years
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

NCT05132504

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 3 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC).

    Houston, Texasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Ernest R. Camp, M.D., M.S.C.R., F.A.C.S. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Baylor College of Medicine
Ernest R. Camp, M.D., M.S.C.R., F.A.C.S.
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  • Determine if the neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy followed by pembrolizumab followed by surgery will improve the overall response rate (ORR) for patients with localized, resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.3 years

    The primary endpoints are overall response rate (ORR) defined as the proportion of patients with pathologic CR or PR. The primary analysis will compare the observed ORR to the null proportion of 5% using an exact binomial test. In addition, the percentage of ORR for the intervention with its 95% confidence interval will be presented.