Principal purpose of the study is the determination of an active local external beam radiotherapy dose leading to a maximum number of tumor infiltrating T-cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
single fraction, four dimensions (4D) planned, image guided, Radiation at a dose of 0,5 Gy in Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)-technique 2 days before resection
single fraction, 4D-planned, image guided, 2 Gy Radiation to the tumor with a safety margin, in IMRT-technique 2 days before resection
single fraction, 4D-planned, image guided, 5 Gy Radiation to the tumor with a safety margin, in IMRT-technique 2 days before resection
Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery
Heidelberg, Germany
German Cancer Research Center
Heidelberg, Germany
Principal purpose of the study is the determination of an active local external beam radiotherapy dose leading to a maximal number of tumor infiltrating T-cells. The total T-cell activity serves as primary surrogate parameters for anti- tumoral activity
Principal purpose of the study is the determination of an active local external beam radiotherapy dose leading to a maximal number of tumor infiltrating T-cells. The total T-cell activity serves as primary surrogate parameters for anti- tumoral activity
Time frame: 1 year
local control and recurrence patterns of pancreatic cancer relative to a standard as seen in historical controls
local control and recurrence patterns of pancreatic cancer relative to a standard as seen in historical controls
Time frame: 5 years
surgical morbidity in patients undergoing pancreatic resection who received this protocol treatment
surgical morbidity in patients undergoing pancreatic resection who received this protocol treatment
Time frame: 1 year
frequencies of tumor-reactive T-cells in blood and bone marrow
frequencies of tumor-reactive T-cells in blood and bone marrow
Time frame: 2 years
expression of migration-relevant adhesion molecules on tumor endothelial cells
expression of migration-relevant adhesion molecules on tumor endothelial cells
Time frame: 2 years
expression of proinflammatory cytokines and activation-dependent, immune-associated transcriptionally factors in tumors and blood
expression of proinflammatory cytokines and activation-dependent, immune-associated transcriptionally factors in tumors and blood
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Time frame: 2 years
quality of life according to the EORTC QoL questionnaire after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
quality of life according to the EORTC QoL questionnaire after 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Time frame: 3 years