A prospective evaluation of neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX regimen in patients with non-metastatic pancreas cancer (Baylor University Medical Center and Texas Oncology Experience)
Patients with pancreas cancer will be enrolled and treated with a planned course of 6 cycles (3 months) of chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX prior to undergoing surgical resection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
6 cycles of FOLFIRINOX prior to surgical resection: Eloxatin® (Oxaliplatin) 85 mg per square meter 2-hour IV infusion Camptosar® (Irinotecan Hydrochloride) 180 mg per square meter 90-minute IV infusion via Y-connector adrucil (Fluorouracil; 5-FU)2400 mg per square meter 46-hour IV infusion
Baylor University Medical Center - Texas Oncology
Dallas, Texas, United States
Progression Free Survival (PFS) as defined by the length of time that a patient survives without any signs or symptoms of that cancer or any other type of cancer
Time frame: Up to 5 years
• The length of time from diagnosis (enrollment) to death
Time frame: Up to 5 years
• Overall Survival rate defined by the % of people who are alive for a certain period of time after diagnosis
Time frame: Up to 5 years
• R0 resection as defined as microscopically negative margins
Time frame: Up to 5 years
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