This study will observe side effects for patients who receive a 3-week course of radiation and chemotherapy for pancreas cancer. Blood samples will be collected before and after treatment to assess pancreas cancer DNA levels and its impact on outcomes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
103
Patients will be treated with moderately hypofractionated radiation treatment
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Acute grade 3 or higher GI AEs
Acute grade 3 or higher gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events (AEs) possibly, probably, or definitely related to hypofractionated concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT)
Time frame: Up to 3 months after CRT
Late grade 3 or higher GI AEs
Late grade 3 or higher GI AEs attributable to hypofractionated concurrent CRT
Time frame: 3 months to 2 years after CRT
Local-regional recurrence
Defined as disease recurrence within the residual pancreas, anastomosis, celiac or superior mesenteric plexus, or regional lymphatic stations with or without metastatic disease, estimated from the time of registration. Metastatic disease will be defined as tumor recurrence in a distant nodal or organ site.
Time frame: 2 years after CRT
Progression free survival (PFS)
Defined as freedom from local-regional or metastatic progression or death of any cause, estimated from the time of registration.
Time frame: 2 years after CRT
Overall survival (OS)
Defined as freedom from any cause of death, estimated from the time of registration.
Time frame: 2 years after CRT or until death
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