The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the use of dose-escalated MRI-guided irradiation increases the rates of disease control in patients with pancreatic cancer
The implementation of Magnetic Resonance Image Guided Radiotherapy (MRgRT) into a Pancreatic Cancer Intensification Program maximizes treatment objectives rates due to the better visualization and online dose-adaptation pancreatic tumor. Rationale In the radiation setting, MRI provides superior soft tissue contrast compared to standard onboard X-ray imaging improving inter- and intra- observer delineation variation. MRgRT offers the opportunity to adapt the plan at each fraction to the anatomical changes seen (Henke et al., 2018). This creates a much better CTV to OAR ratio in a 50Gy/5Rx scenario. Primary Objectives A. To achieve a 1-year survival of 85%. B. To decrease grade 4-5 gastrointestinal events to less than 5%. Secondary Objectives A. Determination of blood and urine biomarkers of treatment response and toxicity . B. Determination of radiomics biomarkers of treatment response and toxicity . C. Determination of quality of life with the EORTC QLQ-C30 Questionnaire .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
MR-guided Irradiation
Overall Survival
A. To achieve a 1-year survival of 85%.
Time frame: 2-years
Adverse Events
To decrease grade 4-5 gastrointestinal events to less than 5%.
Time frame: 2-years
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