Radiotherapy Plus Chemotherapy to Patients With CA19-9-elevated Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Who Are Not Refractory to Chemotherapy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of chemotherapy plus radiotherapy to patients with CA19-9-elevated Advanced Pancreatic Cancer who are not refractory to chemotherapy.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
• Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced pancreas adenocarcinoma.
• Patients who are not refractory to previous chemotherapy and who have not received radiotherapy.
• Locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
• Baseline serum CA19-9 \> 37 U/mL, and CA19-9 level within normal range (≤37 U/mL) after chemotherapy .
• Presence of at least of one measurable lesion in agreement to RECIST criteria.
• The expected survival ≥ 3 months.
• Adequate organ performance based on laboratory blood tests.
• Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.