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Brief Summary
This phase III trial compares perioperative chemotherapy (given before and after surgery)
versus adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
that can be removed by surgery (removable/resectable). Chemotherapy drugs, such as
fluorouracil, irinotecan, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the
growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by
stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before and after surgery (perioperatively)
may work better in treating patients with pancreatic cancer compared to giving chemotherapy
after surgery (adjuvantly).
This phase II trial compares two treatment combinations: gemcitabine hydrochloride and
nab-paclitaxel, or fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and liposomal irinotecan in older
patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic).
Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride, nab-paclitaxel, fluorouracil,
leucovorin calcium, and liposomal irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of
tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them
from spreading. This study may help doctors find out which treatment combination is better at
prolonging life in older patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
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