The CHARM Trial: Chemotherapy for Ablation and Resolution of Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

46

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2011

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2017

Conditions
Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts
Interventions
DRUG

Ethanol

Cysts will be lavaged for 3-5 minutes with 80% EtOH

DRUG

Normal Saline

Cysts will be lavaged for 3-5 minutes with normal saline

DRUG

Chemotherapy

Following lavage with either 80% ethanol (control group) or normal saline (study group), cysts will be injected with a cocktail of 3mg/ml paclitaxel and 19mg/ml gemcitabine.

Trial Locations (1)

17033

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

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