🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-30

Acoustic Cluster Therapy (ACT) With Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (NCT06850623)

A Phase 2 Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Acoustic Cluster Therapy With Modified FOLFIRINOX in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

🟢 Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: EXACT Therapeutics AS

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Acoustic Cluster Therapy (ACT) when given in addition to chemotherapy for treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (2 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: HonorHealth Research Institute — Scottsdale, Arizona

Age range: 18 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Any prior anti-cancer treatment for pancreatic cancer (e.g. chemotherapy, surgery, radiation). Palliative bypass procedure and bile duct stenting are allowed.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (10 Sites)

  • HonorHealth Research Institute — Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Stanford Cancer Center Palo Alto — Stanford, California
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Division of Hematology/Oncology — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Henry Ford Centre — Detroit, Michigan
  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Brown University Cancer Institute — Providence, Rhode Island
  • CAMBRIDGE CANCER TRIALS CENTRE-Addenbrooke's Hospital — Cambridge, Cambridge
  • Gary Weston Centre- Imperial College Healthcare- Du Cane Road — Hammersmith, London
  • The Royal Marsden- Downs Road — Sutton, Surrey

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (480) 323-1364

Email: clinicaltrials@honorhealth.com, lzhao@honorhealth.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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