Key facts
- Clinical trials are medical research studies involving people.
- Most pancreatic cancer trials are looking at different treatment options.
- Clinical trials for pancreatic cancer are important because they show us what treatments and care do and don’t work. They help to improve future pancreatic cancer treatments and medical knowledge.
- You may have access to new treatments through a clinical trial. But the new treatments may not be any better than the treatments that are already available.
- Each trial has strict rules for who can take part. Not all trials are suitable for everyone.