Treatment of Metastatic or Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer

Treatment of pancreatic cancer that has metastasized or recurred may include:

• chemotherapy with or without targeted therapy
• clinical trials of new anticancer agents with or without chemotherapy

Palliative therapy can be started at any stage of disease. See the Palliative Therapy section for information about treatments that may improve quality of life or relieve symptoms in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.