OncoSil Medical (ASX:OSL) randomized the first patient at Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia for the TRIPP-FFX clinical trial for pancreatic cancer treatment, marking the start of patient recruitment at the hospital, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.
The trial aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the OncoSil device in conjunction with Folfirinox chemotherapy, the filing said.
Royal Adelaide Hospital's first randomized patient has increased the global TRIPP-FFX trial enrollment to 49, according to the filing.
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