> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://heathercutler.ca/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # A new way to find pancreatic cancer clinical trials in Canada - URL: https://heathercutler.ca/a-new-way-to-find-pancreatic-cancer-clinical-trials-in-canada/ - Published: 2026-11-08T06:02:54.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-09T04:37:52.000Z - Description: The Heather Cutler Foundation's directory, HCF Explore™, lists pancreatic cancer studies with sites in Canada. Search by province, treatment, hospital. - Author: Christopher Cutler - Tags: News HCF Explore™ is The Heather Cutler Foundation's free directory of pancreatic cancer clinical trials with sites in Canada. It is now available at [trials.heathercutler.ca](https://trials.heathercutler.ca/), free to use, with no sign-in or account required. [**Visit HCF Explore™**](https://trials.heathercutler.ca/) At launch, the directory includes 59 pancreatic cancer studies with sites in Canada, as of November 8, 2026\. It presents trial information in plain language to help patients and caregivers explore what is out there and bring more informed questions to their oncology team. ## Why we built it When Heather Cutler was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her family learned how difficult it could be to find out which trials existed, where they were running, and whether they were accepting participants close to home. Trial registries contain important information, but searching them and making sense of technical study descriptions can be difficult — especially while navigating a cancer diagnosis. Families should not have to work through that information alone. We built the directory to bring pancreatic cancer trials with Canadian sites together in one place and make them easier to understand. ## What you can do with it The directory lets you: - Search by treatment or hospital. - Narrow the list to your province or to Atlantic Canada. - Filter for studies listed as accepting participants. - Filter by trial phase. - Print a one-page summary of a study to bring to your care team. - Open a study to read more about the trial and see its listed locations. Studies listed as accepting participants are shown first. The directory is a starting point for a conversation, not a determination of eligibility. You can bring a study to your oncology team and ask whether it might be relevant to your situation. New to clinical trials? Our guide, "[How can I explore clinical trials for pancreatic cancer in Canada?](https://heathercutler.ca/treatment-options/clinical-trials/)", explains trial phases, eligibility, what taking part involves, and questions to ask your care team. The directory helps you explore the studies. The guide helps you understand what to ask next. ## Where the information comes from Every study in the directory comes from [ClinicalTrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/), the public trial registry run by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The registry includes studies with sites in Canada. The directory refreshes its information from ClinicalTrials.gov every day. However, registry records can lag behind what is happening at an individual hospital. A study may be listed as accepting participants overall while a particular Canadian site is not currently enrolling. A newly opened site may also be missing from the record. Each study shows when its registry record was last updated. Your care team or the trial contact can help confirm whether a particular site is accepting participants and whom to contact about eligibility. ## What's coming next This is the first version of HCF Explore™. One planned addition is the ability to filter studies by biomarker. Some trials look for a particular finding in a tumour, such as a KRAS change; others do not. Biomarker filtering will make it easier to see which studies specify those requirements. Our guide, "[How can Canada improve pancreatic cancer biomarker testing access?](https://heathercutler.ca/policy-priorities/equitable-biomarker-testing/)", looks at how biomarker testing works in Canada and where access still falls short. Further improvements will be shaped by feedback from the people using the directory. ## Help us improve it If something is confusing, missing, difficult to use, or out of date, please let us know. We especially welcome feedback from patients, caregivers, clinicians, and the research staff who run these trials. If you are reporting a problem with a particular study, please include its title or a link to its directory page so we can find it. You can reach us through our [contact page](https://heathercutler.ca/contact-us/). ## An important note The directory provides information only. It does not provide medical advice, determine eligibility, or recommend a particular trial. A listing does not mean a study is right for you or that a place is available. Whether to take part is a decision to discuss with your oncology team. Do not stop or delay prescribed treatment while looking for a trial without first speaking with your care team. #### Sources - [ClinicalTrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/) — U.S. National Library of Medicine. Every study listed in the directory comes from this registry. - [Clinical trials — Health Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/clinical-trials.html) — how clinical trials are authorized and overseen in Canada.