The MONITOR Study: Remote Monitoring Of a Nutrition Intervention To Optimize Treatment Response

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a remote nutrition coaching and monitoring intervention during the 12-weeks of active chemotherapy for borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer participants.

Inclusion Criteria: * Men or women 18 years of age or more * Newly diagnosed, in place tumors of the pancreas * No documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., dementia, psychosis) * Able to speak and read English * Able to consume food orally * Chemotherapy naive * Scheduled to receive treatment with chemotherapy * Able to provide verbal informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant * Pancreatic cancer not the primary diagnosis * Patients on enteral or parental nutrition * Patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer * Patients with evidence of impeding bowel obstruction * Patients presenting with ascites