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| Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium IWT, Flanders, Belgium |
| Information provided by: | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00495924 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early recurrence after curative resection of ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma can be explained by either dissemination of cancer cells during intraoperative tumour manipulation, post-operative systemic immune suppression, alteration of biological properties of circulating cancer cells or a combination of these.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Pancreatic Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Neoplasm Circulating Cells Tumor Markers, Biological Monitoring, Immunologic |
Procedure: Pancreatic resection (PD) |
| MedlinePlus related topics: | Cancer Pancreatic Cancer |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Prospective |
| Official Title: | Prognostic Relevance of Perioperative Cancer Cell Dissemination and Systemic Immune Suppression in Resectable Ductal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2006 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2008 |
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Eligibility
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Baki Topal, MD, PhD | 0032(0)16343149 | baki.topal@uz.kuleuven.ac.be |
| Contact: Gregory Sergeant, MD | 0032(0)1644377 | gregory.sergeant@uz.kuleuven.ac.be |
| Belgium, Vlaams-Brabant | |||||
| Department of Abdominal Surgery, Catholic University Leuven | Recruiting | ||||
| Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, B-3060 | |||||
| Contact: Baki Topal, MD, PhD 0032(0)16343149 baki.topal@uz.kuleuven.ac.be | |||||
| Contact: Gregory Sergeant, MD 0032(0)16344377 gregory.sergeant@uz.kuleuven.ac.be | |||||
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium |
| IWT, Flanders, Belgium |
| Study Director: | Baki Topal, MD, PhD | Catholic University Leuven, Belgium |
| Principal Investigator: | Gregory Sergeant, MD | Catholic University Leuven |
More Information
Official site of the Department of Abdominal Surgery, Catholic University Leuven
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| Study ID Numbers: | 3M070038, G.0635.07 |
| First Received: | July 2, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | March 18, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00495924 |
| Health Authority: | Belgium: Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and the Environment |
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