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Perioperative Cancer Cell Dissemination and Systemic Immune Suppression in Resectable Ductal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, March 2008
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
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Adenocarcinoma
Neoplasm Circulating Cells
Tumor Markers, Biological
Monitoring, Immunologic
Procedure: Pancreatic resection (PD)

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Pancreatic Cancer
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Prospective
Official Title: Prognostic Relevance of Perioperative Cancer Cell Dissemination and Systemic Immune Suppression in Resectable Ductal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Further study details as provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven:

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
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Suspected ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma (pathological confirmation required after resection of tumour);
  • Informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any malignant tumour within 5 years prior to pancreatic resection.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00495924

Contacts
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

Locations
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    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium
IWT, Flanders, Belgium
Investigators
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  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers: 3M070038, G.0635.07
Study First Received: July 2, 2007
Last Updated: November 25, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00495924  
Health Authority: Belgium: Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and the Environment

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Digestive System Neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Endocrine System Diseases
Carcinoma
Digestive System Diseases
Neoplasm Metastasis
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrinopathy
Adenocarcinoma
Neoplasm Circulating Cells
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplastic Processes
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Pathologic Processes
Neoplasms by Histologic Type

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009