The Role of MicroRNA in the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Response to Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT04406831

Last Updated: 2024-04-01

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2027-04-30

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Aberrant miRNA production has been linked to a wide range of human cancers and shown to play important roles in their genesis and growth. These miRNA can be detected in the blood and tumors of patients with cancer. The investigators hypothesize that the detection of certain miRNAs present in the blood/serum of patients with pancreatic cancer may be important to the early diagnosis of the disease. Furthermore, the investigators hypothesize that miRNA detection in PC patients will yield prognostic information and help predict the response to treatment.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Specific aims of the study include:

1. To obtain serum samples from patients with newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer at baseline before treatment and monthly throughout treatment.
2. To analyze the miRNA profiles present at each time point.
3. To determine miRNAs that may distinguish pancreatic patients from unaffected individuals. This could be developed into a diagnostic test.
4. To determine miRNAs whose levels correlate with treatment response, both in patients with and without elevations in the serum tumor marker CA 19-9.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Pancreatic Cancer Stage III Pancreatic Cancer Stage IV Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic Neoplasms

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

New Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Individuals with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, classified as locally advanced or metastatic disease

Blood draw

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Individuals in the unresectable pancreatic cancer group will receive monthly blood draws. Individuals in the control group will receive one blood draw

Control

Healthy individuals without cancer diagnoses to provide reference microRNA

Blood draw

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Individuals in the unresectable pancreatic cancer group will receive monthly blood draws. Individuals in the control group will receive one blood draw

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Blood draw

Individuals in the unresectable pancreatic cancer group will receive monthly blood draws. Individuals in the control group will receive one blood draw

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Have biopsy proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
* Have initially inoperable disease, classified as either locally advanced or metastatic disease

* Recurrent disease after a Whipple procedure is allowed
* Patients who are able to undergo resection after neoadjuvant therapy will continue to be followed after resection
* Have radiographically measurable disease
* Have an ECOG performance status of 2 or less
* Be willing to contribute the required information and specimens
* Provide written signed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* Having received prior anti-cancer treatments for metastatic pancreatic cancer
* Concurrently receiving systemic therapy for another cancer except androgen deprivation therapy for stable/controlled prostate cancer
* Presence of other active cancer except for: adequately treated local basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, superficial bladder cancer, asymptomatic prostate cancer without known metastatic disease and with no requirement for therapy or requiring only hormonal therapy and with normal prostate-specific antigen for \>1 year prior to start of trial. Other adequately treated Stage 1 or 2 cancer currently in complete remission, or any other cancer that has been in complete remission for \> 5 years is allowable
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Nuvance Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Richard Frank

Director of Cancer Research

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Richard Frank, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nuvance Health

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Nuvance Health

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States

Central Contacts

Reach out to these primary contacts for questions about participation or study logistics.

Pramila Krumholtz, RN

Role: CONTACT

Tammy Lo, MSN

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

Find local site contact details for specific facilities participating in the trial.

Tammy Lo, APRN

Role: primary

203-855-3551

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

15-10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.