Pancreatic Cancer Screening in a Population at High Risk

NCT ID: NCT06330441

Last Updated: 2025-09-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

700 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-07

Study Completion Date

2028-01-06

Brief Summary

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Pancreatic cancer is one of the diseases with the worst prognosis, which is mainly due to the initial asymptomatic prognosis. Unfortunately, the incidence of this disease in the Czech Republic is still increasing. In a certain proportion of patients, it is possible to predict the disease, e.g. due to family burdens. Regular follow-up of such individuals is the subject of the SCREPAN study: "Pancreatic Cancer Screening in High-Risk Persons".

Detailed Description

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the cancers with the worst prognosis. Mortality in this disease is almost equal to the incidence. In the Czech Republic, the incidence of this cancer has an upward trend, in 2017, 21.2 new cases per 100,000 people were reported, which represents a more than double increase compared to the data from the 1970s.

Pancreatic cancer is associated with an extremely poor prognosis for several reasons. It is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage, which is often due to the asymptomatic course of the disease or non-specific symptoms, the lack of sensitive and specific tumor markers, and difficult diagnosis by imaging methods in the early stages. Five-year survival, regardless of clinical stage, is between 7-9%.

Resectable disease is diagnosed in only 10% of patients, in which the 5-year survival rate is 37 %, locally advanced unresectable disease is detected in about 30 % of patients with a 5-year survival of 12 %, and metastatic disease is found in about 60 % of patients, with a 5-year survival rate of only around 3 %.

The poor prognosis of this disease is also due to the limited possibilities of screening and curative intervention for a short "lead time" in rapidly metastatic disease.

Pancreatic cancer screening is not suitable for the non-selected population. On the contrary, it is important for individuals with a high risk of developing this disease. In these subjects, early diagnosis during screening demonstrated a higher number of curative resections and longer survival.

Conditions

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Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Hereditary Diseases Pancreatitis, Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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A - chronic pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis, due to cystic fibrosis

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

endoscopic ultrasonography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

endoscopic ultrasonography - frequency defined by arm

magnetic resonance

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

magnetic resonance - frequency defined by arm

laboratory examination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

hematology, biochemistry, Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, urea, fasting glycemia, HbA1c, alpha-amylase, LPS, albumin, total protein, CA19-9, CEA

B1 - genetic predisposition (STK11, CDKN2A, PRSS1)

Persons with a confirmed diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (STK11 mutation) or familial melanoma syndrome (CDKN2A mutation), hereditary pancreatitis (PRSS1 mutation)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

endoscopic ultrasonography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

endoscopic ultrasonography - frequency defined by arm

magnetic resonance

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

magnetic resonance - frequency defined by arm

laboratory examination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

hematology, biochemistry, Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, urea, fasting glycemia, HbA1c, alpha-amylase, LPS, albumin, total protein, CA19-9, CEA

B2 - genetic predisposition of hereditary syndromes

Persons with a confirmed diagnosis of hereditary syndromes and at the same time with the condition of at least one relative of the first or second degree with a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in family anamnesis; i.e. Lynch syndrome (mut: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 a PMS2, EPCAM), HBOC (mut: BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM), familial adenomatous polyposis (mut: APC), Li-Fraumeni syndrome (mut: TP53)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

endoscopic ultrasonography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

endoscopic ultrasonography - frequency defined by arm

magnetic resonance

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

magnetic resonance - frequency defined by arm

laboratory examination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

hematology, biochemistry, Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, urea, fasting glycemia, HbA1c, alpha-amylase, LPS, albumin, total protein, CA19-9, CEA

C - positive family anamnesis

Persons with positive family anamnesis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma without proven hereditary syndrome

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

endoscopic ultrasonography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

endoscopic ultrasonography - frequency defined by arm

magnetic resonance

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

magnetic resonance - frequency defined by arm

laboratory examination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

hematology, biochemistry, Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, urea, fasting glycemia, HbA1c, alpha-amylase, LPS, albumin, total protein, CA19-9, CEA

Interventions

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endoscopic ultrasonography

endoscopic ultrasonography - frequency defined by arm

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

magnetic resonance

magnetic resonance - frequency defined by arm

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

laboratory examination

hematology, biochemistry, Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, urea, fasting glycemia, HbA1c, alpha-amylase, LPS, albumin, total protein, CA19-9, CEA

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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EUS MR LAB

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* willing to participate in the study
* age 18+
* arms specific criteria:

A:

* chronic pancreatic disease in the context of cystic fibrosis or chronic pancreatitis
* age 50+

B1:

* confirmed Peutz-Jegherson syndrome (mutSTK11) + age over 35 years or 10 years earlier than pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in the youngest family member
* familial melanoma syndrome (mutCDKN2A) + age over 40 years or 10 years before pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in the youngest family member
* confirmed hereditary pancreatitis (mutPRSS1) + age over 40 years or 20 years after the first attack

B2:

* confirmed diagnosis of hereditary syndrome (Lynch syndrome /mutMLH1, mutMSH2, mutMSH6, mutPMS2, mutEPCAM/, HBOC /mutBRCA1, mutBRCA2, mutPALB2, mutATM/, familial adenomatous polyposis /mutAPC/, Li-Fraumeni syndrome /mutTP53/)
* at least one relative with a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in family anamnesis at the same time (Grade I or II relative)
* age over 50 years, or 10 years before the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in the youngest relative - which comes first

C:

* positive family anamnesis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma without hereditary syndrome context
* age 50+ or 10 years earlier than the youngest relative with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - screening is recommended for all first-degree relatives of affected family members

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to undergo radical curative surgery for a pancreatic tumor.
* Inability to undergo scheduled imaging examinations.
* Incurable malignant cancer.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Masaryk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute

Brno, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Czechia

Central Contacts

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Martina Lojova, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

+420543136232

Dita Kozakova, Ing.

Role: CONTACT

+420543136236

Facility Contacts

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Martina Lojova, Ph.D.

Role: primary

+420543136232

Dita Kozakova, Ing.

Role: backup

+420543136236

References

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Other Identifiers

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MOU-2021-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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