Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Duodenal Fluid-Based Biomarker Exploratory Study

NCT ID: NCT07030348

Last Updated: 2025-06-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

263 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-02

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Purpose Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cancer-related mortality disease in the United States, with a five-year survival rate of 11%, and only 10 15% of all pancreatic cancer patients are operable or borderline operable.

Therefore, there is an unmet need for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer; however, biomarkers related to this are not well understood. This study aims to identify biomarkers for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer through duodenal pancreatic juice, which can be easily obtained through an endoscopy.

Detailed Description

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Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cancer-related mortality disease in the United States, with a five-year survival rate of 11%, which is a very poor prognosis, and only 10-15% of all pancreatic cancer patients are operable or borderline operable.

Therefore, there is an unmet need for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer; however, the biomarkers of humoral fluids associated with the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer are not well understood.

Duodenal pancreatic fluids can be easily obtained through an endoscopy and contain a large amount of pancreatic fluid secreted by the pancreas, which is known to be a candidate of biomarkers for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

However, there have been few studies using duodenal fluids in Korea. This study aims to prospectively analyze biomarkers for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer using duodenal fluids obtained by endoscopy in pancreatic and non-pancreatic cancer groups.

Conditions

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Pancreatic Cancers Pancreatic Diseases

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pancreatic Cancer Group (DP)

Participants with a biopsy with proven stage I-IV pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), or with suspected pancreatic cancer on imaging and scheduled for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic biopsy.

No interventions assigned to this group

Non-Pancreatic Cancer Group (DC)

Participants with pancreatic cystic tumors or with acute or chronic pancreatitis, or with no evidence of a pancreatic disease

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Among the patients requiring gastro-duodenal endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, or ERCP for medical purposes, the pancreatic cancer group should meet the criteria numbered 1, 2, and either 3 or 4.

1. Be at least 19 years old.
2. Have completed the informed consent for planned upper endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before the duodenal fluid collection.
3. A biopsy with proven stage I-IV pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
4. Suspected pancreatic cancer on imaging and scheduled for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic biopsy.

The non-pancreatic cancer group should meet the criteria numbered 1, 2, and either 3 or 4.

1. Be at least 19 years old.
2. Have completed the informed consent for planned upper endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before the duodenal fluid collection.
3. Patients with pancreatic cystic tumors or patients with acute or chronic pancreatitis.
4. No evidence of a pancreatic disease.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Innate or post-surgical anatomy that precludes direct sampling of duodenal fluid.
2. Hemodynamically unstable and unable to have an endoscopy performed.
3. A large amount of ascites fluid that is not controlled and unable to have an endoscopy performed.
4. A coagulation disorder that cannot be corrected and unable to have an endoscopy performed.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Cleveland Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Do Hyun Park

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Do Hyun Park

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States South Korea

Central Contacts

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HyeJin Song, CRC

Role: CONTACT

+82-2-2045-3825

Other Identifiers

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AMC_IRB_2023-1498

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

DHP_Bio

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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