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Conventional partial pancreatoduodenectomy versus an extended pancreatoduodenectomy (triangle operation) for pancreatic head cancers – the randomized controlled TRIANGLE trial

Conventional partial pancreatoduodenectomy versus an extended pancreatoduodenectomy (triangle operation) for pancreatic head cancers – the randomized controlled TRIANGLE trial - TRIANGLE

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00030576
Enrollment
270
Registered
2022-12-19
Start date
2024-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C25.0

Interventions

Group 1: Triangle procedure: Partial pancreatoduodenectomy with - Radical soft tissue dissection along the superior mesenteric artery (level 3 as described by Inoue et al.) for at least 180 degree on

Sponsors

Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preoperative inclusion criteria: - Patients with suspected or histologically verified resectable, borderline or locally advanced pancreatic cancer of the pancreatic head (i.e. pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, IPMN (Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms) carcinoma or periampullary cancer of the pancreatobiliary-type) - Patients scheduled for elective partial pancreatoduodenectomy (irrespective of neoadjuvant therapy) - Assumed resectability in accordance with the surgical protocol for experimental and control intervention as judged by the treating surgeon - Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial - Written informed consent - Age =18 years Intraoperative inclusion criteria (prior to randomisation): - No distant metastases - No paraaortic lymph node metastases - Intraoperative confirmation that the patient can be operated according to both surgical methods (experimental or control group)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Participation in another interventional trial with interference of intervention and outcome of this trial - American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade > 3 - Distant metastatic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Disease free survival (DFS) after index operation, defined as the time from randomisation until disease recurrence (local recurrence or metastases) or death from any cause

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Rate of a. microscopically complete circumferential resection margin (CRM) clearance (>0.1cm margin clearance, R0(CRM-)) b. microscopic margin clearance =0.1cm (R0(CRM+)) c. microscopic margin involvement (R1) resections according to the 8th edition of the UICC TNM classification 2. Rate of the following PD-associated postoperative complications within 90 days after the index operation: a. Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) as defined by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) b. Postpancreatectomy haemorrhage (PPH) as defined by the ISGPS c. Delayed gastric emptying as defined by the ISGPS d. Bile leakage as defined by the International Study Group of Liver Surgery (ISGLS) e. Lymphatic fistula as defined by the ISGPS f. Diarrhoea as graded by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 3. All other postoperative complications graded according to the Dindo-Clavien classification within 90 days 4. Overall survival within study period 5. Local recurrence within study period 6. Quality of life according to EORTC QLQ-C30 and PAN26 7. Quality of recovery according to QoR-15 questionnaire 8. Length of primary hospital stay 9. Serious adverse events in both groups

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndré Mihaljevic

Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

andre.mihaljevic@med.uni-tuebingen.de+4970712986620

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026