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Characterization and investigation of the intratumoral microbiome and its influence on immune cell infiltration in pancreatic cancer

Characterization and investigation of the intratumoral microbiome and its influence on immune cell infiltration in pancreatic cancer - PAN-IMPACT (PANcreatic cancer microbiome impact trial)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00038621
Enrollment
200
Registered
2025-12-02
Start date
2024-06-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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

Conditions

C25

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with pancreatic cancer who undergo tumor surgery at the Clinic for Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery. In addition to the tissue samples taken during the procedure, pancreatic,

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with pancreatic cancer who have given their written consent for their tissue samples to be used for scientific purposes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Withdrawal of written consent by patients - Patients incapable of giving consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The aim of the project is to perform a detailed characterization of the microbiome found in tumor tissue and to investigate the influence of the bacterial strains identified here on the immune cell composition in tumor tissue. This will involve a detailed phenotypic and functional characterization of the infiltrating immune cell populations in tissue samples from patients with pancreatic cancer, obtained during therapeutic surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
In addition, pancreatic, bile, and duodenal secretions are to be obtained during the therapeutic surgical procedure. These secretions will also be examined for their microbial composition in order to draw conclusions about possible bacterial infiltration via anatomically adjacent structures. In addition, saliva and stool samples will be collected from patients preoperatively and, in the case of adjuvant chemotherapy, postoperatively in order to perform a microbiome analysis and thus investigate possible prognostic relevance.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLena Seifert

Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie

lena.seifert@ukdd.de+493514584098

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026