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Diagnostic ability of EUS-TA for para-aortic lymph node in resectable pancreatobiliary tumor: multi-center prospective observational study

Diagnostic ability of EUS-TA for para-aortic lymph node in resectable pancreatobiliary tumor: multi-center prospective observational study - PALN Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000053125
Enrollment
120
Registered
2023-12-16
Start date
2023-12-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

resectable pancreatobiliary tumor

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Natioinal cancer center hospital
Lead Sponsor
Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital University of Tsukuba Hospital Tane General Hospital Showa Medical University Koto Toyosu Hospital Fukuoka University Hospital Yokohama City University Hospital University of the Ryukyus Hospital Kobe University Hospital Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Other imaging studies, including contrast-enhanced CT, performed within 28 days prior to the date of study. Resectable pancreatobiliary tumor by contrast-enhanced CT diagnosis. Age: 18 years or older. PS(ECOG):0,1,2. If the patient is taking antithrombotic medication, it can be discontinued according to the criteria. No bleeding tendency. No gastrointestinal stricture on imaging studies. No massive ascites extending from the liver to the pelvis. Written consent for participation in the study has been obtained from the patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with active double cancer. Patients deemed by the physician to be ineligible for enrollment in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diagnostic ability of EUS-TA in puncture cases (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy) Comparison of accuracy between contrast-enhanced CT and EUS-TA

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Technical success rate Comparison of diagnostic ability including difficult puncture cases Diagnostic ability of puncture cases in surgical cases Proportion of patients for whom EUS-TA contributed to treatment decisions Comparison of diagnostic ability of EUS findings Adverse event

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHidenobu Hara

Natioinal cancer center hospital Department of hepatobiliary and pancreatic oncology

hihar@ncc.go.jp03-3542-2511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026