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The Cancer of the Pancreas Screening-5 CAPS5)Study

The Cancer of the Pancreas Screening-5 CAPS5)Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02000089
Acronym
CAPS5
Enrollment
9000
Registered
2013-12-03
Start date
2014-01-06
Completion date
2029-06-30
Last updated
2025-10-09

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

Conditions

Pancreas Cancer, Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Gene Mutation, Germline Mutation Carrier, Lynch Syndrome

Keywords

familial pancreas cancer, (Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome) PJS, Breast cancer (BRCA) 2, Partner and Locator of BRCA2 (PALB2), Familial Atypical Multiple Mole- Melanoma (FAMMM), p16, CDKN2A, Breast Cancer (BRCA)1, (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer or Lynch syndrome) HNPCC, Lynch Syndrome, hereditary pancreatitis, Protease Serine (PRSS), Chymotrypsin C (CTRC), Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated(ATM)

Brief summary

Johns Hopkins clinical research office quality assurance group will monitor and audit this study at Johns Hopkins. The Sub Investigator at each site will be responsible for internal monitoring at their site.

Detailed description

The Sub Investigator at each site will be responsible for internal monitoring at their site. The site sub Investigator and study team will report any serious adverse events to Principal Investigator and annually report adverse events.

Interventions

inject Secretin to stimulate pancreatic digestive fluid, which is collected in duodenum near ampulla via endoscope suction port. This fluid will be assessed for biomarkers.

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTMRI

MRI abdomen with contrast (MRCP) will be clinically indicated for abnormal novel CA-19-9 lab results.

OTHERTumor marker gene test with CA19-9

A tumor marker gene test that will be used to stratify individuals into one of several circulating tumor marker reference ranges for CA19-9. The variants in the genes FUT3 and FUT2 affect the levels of CA19-9.

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
CollaboratorNIH
American Association for Cancer Research
CollaboratorOTHER
Johns Hopkins University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Masking description

No masking of the diagnostic test results

Intervention model description

Evaluation of the effect of diagnostic tests for pancreatic cancer

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Hereditary Pancreatitis or * Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome or * Strong family history of pancreas cancer on one side of the family tree or * Confirmed germline mutation carrier (BRCA2, FAMMM (CDKN2A/p16), PALB2, BRCA1, ATM, HNPCC, Lynch Syndrome (hMLH1, hMSH2, PMS2, hMSH6, EpCAM) PRSS1, PRSS2, R122H, N291l, SPINK1, CFTR * Endoscopic evaluation of pancreas scheduled

Exclusion criteria

* Medical comorbidities or coagulopathy that contraindicate endoscopy * Prior surgery that prevent optimal endoscopic ultrasound such as partial or complete gastrectomy with Bilroth or Roux-en-Y anastomosis * Stricture or obstruction in the upper GI tract that does not allow passage of the echoendoscope * Poor performance status * Inability to provide informed consent * Pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate pancreatic juice for early cancer markers.10 yearsAim #1: To evaluate pancreatic fluid mutations and circulating pancreatic epithelial cells as accurate markers of neoplasia by comparing their prevalence in cases with sporadic pancreatic neoplasia to healthy and disease controls.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare pancreas juice with pancreas cyst fluid10 yearsAim #2: To compare the prevalence of pancreatic fluid mutations and circulating pancreatic epithelial cells among a prospective cohort of individuals with sporadic pancreatic cysts undergoing pancreatic surveillance.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time disease progression and prevalence10 yearsAim #3: To determine the prevalence of pancreatic lesions, pancreatic fluid mutations and circulating pancreatic epithelial cells among a large cohort of high-risk individuals undergoing pancreatic screening and surveillance of a new cohort in which screening is begun at age \>55.
Diagnostic performance of a tumor marker gene test for CA19-9 interpretation5 yearsAim #4 To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a tumor marker gene test to personalize the normal reference range of tumor markers such as CA19-9 for patients undergoing pancreatic surveillance.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactHilary Cosby, RN
hcosby1@jhmi.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026