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Surgery Impact on Circulating Tumor DNA in Pancreatic Cancer

Influence of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Excision Surgery on Peripheral and Portal Circulating Tumor DNA: Prospective Exploratory Pilot Study.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03435536
Acronym
ICAPAC
Enrollment
35
Registered
2018-02-19
Start date
2018-02-26
Completion date
2022-06-20
Last updated
2025-11-28

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

Conditions

Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Keywords

circulating tumor DNA, kinetic, pancreatic cancer, pancreatoduodenectomy, Next Generation Sequencing

Brief summary

Pancreatic cancer represents the fourth cause of death by cancer in western countries. The only curative treatment is surgery but this one is possible only in 10 to 15 % of cases. To date, there are few biomarkers in circulating blood as prognostic or diagnostic markers in pancreatic cancer. The purpose of this study is to determine if the pancreatic tumor mobilization during its resection impacts the quantity of circulating tumor DNA in peripheral and portal blood.

Detailed description

The investigators will analyze if the tumor mobilization increases circulating DNA rate in peripheral and portal blood. Moreover, circulating tumor DNA will be measured during 12 months after surgery in peripheral blood. They will use a gene mutation detection technique called Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) which is more specific than a simple Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).

Interventions

OTHERBlood samples

Blood samples will be taken to analyze the circulating tumor DNA rate by NGS

Sponsors

University Hospital, Toulouse
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Every patient taken care by Toulouse University Hospital for the resection of a non-metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma by whipple resection. * Patient aged over 18 years old * Patient having given his written consent * Patient with social insurance coverage

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who had surgery, but their pathological examination of the resected specimen does not contain adenocarcinoma. * Patient for whom the surgery was not realized (exploratory laparotomy)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kinetic of circulating tumor DNA evaluation in resected pancreatic cancer.Kinetic up to one yearTo analyse circulating tumor DNA rate in the portal vein and in peripheral blood at various times of pancreatic cancer resection. Kinetic to 1 day before surgery, during surgery and after surgery (1 day, 10days , one month, 3 months, 6 months and one year after surgery)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survivalKinetic up to one yearto analyse correlation between circulating tumor DNA rate and overall survival and survival without recurrence. Kinetic to 1 day before surgery, during surgery and after surgery (1 day, one month, 3 months, 6 months and one year after surgery)
Correlation between circulating tumor DNA rate and Ca19.9 dosageKinetic up to one yearto analyse correlation between circulating tumor DNA and Ca19.9 rate after dosage of C19.9. Kinetic to 1 day before surgery, and after surgery (on day, one month, 3 months, 6 months and one year after surgery)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026