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Pancreatic Radiofrequency Under High Echo-endoscopy in the Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Pancreatic Radiofrequency Under High Echo-endoscopy in the Management of Low Grade Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors of Less Than 2cm in Size

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04520932
Acronym
RFANET
Enrollment
82
Registered
2020-08-20
Start date
2021-03-30
Completion date
2031-04-30
Last updated
2025-05-25

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

Conditions

Neuroendocrine Tumor Grade 1, Neuroendocrine Tumor of Pancreas (Disorder)

Keywords

Radio Frequency treatment, Echoendoscopy, Ablation, Efficacy

Brief summary

Pancreatic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) could therefore be an alternative to the monitoring of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) and more particularly nonfunctioning PNETs (NF-PNETs), which is costly and anxiety-inducing for patients. To date, only a few small studies have evaluated this treatment and the results are encouraging. It appears necessary to consider a large-scale study to ensure the efficacy and low morbidity of pancreatic RFA applied to PNETs.

Detailed description

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency treatment of grade 1 NF-PNETS with a size less than or equal to 2cm. Patients meeting the selection criteria will be included in the study after signing the consent. They will benefit from a RFA treatment consisting of 1 to 3 sessions depending on their response to the treatment. Patients will then be followed for 5 years in order to evaluate their response to treatment, their clinical evolution, their quality of life and any complications.

Interventions

PROCEDURERadiofrequency ablation

RFA is performed under general anaesthesia, under high endoscopic echo-endoscopy (EEH), in left lateral decubitus position, using the StarMed generator from Taewong®.

Sponsors

Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Pancreatic mass of less than 2cm on MRI, or CT scan if contraindicated by MRI; * Diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor on biopsy under high echo-endoscopy (HEE) with Ki67\<3%, * Non-secretory lesion. * Homogeneous HEE contrast taking; * No positron emission tomography (PET) FDG binding to the pancreatic mass; * Lesion \<20mm on conventional imaging at 6 months monitoring; * Age 18 to 80 years inclusive; * Patient in good general condition, World Health Organization \[0-1\]; * Signed consent to participate; * Affiliation to healthcare insurance system or beneficiary of this regimen.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or likely to become pregnant (without effective contraception) or breastfeeding ; * A person in an emergency situation or deprived of liberty or placed under the authority of a tutor. * Life expectancy \< 1 year; * Severe hemostasis disorders; * Pancreatic and/or biliary ductal dilation; * Lesion considered to be adjacent to the pancreatic duct and/or bile duct; * Node extension and/or metastatic disease; * Patient being managed for another malignant lesion which is progressive or under treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment response1 yearComplete response rate to radiofrequency treatment defined by the absence of enhancement with the contrast agent and/or the disappearance of the lesion on imaging.

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactJihane PAKRADOUNI
drci.up@ipc.unicancer.fr+33491223778

Outcome results

None listed

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